Founding Product Designer
arcadiaBrooklyn (NY)
Founding Product Designer
Posted 2 days ago
arcadiaBrooklyn (NY)
SENIORITY
Manager
About the role
This venture-backed startup is building the go-to platform for creator-led advertising. Brands use it to run influencer and UGC campaigns at scale, from finding the right creators to tracking the ROI of every piece of content they post. Its roster of clients includes well-known names across fintech, consumer goods, and tech, and its creator network is one of the largest in the space. Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below. They're growing fast. Their revenue has quintupled in the past couple of months, and they are scaling their team with key individuals that want to move fast and build alongside them.
The Role:
The team is looking for a Founding Product Designer to lead design across the full platform. The product has two very different users: brand marketers who want the depth and accuracy of an ad analytics tool, and creators who live in the mobile app to land gigs, upload content, and get paid. Each side needs an experience that feels quick, clear, and reliable. This person will be the design owner from start to finish, shaping everything from core user journeys to the component library to the interactions that make the product feel polished. They'll collaborate closely with a lean engineering team that moves fast, so designs go from Figma to production in a matter of hours. It's a great fit for someone who'd rather have their fingerprints on an entire product than work on a single feature at a big company.
What You'll Do:
- Lead UX/UI design for the brand-facing web dashboard, the creator mobile app, and the company website
- Turn customer feedback and pain points into shipped features, partnering directly with engineering (no PM layer)
- Simplify complex data views like campaign metrics, creator performance, content approvals, and payout tracking
- Own and evolve the Figma design system, keeping it in sync with the coded component library
- Shape AI-powered features where the platform handles the heavy lifting and the interface keeps users informed
- Lean on AI tools in your day-to-day to prototype, test ideas, and move faster than a traditional design cycle
- What You Bring 4+ years of product design experience on live software products with an active user base
- Startup experience required. You've worked in an early-stage environment and are comfortable with ambiguity, wearing multiple hats, and owning outcomes
- A portfolio that shows how you think, including interaction design, visual xhmxlyz design, and systems work, not just polished mockups
- Advanced Figma skills, including components, variables, auto layout, and interactive prototypes
- Comfort using AI in your workflow, whether that's prototyping in code or with tools like Claude or Cursor, plus good judgment on when AI improves a product experience and when it doesn'tExperience designing for both data-heavy B2B SaaS platforms and consumer mobile apps
- The ability to move quickly without letting quality slip
Nice to Have:
- Experience in adtech, martech, fintech, two-sided marketplaces, the creator economy, or at a consumer brand known for great design
- Background in motion design, branding, or illustration
- Previous experience as a founding or solo designer at a high-growth startup
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