Founding Designer

The role

You will own the design function end-to-end by shaping product experience, refining brand identity, and setting design culture. You will work with founders, engineers, and legal experts to craft interfaces for complex AI workflows.

What you will do

• Lead design for product and brand
• Own UI/UX, visual identity, and marketing materials
• Translate complex legal AI workflows into simple, intuitive user experiences
• Partner with engineers to prototype, test, and ship AI-native interfaces at speed
• Develop a consistent visual language across product, website, and external communications
• Help build the foundation of August's design culture, processes, and standards

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of professional design experience (product, brand, or both)
• Strong portfolio showcasing polished product design and/or brand systems
• Proficiency with modern design tools (Figma or equivalent)
• Comfort with rapid iteration
• Ability to design elegant solutions for complex workflows
• Comfortable working at an early stage company with ownership and autonomy

Benefits

• Medical insurance coverage
• Flexible PTO
• Parental Leave
• Centralized office equipment ordering for all employees
• Equinox or Chelsea Piers gym membership
• In-office perks: lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks, and more
• Budget for intra-office travel
• Team-building events
• Relocation support to NYC (as needed)

About the company

August is building an autonomous organization of AI agents to run law firms' knowledge work. The company is a lean, in-person team based in New York City.