Brand Designer (Remote)

Synthetic handles the financial side of software businesses, including contracts, billing, getting paid, and keeping the books. The team is hiring a Brand Designer to join its 7-person team and shape how Synthetic looks and feels everywhere. This is the second design hire, working alongside the first designer and reporting directly to the founder. The role requires work authorization in the US, Canada, or Mexico, and visa sponsorship is not offered.

Responsibilities

Shape Synthetic's visual identity, including typography, imagery, motion, art direction, and brand details; Design website, launches, campaigns, social content, and marketing materials; Bring the brand into the product, working with the designer and engineers; Explore tools like Cursor and Claude Code to prototype ideas and bring designs to life

Requirements

Taste: know great design when you see it, can explain why it works, and have a portfolio that proves you can make it; Visual instinct: exceptional eye for typography, composition, color, and small details; Range: created work across brand, web, marketing, or product; Ownership: can turn an ambiguous idea into something compelling without being told exactly what to do; Digital fluency: understand how design translates to the web and care how work looks, feels, and functions once live; Curiosity: interested in AI-powered creative tools; Speed: prefer to ship, learn, and iterate over debating hypotheticals; A severe bullshit allergy

Nice to have

Experience with AI-powered creative tools; Familiarity with Cursor and Claude Code for prototyping

Benefits

Equity: 0.7% - 1% fully diluted; Health benefits (US only)