Founding Designer

August Law

$90K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

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)
  • Ability to design elegant solutions for complex workflows
  • Comfortable working at an early stage company with ownership and autonomy

Responsibilities

  • Lead design for product and brand, owning 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

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)
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

August is building AGI for law. Our agents mimic a lawyers' reasoning, research, and drafting, and our workflows already outperform lawyers in third-party evaluations. We're targeting mid-market law firms, automating their legal work and allowing them to provide our tools directly to their clients. Join August at an early stage as we scale our agents to process thousands of documents simultaneously and create outputs exceeding human-level accuracy.

As a Founding Designer at August, you'll own the design function end-to-end-shaping the product experience, refining our brand identity, and setting the design culture. You'll work closely with the founders, engineers, and legal experts to craft intuitive interfaces for complex AI workflows and create a brand that resonates with law firms worldwide

What You'll Do
  • Lead design for product and brand-owning 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.


About You
  • 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) and 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)

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