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).
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)
Why Join August
Founding Impact: Shape not just your role but the company.
Uncapped Upside: Competitive base + commission, early equity ownership.
Top-tier Team: Work alongside people who move fast, think clearly, and care deeply.
Category-Defining Work: Help build the first true AI agents for the legal profession.
Fast Growth: Scale your career as we scale the company.
In-person in NYC: Collaborative, talent dense and high energy environment
Global Reach: Our clients span 4 continents and use August in multiple languages and jurisdictions
Frontier of Applied AI: August has access to proprietary data inaccessible to foundation model providers. We build agents to automate all challenging knowledge work.
