Product Designer
Design, Full-time, Sausalito, CA
Who we are
Visual Electric is the first professional grade AI design tool. Our product enables designers to bring their vision to life in seconds. We are creative technologists, engineers, designers, and machine learning experts backed by some of the best investors in the world. Our mission is to build a camera for the mind.
We have raised over $5MM led by Sequoia, Box Group, Designer Fund, Otherwise Fund and angel investors including Soleio Cuervo, Lachy Groom, Gentry Underwood, Andy Allen, Koen Bok, Jorn van Dijk, Jordan Singer, and Arash Ferdowsi.
Meet the founders
Colin Dunn (CEO) is an entrepreneur, designer, and product builder who has been working on productivity and creation tools for over a decade. Most recently he led the brand and product design orgs at Universe, a mobile website builder. Prior to that he was Head of Product Design at Playspace (acq. by Google), an all-in-one video conferencing app. He has also worked at Facebook, Dropbox, and Pentagram.
Adam Menges (CPO) is a 2× acquired founder and has been working on machine learning and design tools for over a decade. He co-founded Lobe (acq. by Microsoft), a visual design tool that allows anyone to train their own machine learning model. He also cofounded Lowkey (acq. by Niantic), an AR game company. Prior to that he worked at Apple.
Zach Stiggelbout (CTO) is a multi-disciplinary engineer specializing in user interfaces and machine learning applications. He worked at Microsoft on Lobe, a visual design tool that allows anyone to train their own machine learning model. Prior to that, he co-founded Arc Reactor, an engineering/design studio, and worked at the University of Washington on human interfaces for surgical robots.
About the role
We are looking for a Product Designer to join our founding team. You will be responsible for designing the entire Visual Electric product experience across desktop, mobile, and third party integrations.
This is a rare opportunity to work at the forefront of creative tools in a rapidly evolving space. You will be responsible for understanding the latest advancements in AI and crafting a delightful user experience that makes this technology accessible and easy to use for other designers.
Design Skills
4+ years of product design experience
Strong systems thinker
Strong visual designer
High craft and attention to detail
Able to prototype ideas and show interaction and animation
Collaboration Skills
Outstanding ability to collaborate and communicate
Comfortable with ambiguity and working in a rapidly changing environment
What you will be working on
Our projects and priorities will change as we explore and iterate. Here are some examples of the kinds of things you will be working on.
Designing new product features
Working with product and engineering on implementation
Designing interactive prototypes
Presenting design work to the team for review
QAing the product and filing tasks for engineering
Designing pages for our website and building them using Framer
Maintaining our design component library
Location
In person, at least 3 days a week, from our Sausalito, California studio
Pay & Benefits
Salary range: $150,000 to $200,000 USD
Generous equity grant
Comprehensive coverage for health, vision, and dental insurance, including dependents
One Medical & Functional Health benefits
Short term and long term disability insurance
Flexible PTO policy
Laptop and other equipment to do your best work
Annual offsite (past locations have included Joshua Tree and Sea Ranch)
Annual holiday dinner
This is an opportunity to join a creative collective that blends technology, art, and design. It’s an opportunity to build tools that unlock creativity in others, and to be at the forefront of the next technology platform. It’s a chance to explore unchartered territory and to make your mark. If this resonates, we want to meet you.