Formal

Founding Designer

1y ago
USASenior
Formal

Founding Designer

1y ago
USASeniorfigmauiux designvisual designbrandingvideo production

Founding Designer responsible for UI/UX, visual design, branding, and collaboration with CEO and engineering to shape design strategy.

Responsibilities

  • As our Founding Designer you will play a crucial role in shaping and communicating Formal's story by owning UI/UX, visual design, branding, and video production. You’ll have ownership of our design strategy and execution, working directly with the CEO and collaborating closely with engineering.
  • Design Interfaces: Develop intuitive UI/UX designs for our app using Figma while engaging directly with customers to shape product design.
  • Design and maintain our website. Create visually striking and intuitive web experiences that showcase our product and brand narrative.
  • Craft Visuals: Create engaging visuals and dynamic content for marketing, launches, and case studies.
  • Drive Branding: Ensure design consistency across Formal's brand identity.
  • Collaborate Cross-functionally: Work directly with the team to align design strategies with business goals.
  • Innovate: Stay ahead of design trends, ensuring Formal remains visually compelling and competitive.

Nice to have

  • Experience working in or with early-stage startups in the security or data management space
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
  • Creativity and innovation in developing marketing strategies and content
  • Experience in video editing (Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, or Final Cut Pro) is a plus

Conditions

  • This role offers cash compensation and a stock options grant.
  • The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, business requirements, and geographical location.
  • 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you Partially covered for your dependents
  • Flexible PTO

Other

  • Formal is data security platform designed to help teams understand and control their data.
  • We're building a modern protocol-aware reverse-proxy for datastores and APIs that helps organizations understand their data in real-time. This allows teams to see how sensitive data is stored, consumed, and used in order to enforce least privilege through masking, filtering, or anonymization policies.
  • We are trusted by leading companies such as Ramp , Gusto , Notion to solve problems across data security and compliance, data quality management, and infrastructure access.
  • Formal is backed by top-tiers VCs including Thrive Capital and Y Combinator with angel investors that include executives and founders from Datadog, Clickhouse, Plaid, and Vanta.
  • Experience in product or brand design, preferably in B2B SaaS or cybersecurity industries
  • Standout portfolio showcasing UI/UX designs, marketing assets, and brand design
  • Ability to fully own projects from concept to delivery without oversight
  • Comfortable in fast-paced environments with rapid iteration cycles
  • Strong proficiency in Figma for UI/UX, prototyping, and graphic design
  • Skilled in marketing design (social media posts, banners, promotional materials)
  • Solid foundation in design principles, typography, and color theory
  • Quick learner, eager to dive into new ideas and tools