Job Description
Company: Character Technologies, Inc. (Character.AI)
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience: 5+ years in brand design (digital/interactive) in an agency or fast-growing tech company
Education: Design-related degree preferred or equivalent experience
Expected Salary: $150,000–$300,000 per year (approximately ₹1,35,00,000–₹2,70,00,000 Crores per year)
Job Category: Brand Designer, Digital Design, Product & Marketing Design, Creative and Design, International Jobs
Website: Website
Contact: Contact us
About the Company:
✨ Character.AI is a consumer AI company that lets over 20 million monthly users connect with tens of millions of AI characters to chat, tell stories, and explore interactive entertainment.The company reached unicorn status within two years and was recognized as Google Play’s AI App of the Year, reflecting its rapid growth and leadership in consumer AI experiences.
About the Role:
🎨 As a Brand Designer, you will define, evolve, and elevate the Character.AI brand across product and marketing touchpoints, helping communicate the value of its AI products to a broad, global audience.You will craft a digital-first visual identity, design web and interactive experiences, and build brand systems that make the product feel exciting, approachable, and distinctive for diverse users.
Key Responsibilities:
- 🖌 Develop and evolve the Character.AI brand identity across consumer product interfaces, digital marketing, and social channels.
- 💻 Design engaging web experiences, interactive elements, and digital assets that showcase AI capabilities and characters.
- 🤝 Create and articulate a creative vision; collaborate with product, marketing, and other stakeholders to implement a cohesive visual narrative and brand system.
- 📘 Lead the evolution of brand guidelines and ensure consistent brand implementation across all surfaces and materials.
- 📈 Contribute to marketing and growth efforts by creating innovative, eye‑catching assets.
Requirements:
- 📂 5+ years of experience in brand design with a strong focus on digital and interactive work, ideally in an agency or high-growth tech environment.
- 👁 Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual design, typography, color, composition, and systems thinking.
- 🌀 Proficiency across motion and interactive design, 3D, UI/UX, illustration, and design systems; expertise in designing for web and mobile platforms.
- 🗣 Excellent communication and storytelling skills to sell ideas and secure buy‑in from stakeholders.
- 🚀 Demonstrated experience taking brands from 0 to 1 multiple times.
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
- 🤖 Are excited about AI and its potential to transform user experiences.
- 🧶 Are a maker and craftsperson who sweats the details and studies successful brands.
- 🧪 Love experimenting with new design techniques, tools, and technologies, and can balance creativity with data‑driven decisions.
- 🤝 Collaborate naturally across teams, adapt quickly in a fast‑paced startup, and have a strong growth mindset.
Compensation & Benefits:
- 💵 Salary: $150,000–$300,000 per year (approximately ₹1,35,00,000–₹2,70,00,000 Crores per year) plus equity.
- 🩺 Top-notch health coverage for you and your family, with most of the premium covered.
- 💰 Generous 401(k) contribution.
- 🍼 Up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave.
- 🌴 4 weeks of PTO.
- 🍽 Daily in‑office catering and a monthly DoorDash stipend.
- 🧘 Monthly wellness stipend.