Arcada

Founding Launch Designer

San Francisco

H1B sponsorship availableDetected 182 days ago

About the role

They were the world discovering what our machines could do, in large part because someone figured out how to show these stories.
The future is already here, just unevenly distributed.
Behind closed doors, we see what the models can do six months before the world does.

You'd design brands that people identify with breakthroughs.
Design Arena hit 1.4M users in six months.
Each arena we launch needs its own identity, motion language, and narrative arc.
You'd create this system of brands and then ship to every channel and surface.
Own launch videos end-to-end. Script, storyboard, direct, edit. Product demos, cinematic reveals, 15-second hooks, long-form explainers.
Build brand systems for new arenas. Each product gets its own visual identity (logo, type, color) that belongs to Arcada but stands on its own.
Own mindshare and distribution. Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, Instagram. You'd know that the same announcement needs a different cut, hook, and thumbnail for each. You'd have opinions about which platforms matter most and how to win them.
Create creative systems that compound. Launch is just the beginning. You'd build the templates, formats, and loops that let us keep shipping at quality without reinventing everything each time.

You can toggle masterfully between strategy and execution.
You're as comfortable debating narrative arc as you are cutting footage at 2am before a launch.
You are genuinely curious about what frontier models can do.

Your best 2-3 pieces of work.
Someone has to set the standard for what "capable" means in practice, not in theory.
Early access to tomorrow's models is a responsibility and a privilege.
Our benchmarks and narratives steer understanding and investment.
Two arenas launched, dozens more to go.
Ours is the infrastructure for understanding machine intelligence.
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Competitive salary + meaningful equity.
You'd be joining when ownership matters most.
Creative bar: We want our launches to feel like watching Michael Phelps qualify for the Olympics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUQMTFfewZc, or Demis Hassabis think his way to a new future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d95J8yzvjbQ.
Budget: You would have all the necessary resources to do your life's work.
What to send: Your best 2-3 pieces of work. Launches, brand systems, videos-whatever shows how you think and what you ship. Include a short note on why you'd like to join our team.
The next few years will determine which AI models the world trusts, deploys, and builds on.

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