Special Olympics

Head of Brand Design

New York, NY

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$300kDetected 50 days ago

Design SystemsVideo Production

About the role

You'll work directly with founders, engineers, and operators in the field to turn messy operational processes into beautiful experiences.
This role is for a designer who wants range: one week you're refining a clinician workflow, the next you're designing a brand system for a new vertical launch.

Rapidly explore and prototype using both traditional and AI-assisted design tools
Partner closely with engineering to ship polished, production-quality experiences
Build and maintain the design system that scales across the holding company and every vertical we enter
Have shipped meaningful brand design work and/or product features on web/mobile
Embrace new design and engineering workflows, including AI-assisted tooling
Communicate clearly and collaborate well across disciplines, including with non-technical operators

Experience working closely with engineers and founders in early-stage environments

Design end-to-end experiences across Special's brand, SpecialOS and Figure Health brand surfaces

About Special
Special is a new kind of holding company.
Our mission is to maximize the efficiency of American taxpayer dollars by transforming its critical industries with AI.
We acquire and operate businesses that form the backbone of the American economy and deploy SpecialOS, our proprietary operating system, to make them run more efficiently.
Special is backed by leading investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Human Capital and former members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team.
Our team is small, technical, and systems-oriented.
Everyone is an individual contributor.
We expect strong work ethic and clear communication.

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