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appliedlabs · New York
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About us At Applied Labs, we’re building the platform for reliable AI agents that automate complex work. We are primarily an in-person company based in New York City. Why this could be a fit • Trajectory: 10x growth in 4 months; strong momentum • Ownership: High autonomy; own outcomes end to end • Challenging problems: Build high-craft experiences that explain complex AI simply • Team quality: Early team from Harvard, MIT, Gemini, Meta • Speed and taste: Move fast without lowering the bar What you’ll do • Own the Applied Labs web and brand surfaces from concept to production, including marketing site, landing pages, launch pages, and lightweight interactive storytelling • Design and build directly in code, translating high-fidelity design into production-quality UI with excellent typography, layout, motion, accessibility, and performance • Create reusable components and templates that raise consistency and speed across the website and brand experiences • Build and maintain a high-quality pipeline for on-brand design assets, including images, short-form video, motion graphics, and illustrations • Use modern AI tools to accelerate output and iteration, including coding agents and generative image and video models, while maintaining a strong human taste and QA bar • Partner closely with founders in NYC to set the quality bar for how Applied Labs looks, feels, and communicates, and to execute quickly on new narratives, experiments, and launches • Establish the standard for future hires through your documentation, component patterns, asset specs, and creative workflow You might thrive in this role if you • Have shipped polished, customer-facing web experiences and can point to real work in production • Are fluent in both design and frontend implementation, and you prefer eliminating handoffs by owning the whole loop • Care deeply about craft details, including typography, spacing, responsiveness, motion, and interaction feel • Can prototype quickly, validate with real feedback, and iterate without losing coherence or quality • Use AI tools effectively to speed up coding and creative production, and you can critique and refine outputs rather than accepting them as-is • Are product-minded and narrative-driven, and you ask what the user needs to understand, feel, and do next • Prefer in-person collaboration and fast decision cycles Bonus points • Experience building or extending a design system in code • Comfort with animation and micro-interactions, including motion guidelines and implementation • Strong writing and editorial taste for landing page messaging and information architecture • Experience producing brand assets using generative image and video workflows while keeping results consistent and on-brand Compensation & benefits • Competitive salary + significant equity • Flexible (Unlimited) Paid Time Off • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family • Fancy lunches, plus snacks, coffee, or boba • Relocation support to NYC if needed Apply Send a short note, portfolio links, and your LinkedIn/GitHub to careers@appliedlabs.com (or apply on our site).

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