Graphic Designer at NextStep AI Washington DC

Graphic Designer NextStep AI · Auburn, WA · On-site · Full-time About the Role We're looking for an entry-level graphic designer who can own the visual identity of NextStep across our brand, marketing, web presence, and product interfaces. This is a full-time, on-site role with real ownership from day one. You won't be filling in templates. No industry experience required. What You'll Do Own and evolve NextStep's brand identity: logos, style guides, visual language Create marketing collateral: social media assets, pitch decks, one-pagers, and investor materials Design and iterate on our marketing site, landing pages, and product interfaces Use Figma and Figma Make to design, prototype, and hand off production-ready assets Leverage agentic coding tools (Claude Code) to ship front-end designs directly into code Define and maintain a cohesive design system across web and mobile What You'll Get $40k-$70k/yr base salary with equity ($80k-$150k total comp) Full creative ownership: you're not inheriting someone else's design system, you're building it Direct collaboration with the founders on product and brand decisions Real impact: your work reaches students and teachers across two continents A front-row seat to building a startup from the ground up Qualifications Strong portfolio demonstrating graphic design, brand design, web design, or visual identity work Proficiency in Figma and Figma Make Experience with or willingness to master agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.)