Founding Visual Design Lead (Part-Time / Equity)

About Enlighten

Enlighten is creating a new way for people to grow - combining psychology, education, and gamification into an engaging daily experience. Our goal is to help people improve their lives through engaging, bite-sized, interactive courses. We're looking for a creative designer to help define the visual identity of the product from the ground up.

• Own and define Enlighten's visual identity and artistic direction.
• Design characters, illustrations, and visual assets for the app.
• Create engaging animations and motion graphics.
• Establish scalable AI-assisted creative workflows.
• Work closely with the founders, product, and tech teams to bring ideas to life.
• Help shape the long-term creative vision as the company grows.

• Ability to define and own a unique visual style—not just execute within an existing one.
• Experience designing expressive characters (human, creature, or stylized personas).
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop & Illustrator) for daily production work.
• Passion for building products from the ground up.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently.

• Ability to maintain character consistency across poses, expressions, emotions, and different contexts.
• Strong understanding of animation principles, including timing, easing, weight, and personality through motion.
• Experience creating animations for digital products or mobile apps.
• Comfortable collaborating closely with product and engineering teams.
• Experience creating style guides, design systems, or creative documentation.
• Familiarity with AI-powered creative tools and workflows.
• Willingness to take ownership and proactively suggest creative improvements.

• Founding role with equity.
• Flexible part-time schedule.
• Opportunity to define the visual identity of a new product from day one.
• High ownership and direct impact on the company's direction.
• Potential to build and lead the creative function as Enlighten grows.
• Well-funded startup with sufficient runway to execute our roadmap for at least the next 12–18 months. 
• Opportunity to help build a product with the potential to improve millions of lives.