We're a well-knit digital design studio working with products, brands and (ai-)code. Top founders come to us because we get early-stage like no one else. We help them define, build and scale future unicorns. That means we think beyond logos and pretty palettes (though a criminally good wordmark still hits). Fair warning: this is not a place to coast. The pace is set by founders who move fast, and we like it that way.
You’re free to do the job your way, but the team is there for you. Doesn’t matter if you’re just in a pickle or need a real talk about your career – there’s always folks happy to give you a hand.
And hey, we’re not here to point the finger at what to do. If you see something we can improve or know how to reach our goals – do it and get your cred.
The team is already asking about you. Don't make them wait, apply!
Your day-to-day
- Conducting client workshops
- Planning your projects based on our design process
- Designing visual identity systems
- Being the point of contact between tonik and your clients
- Presenting and getting a ‘yes!’ to your ideas
- Educating your clients on brand design & systemic approach
- Updating your clients about the progress
- Collaborating with product and web designers
- Joining internal meetings, sharing knowledge and feedback
- Having an opinion about what’s happening at tonik
It’s a match if you’re like this
- At least 3 years of experience in branding (digital and print)
- Experienced in creating visual identity systems & able to follow the brand strategy
- Good at running workshops and conducting research
- Ability to design within a large range of aesthetics. Experience with brand design for digital product companies / startups would be a plus
- Knowledge of basic animation principles would be a plus
- Sweat over the juicy details
- In for teamwork and occasional mentorship
- Organizing your work with a little or no help
- Ready to work in EU time zones, with occasional calls in the evening with our American folks (ET/PT)
- Fluent in both English and Polish
What you get
- A world-class team around you: high-agency, senior, low-ego. We set the bar high, raise it often, and pull you up with it
- Founders from the Valley's top rosters: a16z Speedrun, YC, HF0 and more. We've partnered with 200+ of them
- AI-native delivery, not pixel pushing. We're rebuilding the studio around it, and you'll help define how it works
- A direct line to founders. Strong ideas go from concept to shipped in days, the decision loop is that short
- Trips to SF to work with clients. You get the epicenter up close
- Top-tier AI tooling on us (whatever's winning right now)
- Unlimited hardware & software budget
- Dinners, retreats and workations
- Unlimited budget for growth
The process
1. You first
Hit that big Apply button and tell us about yourself.
2. Vibe check
Let’s jump on a call, so we can both figure whether it’s a fit.
3. Show off
Join us for a design session, so we can see your wizardry.
4. Join the team
One last interview to talk details and that’s it, you’re on board!
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