Mirage is hiring: Visual Designer, Marketing (Contract to Hire) in New York

Base Pay Range
$45.00/hr - $60.00/hr

Company Overview
Mirage is the leading AI short‑form video company. We’re building full‑stack foundation models and products that redefine video creation, production and editing. Over 20 million creators and businesses use Mirage’s products to reach their full creative and commercial potential.

We are a rapidly growing team of engineers, researchers, designers, marketers, and operators based in NYC. As an early member of our team, you’ll have an opportunity to have an outsized impact on our products and our company’s culture.

Our Products

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Mirage Studio

Our Technology

AI Research @ Mirage

Mirage Model Announcement

Seeing Voices (white‑paper)

Press Coverage

TechCrunch

Lenny’s Podcast

Forbes AI 50

Fast Company

Our Investors
We’re very fortunate to have some of the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz , Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more.

About the Role
We’re hiring a Visual Designer (Contract‑to‑Hire) to join our Marketing team and help bring our brand to life across multiple platforms. In this dynamic role, you’ll create a wide range of visual assets—webpages, emails, launch videos, digital ads, and event materials—that enhance our storytelling and drive engagement.

This role will start as a contract position with the intention to convert to full‑time, pending performance and business needs.

This is a fully onsite contract role. Candidates must be able to work from our Union Square office five days a week.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with brand and marketing partners to create visually compelling assets, including email campaigns, app store assets, brand partnerships, event materials, and webpage visuals, ensuring a cohesive and consistent brand identity across all touchpoints.

Design high‑quality storyboards, static visuals, and style frames for product launch videos, defining the look and feel of animations, titles, overlays, and typography to guide motion designers and ensure strong creative execution.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in graphic design, visual design, or a related field, with a strong portfolio showcasing relevant work.

Strong understanding of design fundamentals, including composition, typography, and layout.

Expertise in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator).

Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams, including marketing, product, and engineering.

Passion for staying up to date on design trends and emerging tools in a fast‑paced environment.

Excellent communication skills and a positive, open approach to feedback and iteration.

Bonus Points

Experience designing for video‑first platforms or social media.

Familiarity with video production and motion design workflows, including tools such as After Effects and Premiere Pro.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with employer match

Commuter benefits

Catered lunch multiple days per week

Dinner stipend every night if you’re working late and want a bite!

Grubhub subscription

Health & Wellness perks (Talkspace, Kindbody, One Medical subscription, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc)

Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month

Generous PTO policy

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Please note benefits apply to full‑time employees only.

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In Summary: Mirage is hiring a Visual Designer (Contract‑to‑Hire) to join our Marketing team and help bring our brand to life across multiple platforms . The role will start as a contract position with the intention to convert to full‑time, pending performance and business needs .

En Español: Mirage es la compañía líder en vídeo de forma corta AI. Estamos construyendo modelos y productos básicos completos que redefinen la creación, producción y edición de video. Más de 20 millones de creadores y empresas utilizan los productos de Mirage para alcanzar su pleno potencial creativo y comercial. Somos un equipo de ingenieros, investigadores, diseñadores, vendedores y operadores con sede en Nueva York. En este papel dinámico, usted creará una amplia gama de activos visuales: páginas web, correos electrónicos, vídeos de lanzamiento, anuncios digitales y materiales para eventos que mejoran nuestra narración e impulsan el compromiso. Los candidatos deben ser capaces de trabajar desde nuestra oficina en Union Square cinco días a la semana. Responsabilidades clave Colaborar estrechamente con las marcas y los socios de marketing para crear activos visualmente atractivos, incluidas campañas de correo electrónico, activos de app store, asociaciones de marca, materiales de eventos y visuales de páginas web, asegurando una identidad de marca cohesionada y consistente en todos los puntos de contacto. Diseñar cuadros de historia de alta calidad, imágenes estáticas y marcos de estilo para vídeos de políticas de lanzamiento del producto, que definen el aspecto y la sensación de las animaciones, títulos, superposiciones y tipografía para guiar a los diseñadores de movimiento y garantizar una sólida ejecución creativa. Requisitos 5+ años de experiencia en diseño gráfico, diseño visual o un campo relacionado, con una fuerte cartera de trabajo de presentación de género, así como beneficios básicos, incluyendo la composición rápida de fotografías, pasivalidad genética y diseño.