Visual Designer (Contractor)

About RayluRaylu is the AI research platform for private equity, helping investors find better deals and make sharper decisions. We're pushing the boundaries of what AI can do for research and rethinking what great interaction with AI should actually feel like for serious, data-heavy work.The product is complex and there's a lot on our plate. The people who thrive here are the ones who get energized by that.The RoleVisual design touches everything outward-facing at Raylu: the marketing website, social, decks, and the brand itself. This isn't a "make one graphic and call it a day" role. You'll be embedded in the team, shipping real work every week, and working directly with our Founding Product Designer and Head of Growth to shape how Raylu looks and feels to the outside world as we scale.Expect messy workflows, spontaneous asks, and a direct line into how brand and marketing decisions get made at a fast-growing startup.What You'll Work OnMarketing website: design and build pages in Framer, and help improve SEOMotion design: animation for the website, social, and brand momentsGraphic design: social posts and marketing assetsDeck design: sales, pitch, and presentation decksBrand: help maintain and evolve the Raylu brand as we growTwo areas we'd love help with, and will weigh heavily:Brand skills for AI agents: teach our AI agents to produce on-brand decks and social postsCopywriting: writing for the website, social, and campaignsWho You'll Work WithMostly the Head of Growth, Founding Product Designer, and Product Designer. Regularly with Sales, the Chief of Staff, and the Head of People. Design is collaborative here, so in practice you'll work with everyone.Who You AreMust-havesA portfolio with strong visual and brand design workSkilled in Framer — you'll build real pages on our marketing siteMotion design skills (After Effects, Rive, or similar)Clear communicator, in writing and in meetingsSelf-directed and proactive: once you have the scope, you run with it. Comfortable with ambiguity — this is a startup, not a structured programCurious and honest about what you don't know. You ask questions and dig inBased in NYC and able to be in-person in ManhattanLoves dogs (we have two puppies in the office)Nice-to-havesExperience setting up AI agents to produce on-brand workMarketing copywriting samples in your portfolioWorking knowledge of SEOAlready using AI tools in your design workflowInterest in finance, PE, or research toolsWhy Join Raylu?Real surface area: your work is the first thing every investor, candidate, and partner seesTalent density: small, senior, mission-obsessed team — big scope, zero bureaucracySpeed: ship fast, with direct lines to leadership and no approval chainsA category moment: AI is rewiring how private markets do research, and the brand for it is still being built