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Designer Startup Jobs in Texas (NOW HIRING)

As our second product designer, you're stepping into a high-craft, high-trust and high-ownership ... startup building in 2026. About NextWork NextWork's mission is to meet the skill demand to solve ...

While managing a team of designers, this position also includes creating interior visions and ... startup automotive design studios. * Highly capable with Autodesk Alias, Blender, and Keyshot

Senior Exterior Designer

Justin, TX · On-site

$120K - $128K/yr

Job Title Senior Exterior Designer About Canoo Canoo's mission is to bring EVs to Everyone and ... startup automotive design studios. * Highly capable with Autodesk Alias, Blender, and Keyshot

We are a startup, and folks at Aalo often wear many hats. We are looking for a world-class designer who excels in multiple domains, including: web design (we use Webflow), graphic design, user ...

Experience * 3-7 years of product design experience at a startup * A portfolio that shows your ... Can communicate design decisions clearly to non-designers * Comfortable working across web and ...

Experience * 3-7 years of product design experience at a startup * A portfolio that shows your ... Can communicate design decisions clearly to non-designers * Comfortable working across web and ...

Experience * 3-7 years of product design experience at a startup * A portfolio that shows your ... Can communicate design decisions clearly to non-designers * Comfortable working across web and ...

Job Title Senior Interior Designer About Canoo Canoo's mission is to bring EVs to Everyone and ... startup automotive design studios. * Highly capable with Autodesk Alias, Blender, and Keyshot

Motion Graphics Designer

Dallas, TX · On-site

$75K - $95K/yr

Collaborate with creative directors, designers, and video editors to ensure consistent branding ... Upward career mobility at a high-growth startup. * Make an impact and advance your career ...

Burrow Global has an immediate opening for an I&E Designer for a long-term opportunity with a ... Support the engineering department with Management of Change (MOC) and Pre-Startup Safety Review ...

Senior Product Designer (Hybrid)

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$121K - $153K/yr

Senior Product Designer (Hybrid - 2 to 3 days onsite per week) Overview: Senior Product Designers ... Founded in 2008, we've grown from a small startup to a global leader in the cannabis industry. Our ...

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What is the difference between Designer Startup vs Graphic Designer?

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Designer Startup typically refers to a designer involved in early-stage product or business design, often working in startups or entrepreneurial settings. Graphic Designer usually focuses on visual communication, branding, and print or digital media. While both roles require design skills, Designer Startup emphasizes product design, user experience, and business impact, often with a broader skill set. Graphic Designers tend to specialize in visual aesthetics and branding. Understanding these differences helps job seekers target the right roles and employers in the design industry.

What cities in Texas are hiring for Designer Startup jobs? Cities in Texas with the most Designer Startup job openings:
Infographic showing various Designer Startup job openings in Texas as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 67% Full Time, and 33% Contract. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution.

Product Designer

NextWork

Austin, TX • On-site, Remote

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

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Job description

Welcome to NextWork, the company changing the way the world learns.


As our second product designer, you're stepping into a high-craft, high-trust and high-ownership role in a team of seven. Learners spend hours on NextWork every day, and this role will be obsessive about the quality of that experience.


We're a close-knit team that values collaboration, transparency and low ego. Your work will directly change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. As a team, we challenge each other to push the limits of what we can build in our lifetime.


What you'll do

  • Champion for a high quality craft bar across NextWork’s product; execute on sharp product and visual decisions.
  • Bring motion and delight into the learning experience, like interactive architecture diagrams, animations, micro-interactions.
  • Work in a tight feedback loop with our lead designer and our founder to align on what “great” looks like, then ship.
  • Partner closely with engineering to get your work into production and iterate based on learner feedback.
  • Spend time with our learners to deeply understand how they use and feel about your work every day.
  • Check out our Product Design challenge for a peek on what you'll be working on! https://www.notion.so/itsnextwork/Product-Designer-Challenge-356050a555fa816185c4cd78cb70a013


You'll love it here if you...

  • Are obsessed about beautiful consumer software (we love Linear, Notion, Fey, Canva, and more).
  • Care deeply about the details users feel (spacing, rhythm, hierarchy, motion), it’s your happy place.
  • Have a portfolio of design work that’s already in production, not just mockups or static screens.
  • Are ready to work extremely closely with our lead designer and our founder, to learn and carry forward the vision for NextWork product experience.
  • Are ready to thrive in a high-feedback environment with the team. You are not overly attached to any design - be ready to iterate and start over!
  • Want to be early enough to shape everything in a scrappy environment, and held accountable that what you build is being used by learners at scale.
  • Have strong opinions, hold them lightly, and move fast when the facts change.


This might not be for you if you...

  • Want to work remotely.
  • Need a fully specced design system before you can start.
  • Want to spend most of your time in design research.
  • Want a calm, predictable pace.
  • Don’t want to stay close to engineering to get the work shipped, or for continuous improvements once it’s in production.
  • Don't actively use AI in your workflow - we're an AI-native startup building in 2026.


About NextWork

NextWork's mission is to meet the skill demand to solve the world's toughest problems, and we're doing this by building the best place to learn and showcase your AI skills.


We're a small, tight-knit team of seven that just moved from New Zealand to Austin. 200k+ people across 190+ countries are learning with NextWork, and AI is just the beginning. This role will shape our visual language, interaction quality, and design culture as we scale.


Perks and benefits

  • Equity - Own a part of the business that you're building!
  • 401(k) with up to 3% company contribution
  • Health, dental, vision insurance


Come work with us!

At NextWork, your work helps close humanity's skill gap.

It's high ownership, high visibility, and high impact. If that excites you - and you want your work to change what people are able to do in the world - then reach out here or email your portfolio to natasha@nextwork.org.