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Magic Spoon is looking for a versatile and collaborative Designer or Senior Designer to join our Creative team.

This role is a good fit for someone who enjoys variety, takes meaningful ownership of their work, and is comfortable adapting as priorities evolve. The work will span digital marketing, brand design, product launches, retail, shopper marketing, social, email, web, packaging, sales materials, and other creative needs across the business.

One of the first major opportunities will be helping bring Magic Spoon's upcoming redesign to life beyond the box. Our new packaging system is finalized, and this person will help translate that foundation into a broader visual expression across marketing and consumer touchpoints. 

This person will partner closely with Brand Marketing, Growth, Sales, Product, and Operations teams to turn business needs into thoughtful, effective creative. They should be open to feedback, comfortable working through ambiguity, and able to move projects forward with a high level of independence.

We are also looking for someone who is curious about evolving creative tools, including AI, and interested in using them thoughtfully alongside photography, illustration, styling, and traditional production.

Packaging experience is a plus, but it is not required. An openness to learning print-specific file builds is important as this role will support packaging design of new flavors, retail print support, and new product formats. Strong design fundamentals, flexibility, sound creative judgment, and a genuine willingness to learn matter most.

This role reports to the Associate Creative Director and is open to remote candidates, as well as hybrid candidates based in New York City.

• Create on-brand work across digital, retail, shopper, social, email, web, paid media, sales materials, presentations, packaging, and other channels.
• Help extend Magic Spoon's redesigned packaging into a broader visual system for the brand.
• Lead assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery, including concepting, execution, feedback, and support production.
• Help shape briefs, clarify direction, and identify practical creative solutions when projects are still taking form.
• Manage timelines, files, feedback, and deliverables with strong organization and attention to detail.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners and communicate creative rationale clearly.
• Adapt to changing priorities while maintaining quality and momentum.
• Support photography, illustration, video, rendering, and AI-assisted creative projects.
• Work with freelancers, photographers, illustrators, stylists, food stylists, printers, and other external partners as needed.
• Prepare production-ready files and support internal packaging proofing, retouching, renders, and final assets.

• A designer with approximately 4 to 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Flexible, self-motivated, and comfortable working across a wide range of projects.
• Collaborative, low-ego, and receptive to feedback from different teams and perspectives.
• Able to work independently while knowing when to ask for input.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and multiple projects at once.
• Excited by typography, layout, color, composition, imagery, and brand systems.
• Curious about new tools, processes, and creative approaches.
• A clear communicator with strong attention to detail and a high standard for execution.

Requirements

• A strong portfolio demonstrating a strong understanding of typography, layout, visual storytelling, and brand systems.
• Experience creating work across both digital and physical channels.
• Expert proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign; familiarity with After Effects, Premiere Pro, CapCut, or similar motion/video editing tools a plus.
• Experience designing for social media, email marketing, paid media, websites; designing for packaging and print production a plus.
• Strong design skills and organized file-management habits.
• Experience working within an established brand identity while helping it evolve.
• Highly collaborative, resourceful, and proactive.

• Experience in consumer, food and beverage, retail, lifestyle, wellness, or e-commerce.
• Experience with shopper marketing, retail displays, or point-of-sale materials.
• Art direction experience across photography, illustration, rendering, or video.
• Motion design, animation, video editing, or illustration skills.
• Packaging design or packaging production experience.
• Familiarity with AI-supported creative tools, or an interest in learning them.
• An eye for capturing appetizing, polished short-form product videos at home for paid and organic marketing.
• Experience developing brand guidelines, templates, or design systems.
• Experience working in Asana or a similar project-management platform.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity
• Bonus eligibility
• 100% covered Health, Vision, Dental insurance (50% covered for dependents)
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous parental leave
• Flexible vacation
• Paid company holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Catered lunch in office
• Dog friendly office
• Unlimited cereal

What we value:

Hold on to the Dream Adult life shouldn't be boring, prioritize your work/life balance, we can build a world-class company and have fun doing it

Don't miss the bowl for the loops We're all working towards the same big goals, prioritize collaboration over ego, politics, or possessiveness

Be a Fruit Loop in a world of Cheerios Bring your whole, unique self to work, celebrate and care for everyone

Pour your own milk...and don't be afraid to spill a little We trust you, use your best judgment to make decisions. Mistakes are inevitable, let's learn from them!

No Added Sugar We skip the sugarcoating - truth fuels growth, feedback builds muscles, and honest conversation is part of a balanced breakfast.

Magic Spoon is committed to building a company that not only represents, but includes, individuals across different backgrounds and perspectives. However, all candidates must be in possession of identification proving authorization to work in the United States, as we are not able to offer sponsorship of Work Visas. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Magic Spoon intends to offer competitive base pay within the stated range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications. To further compensate and recognize our employees for their work, our total compensation package includes equity and a robust benefits package.