Designer

About Darkroom

Darkroom is the leading next-generation growth marketing firm engineering the brands of tomorrow. Founded in 2017, we set out to redefine what a modern agency could be, by replacing the inertia of legacy advertising behemoths with a model built for speed, intelligence, and measurable impact.

At our core, Darkroom is a human services company powered by Shadow, a universal AI commerce layer that integrates executive-level strategy with proprietary agentic technology. This fusion enables our teams to deliver outsized returns by enhancing creative output, operational efficiency, and revenue generation across every stage of the customer journey.

Our track record speaks for itself: billions in attributable revenue driven across e-commerce marketplaces, media networks, DTC ecosystems, and social commerce platforms. Every engagement feeds into our proprietary data infrastructure, enabling a continuous feedback loop that accelerates growth, improves margins, and compounds results across our client portfolio.

What began as a boutique design studio has evolved into one of the fastest-growing private companies in America (Inc. 5000) and among the most effective performance media agencies of the 2020s (Varos). Our founders were recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 for advancing the intersection of technology, marketing, and advertising, cementing Darkroom's role as a defining player in the future of media innovation.

About the Role

This is a social content design role. You will own how Darkroom shows up visually on social media. Carousels, static posts, content series, story templates, short-form video graphics, campaign visuals across Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and X. You'll be designing for the feed every day.

You should understand what stops a scroll. You think about format constraints, platform behavior, and visual rhythm, not just aesthetics. You know that a carousel is a storytelling format, not a slide deck shrunk down. You know how to pace information across slides so people actually swipe to the end. You know that a LinkedIn post image has a different job than an Instagram Reel cover.

You should also be a strong designer beyond social. You'll work on presentations, identity extensions and marketing collateral. Decks, event branding, co-marketing materials. You should be able to handle it at the same quality level. 80% social, 20% everything else.

You'll work closely with the Director of Marketing and cross-functional partners to turn strategy and copy into design. This is a high-output role with real creative ownership. You won't just execute briefs. You'll concept visual systems, develop content series, and push the quality bar on everything that carries our name.

This is a fully remote role supporting a team in the EST time zone (9 AM to 5 PM EST).

What You'll Do

Social Content Design

• Own the social content pipeline end-to-end: planning, narrative, storyboard, design and iteration through reviews and approvals. Instagram is the priority platform, but you'll also design for LinkedIn, TikTok and X.

• Design carousels, static posts, story templates, short-form video graphics, and platform-native content formats at a consistent weekly cadence. Carousels are a major format for Darkroom and you should love making them.

• Develop visual systems and content series that maintain a consistent identity across formats, platforms, and campaigns. You're building repeatable frameworks and templates, not starting from scratch every time.

• Hit content velocity targets. The team publishes across multiple platforms weekly and the role requires sustained, high-quality output. Consistency matters as much as quality. When output drops, follower growth and impressions drop with it.

• Stay current on social design trends, platform specs, and content formats. Know what's working in-feed right now and bring that awareness into every asset.

• Track and improve content performance through design iteration. When something works, build on it. When something doesn't, diagnose why and adjust.

• Manage your own workstreams. You flag blockers early, communicate progress clearly, and deliver on deadline without needing constant direction.

Case Studies, Presentations, and Brand

• Design case study visuals that turn client results into compelling proof points for sales and social distribution. These shouldn't sit in a queue waiting for design.

• Create high-quality assets for internal and external presentations, including typography-driven decks, pitch materials, and thought leadership visuals.

• Contribute to and maintain Darkroom's Figma-based brand system, including templates, asset libraries, and scalable components that keep output consistent as the team grows.

• Support identity work as the brand evolves: event branding (Cannes, activations, dinners), merch, co-marketing materials, and visual extensions of the Darkroom system.

• Partner with marketing and strategy teams to shape creative direction for campaigns and brand moments.

• Handle deck, identity, and collateral work at the same quality bar as social output, without it derailing your core cadence.

You Should Apply If This Sounds Like You

• You have 3 to 6 years of experience in brand, marketing, or visual design.

• Your portfolio leads with social work. Carousel systems, content series, campaign visuals, platform-native creative across Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, or similar. If your portfolio is mostly logos and brand guides with a few social posts at the end, this isn't the right fit.

• You understand how design performs on social. You think about thumb-stops, format constraints, pacing within a carousel, and platform-specific behavior.

• You think in systems. You can build a visual language around an idea and extend it across formats and channels without losing coherence.

• You're fluent in Figma and comfortable building scalable components, organized design files, and shared libraries.

• You have strong typography and layout instincts. You can make a carousel slide and a presentation deck both feel elevated using type, spacing, and hierarchy.

• You can take a strategic brief and translate it into a distinct creative direction without needing extensive hand-holding.

• You have real design range beyond social. You can work on decks, brand identity, and marketing collateral when the team needs it. You're a designer first who happens to specialize in social, not a social media person who picked up Figma.

• You're organized, accountable, and comfortable managing multiple workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• You communicate your design thinking clearly and collaborate well with marketers, strategists, and leadership.

• You take ownership of outcomes, push work to a high creative standard, and turn abstract ideas into tangible visual concepts.

What It's Like to Work at Darkroom

Darkroom is not a typical agency. We are looking for A players who want to build something great. We move fast, think deeply, and expect every team member to bring insight and rigor to everything they touch. We hold a high bar for performance, creativity, and ownership — but we also support each other relentlessly. No egos, no red tape — just world-class talent building something remarkable.

We believe in autonomy with accountability, truth over comfort, and outcomes over optics.

• Unlimited PTO + Local holidays (Relevant to your hub): Rebooting is part of the work. Take the time you need to stay sharp.

• Remote-First Culture: Many roles are fully remote. Employees based in or near our New York or Lisbon HQs are expected to work hybrid with weekly in-office time. Hub locations include the Brazil and Spain.

• Parental Leave: Flexible parental leave to support new parents during this important transition.

• Growth: Our interdisciplinary model gives every Darkroomer exposure far beyond their core role. Grow your skills, expand your influence, and stay at the forefront of the industry.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Darkroom is an equal opportunity workplace—we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements