Senior Digital Experience Designer, Firsthand
Contractor
2+ days a week in office
AI-powered brand agents built for marketers and publishers
Open for applications
AI-powered brand agents built for marketers and publishers
21-100 employees
Open for applications
2+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To leverage the power of AI to drive first hand connections between publishers, brands, and consumers.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of digital design experience (agency, brand, or editorial background), with a history of working closely with go-to-market teams on client-facing work
- Mastery of digital design tools and web technologies: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or equivalent
- Strong motion and animation skills—experience with After Effects, Lottie, Rive, or equivalent
- A portfolio that demonstrates interactive storytelling—projects where motion, sequencing, and interactivity were central
- Experience creating for responsive, accessible, and user-centered digital environments
- Strong conceptual thinking and ability to translate brand values into digital experiences. Ability to analyze and optimize experiences for clarity, performance, or conversion
- Collaborative spirit with excellent communication and presentation skills
What the job involves
- Firsthand is looking for an outstanding Senior Digital Experience Designer to help us create the next generation of digital experiences by working at the intersection of product design, interaction design, UX/UI, marketing, and AI
- You will get to work across GTM teams, building design libraries and frameworks, and assisting with pre- and post-sales efforts
- Design interactive digital narratives from concept through launch, using design elements to supercharge business goals at all stages of the GTM lifecycle
- Develop responsive, animated experiences that feel alive—leveraging transitions, states, scroll effects, and motion to guide user journeys
- Build and maintain a reusable design system in Figma and/or other prototyping tools
- Collaborate with product, engineering, solutions consulting, sales and marketing teams to deliver compelling, brand-forward digital experiences
- Thrive within a dynamic environment with the ability to quickly adapt based on feedback from sales and client teams, while remaining grounded in product functionality
- Use motion design and animation (After Effects, Lottie, Rive) to enhance storytelling and engagement
- Stay ahead of emerging design trends, tools, and technologies (AI design tools, interactive frameworks, motion prototyping)
Our take
Until recently, brands and publishers lacked a practical means to interact in real-time, 1-1 conversations and provide content with customers both on and off their digital platforms. Firsthand is a specialized AI agent platform designed to cater to the needs of publishers and brands.
The platform offers a solution that allows publishers and brands to manage, safeguard, and utilize their data and content in direct conversational campaigns driven by tailored AI agents. This capability extends to various online channels where consumers actively seek information.
Now, with significant funding behind it, Firsthand is scaling its AI-powered brand agent after a successful pilot with select brands and publishers. Because of this, its emerging as a key player in AI-driven consumer interactions and building the infrastructure for the next wave of intelligent brand engagement.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2025
$26m
SERIES A
Total funding: $26m
Company benefits
- Flexible work model: We embrace the flexibility of hybrid work, combining the energy of in-person collaboration in New York City with the freedom of working remotely
- Benefits that meet your needs: We offer unlimited PTO, 401(k) from day 1, zero-cost medical plans, and paid parental leave, with benefits that are constantly evolving as our company grows
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Leadership
Jonathan Heller
(Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Chairman)Prior to co-founding Firsthand in 2023, Jonathan co-founded Multitude.ai where they served as the CEO for 4 years. They also co-founded FreeWheel where they served as the CEO for 11 years and served as the CPO of Comcast Advanced Advertising for 1.5 years.
Michael Rubenstein
(Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Board Director)Michael previously Founded DoubleClick Ad Exchange where they served as a General Manager for nearly 4 years before the company was acquired by Google.
Wei Wei
(Co-Founder & CTO)Wei previously co-founded Flux (now Beamery) where they served as the CTO for 5 years. Prior to that, they spent nearly 11 years at FreeWheel, joining as an Engineer before working their way up to the role of VP of Engineering.
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