Brand Designer, Zora labs
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NFT auction marketplace
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NFT auction marketplace
21-100 employees
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More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
Zora's mission is to build a new creator and community-owned economy.
Role
Who you are
- You’re an inventive designer who leverages motion graphics to translate conceptual thinking into prolific visual moments and expressions
- You are ready to make an impact across brand, marketing and also product, through potent and cohesive visuals
- You combine creative instincts and skillful craft of various design tools, with a particular focus on motion design and animation to bring ideas to life and into the world
- You proactively seek solutions, move fast by default, communicate clearly and consistently take accountability for your own work within the dynamic of a larger team
- 3-4+ years of experience in brand identity, motion and 3D design, with a particular focus on motion graphics
- Strong portfolio and reel showcasing a broad range of styles and capabilities executed to a high degree of quality and impact
- Ability to conceptualize and execute projects quickly and effectively, consistently applying feedback and direction to keep projects moving toward completion
- Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (especially After Effects) as well as Figma
- Bonus: Knowledgeable with tools like Cinema 4D or Blender
What the job involves
- Work closely with and consistently take direction and feedback from the Art Director and Design Director on the team, with oversight from the Head of Brand
- Create and deliver polished final motion designs and elements for campaigns, social content, landing pages, emails, in-product, and more
- Contribute to the evolution and documentation of core visual elements of the brand identity, especially for motion elements and expressions
- Develop and maintain a library of reusable motion templates and 3D assets
- Cultivate a curiosity and understanding of the product in order to know how to effectively communicate and express various product features for marketing
- Design immersive visuals that elevate the brand’s identity and connect with diverse audiences online and across the globe
- Stay ahead of design and animation tools and emerging technologies to keep our visuals fresh and inventive
Our take
Zora is one of a number of companies leading the growth of pro-creator platforms in the Web3 space with its Ethereum-based NFT marketplace. The company was founded in 2020 as NFTs began to dominate headlines, and swiftly raised major funding as a potential competitor to the incumbent leader in this space, OpenSea.
Though its rival OpenSea is the undisputed leader in the NFT marketplace, a number of growing pains and controversies have led to a demand for more decentralized avenues.
Zora has moved swiftly to take advantage of the growing pains and controversies plaguing its rival, quickly gaining a customer base of individuals and companies looking for alternatives. One of Zora's major strengths is that the marketplace protocol that it creates is also used by a number of third-party sites. In essence, Zora is both a sales platform and a SaaS for other businesses.
While the future of NFTs is difficult to predict given the extreme volatility the sector has experienced since 2022, Zora looks well-positioned to thrive as long as the market does. That being said, it is branching out into the AI space, under the understanding that there is a crossover market between the aforementioned and crypto.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
May 2022
$50m
EARLY VC
Oct 2020
$2m
SEED
Total funding: $52m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible time-off policy
- New Macbook Pro for full-time employees
- Company equity
- Remote work
Company values
- To win together
- To build together
- To collaborate to make this happen
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
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Leadership
Jacob Horne
(Co-founder)Involved in Crypto since 2015, while still studying. Joined Coinbase as a Product Designer out of university and became Product Manager, before co-founding Zora.
Slava Kim
(Co-founder)Served as a Lead Designer at online and mobile advertising company Rambler & Co, before joining Coinbase as a Product Designer.
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