Visual Product Designer - NYC
Location and Work Model
This is a full-time W-2, in-office position based in New York City. It is not a remote, freelance, contract, or agency engagement. Candidates must currently live within commuting distance of New York City. We are not considering remote arrangements for this search.
About Moodsearch
Moodsearch is a consumer iOS app for self-reflection and education about mood and the patterns behind it. Users share what is on their mind by text or voice, and the app connects what they share to possible patterns possible patterns from our library from our library reviewed by licensed therapists and creates personal summaries. We have raised nearly $4 million, and the app is live on the App Store.
Moodsearch is educational and self-reflective. It is not medical, clinical, diagnostic, or therapeutic, and the design should never feel like a health service. Credibility comes from craft, clarity, restraint, and care.
About This Role
Moodsearch has reached a point where the direction and structure of the product feel right. We are now investing in the visual layer so the design carries the strength of the idea. We are hiring our first in-house designer focused on visual product design to lead that work.
The initial scope is a focused visual and UI refresh—not a product redesign or a UX rethink. The structure and core flows of the app will remain. Your work will be to elevate the app icon, home screen, onboarding, key product screens, and matching website, then establish a light visual system that extends consistently across the rest of the product.
After the initial refresh, you will continue as the in-house owner of visual quality across new app surfaces, the website, and the evolution of the visual system as Moodsearch grows.
You will partner directly with our CEO, who sets the product’s creative direction and holds a clear vision and a high bar. You will be expected to bring strong ideas and options, articulate your design decisions, respond well to direct and rigorous feedback, and carry the selected direction through to polished, shippable work. You will also collaborate closely with our engineers to ensure that what ships reflects the intended design.
What We Want the Design to Feel Like
Credible, personal, safe, and cohesive. Substantial and premium enough to trust and pay for, while remaining warm, sincere, and centered on the person using it. Never clinical and never childish.
Responsibilities
Lead the visual refresh of the app icon, home screen, onboarding, and key product screens
Design the matching website in the same visual language
Develop and present strong options across color, typography, iconography, imagery, illustration style, and motion direction
Translate the selected direction into polished, production-ready visual and UI design
Build a light visual system and practical handoff guidance so the direction can be applied consistently
Maintain clean, organized Figma files and collaborate closely with engineers during implementation
Review what is built and help carry the intended level of visual quality through launch
Maintain and extend visual consistency across the app and website as the product grows
Requirements
A portfolio that includes at least one polished mobile app or comparable interactive digital product for which you personally owned a substantial portion of the visual design
Exceptional visual craft across color, typography, composition, layout, hierarchy, and iconography
Strong Figma skills and consistently clean, organized files
Experience producing detailed, implementation-ready UI and collaborating with engineers through handoff
The ability to bring a point of view, present meaningful options, explain design decisions, receive candid feedback, and iterate quickly
Comfort working in a fast-moving, small-team startup where priorities may shift
Taste that aligns with warm, sincere, premium consumer design
Typically three or more years of relevant professional experience, or equivalent demonstrated work
Preferred, but Not Required
Experience designing consumer mobile apps
Illustration or motion-design skills
Responsive website-design experience
Experience developing or extending a visual identity across both brand and product surfaces
Compensation and Benefits
The base salary range for this role is $95,000–$130,000. We expect to hire within $95,000–$120,000; compensation up to $130,000 may be offered where directly relevant experience and demonstrated work materially exceed the core requirements.
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage and paid time off.
How to Apply
Please email careers@moodsearch.com with your resume and portfolio link.
At the beginning of your email, please:
State your current city and state.
Confirm that you can work in person from our New York City office as a full-time W-2 employee.
Use the subject line “Moodsearch Design Application”.
