Design Director, Creator Platform — Equity & Founding Role (Los Angeles)
Part-time
Sure Jake, Inc.
This role is equity-only until funding ideal for someone who wants meaningful ownership and to shape a category-defining platform from day zero. Cash compensation and leadershop position activated post-funding
Sure Jake is a next-generation creator platform designed to solve the fundamental failure of today’s creator economy: visibility without income, or income without control. At its core, Sure Jake is a creator-first ecosystem that guarantees discovery, enables direct monetisation, and builds a sustainable income layer between creators and fans.
This is an early-stage venture with validated demand, a clear commercial model and global ambition.
The Role
We’re looking for a Design Director to take ownership of the initial product vision across mobile and web.
This role is ideal for someone who has designed consumer products ( social media/entertainment/ecommerce) and wants real ownership.
What You Will Own
Delivery of a UI/UX wireframes to support the product concept.
- Define the key features of the Sure Jake product roadmap (v1 to scale)
- Translate initial framework and market opportunities into a cohesive product
- Craft a unique user experiences aligned to premium creator needs
- Produce several wireframe UX/UI concept designs
- Support the development of clickable prototypes demonstrating core user flows and “aha” moments
- Establish the UX design language and feature hierarchy
- Surface and design several feature mechanics
The primary obhecitve is to define and visualise the full Sure Jake product experience through high-quality UX concepts, key screens displaying core features and a clickable prototype.
These artefacts will be used to :
- Communicate the full platform vision
- Make the opportunity tangible for investors
- Translate complex functionality into intuitive, compelling experiences
Collaboration & Leadership
- Work closely with the Founder, Creative Director and Head of Strategy
- Act as the final UX authority for major product decisions
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years experience in UX, product design, or design leadership
- Proven experience designing consumer-facing platforms (social, marketplace, content, gaming, or media)
- Strong portfolio showing systems-level thinking, not just isolated screens
- Experience taking products from early concept to large-scale vision
- Deep understanding of mobile-first UX
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and shaping direction from first principles
- Ability to think commercially, not just creatively
What You Get
- Equity ownership (up to 3%) based on experience and contribution
- Founding-team status visible in future fundraising
- Creative freedom to shape the entire product from scratch
- A portfolio-defining opportunity to build a transformative consumer platform
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