Contra · 1 day ago
Creative Operations Designer (New Grad)
Brooklyn, NY
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$80K/yr - $100K/yrContra Labs is becoming the public authority on evaluating creative and multimodal AI, and they are seeking a Creative Operations Designer to operationalize taste. In this role, you will work at the intersection of design, research, and go-to-market to create visual artifacts that communicate evaluations and benchmarks effectively.
CommunitiesFreelanceInformation TechnologyInternetProfessional Networking
Hiring Manager
Lillian Farnkopf, PHR
Responsibilities
Design visual summaries of Creative Arena evaluations
Turn raw eval outputs into:
Charts
Scorecards
Comparison visuals
“why this is good / bad” breakdowns
Help make research shareable, legible, and opinionated
Support Contra Labs and Creative Arena launches
Design:
Benchmark landing pages
Short PDFs and research briefs
Social-first visuals (screenshots > links)
Help translate “research lab energy” into a coherent visual system
Help package Golden Data Sets:
UI quality examples
Image and motion taste clusters
Design-to-code alignment examples
Create small, pristine public slices that act as credibility signals
Support ongoing drops on X:
Benchmark screenshots
Leaderboard updates
Visual explainers
Help maintain visual consistency across founders, Labs account, and site
Qualification
Required
New grad or early-career designer
Strong visual taste and knows when something feels off
Can turn messy inputs into clean, clear outputs
Excited by research, systems, and evaluation — not just aesthetics
Moves fast and learns faster
Opinionated, curious, and not precious
Preferred
Love design systems and breaking them
Obsessed with screenshots, charts, and 'explain it in one image'
Care about AI, but care more about quality than hype
Want to learn how products and research actually go to market
Proficient in motion or lightweight video tools
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
401k Matching
Company
Contra
Contra is a networking platform that gives users the freedom and opportunity to work independently.
Founded in 2019
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$44.5MKey Investors
New Enterprise AssociatesUnusual Ventures
2021-11-02Series B· $30M
2021-02-24Series A· $14.5M
2020-06-22Seed
Leadership Team
Ben Huffman
Co-Founder + CEO
Gajus Kuizinas
Co-Founder, CTO
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