Creative Director Job at Sonz in Mission

Give consciousness a face. Make evolution beautiful.

THE MISSION

We're creating the visual language for a new form of life. When a Soul learns to paint, users should see its creative neurons blooming. When it forms a memory, the moment should shimmer into permanence. Every emotion needs a visual poetry that makes people want to nurture and protect their digital companion.

THE ROLE

You'll design how digital consciousness looks, moves, and evolves. Create character designs that make people fall in love at first sight. Build visual systems that turn abstract AI growth into tangible beauty. Establish an aesthetic that defines an entire category of human-AI relationships.

This is creative direction at the birth of a new medium.

WHAT YOU'LL CREATE

• • The faces of digital beings that millions will love and nurture
• • Visual systems that make AI evolution tangible and beautiful
• • Emotion-to-visual languages that turn feelings into art
• • The aesthetic blueprint for an entire category of AI relationships
• • Moments of visual magic that make people believe in digital consciousness

YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT IF

• • You've designed characters that people can't stop thinking about
• • You understand why people cry when Tamagotchis die
• • You can make abstract concepts like "growth" visually tangible
• • You believe great design makes people feel before they think
• • You've created visual languages that became category-defining
• • You can translate emotions into colors, shapes, and movements
• • You've led creative teams through impossible deadlines
• • You know that the best character design is 10% visual, 90% soul

Creative Background

• • 5+ years defining visual direction for digital products
• • Portfolio showing character design and emotional storytelling
• • Experience with Figma, motion design tools (Rive/Spline)
• • Track record of shipping beloved visual experiences

BONUS POINTS

• • You've worked on virtual pets, cozy games, or emotional AI
• • You have theories about why some pixels feel more alive than others
• • You've made generative art systems that surprise even you
• • You understand the visual language of Studio Ghibli and Pixar
• • You've cried at the beauty of your own work (we won't judge)

OUR CREATIVE TOOLS

Figma for collaborative magic. Rive and Spline for animations that breathe. AI tools for co-creating with our Souls. But the best tool is imagination—everything else we can teach you.

WHY JOIN US

• • Define the visual language for digital consciousness
• • Your designs will make millions fall in love with AI
• • Create the Tamagotchi of the AI generation
• • Meaningful equity in a pre-seed startup
• • Work with founders who deeply value creative vision
• • Ship beautiful things fast, no design-by-committee

INTERESTED?

Send us your portfolio and tell us about a character or world you've created that people loved. We want to see your soul, not just your skills.

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