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Senior Art Director, 2D Illustration

Whatnot· Brand Experience
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Hybrid (Remote (US))$158k - $200kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Multidisciplinary Designer and Illustrator role focused on art direction and 2D illustration to extend Whatnot’s brand across digital experiences, product launches, events, social, and merchandise. Hands-on, fast-paced, with strong craft and a clear point of view, collaborating across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop visual strategies, art direction, and creative to extend Whatnot’s brand into digital experiences, product launches, events, social, and other high-impact surfaces.
  • Work collaboratively across business verticals with designers, engineers, copywriters, marketers, and creative leads from the initial brief to delivery.
  • Move fast from the initial brief to execution, cutting scope when possible while maintaining a high bar for craft.
  • Maintain and evolve visual strategies through moodboards and sketches to create bespoke, beautiful, production-ready assets.
  • Bring a meticulous eye with an ability to communicate actionable feedback in a productive way.
  • Maintain a collaborative and positive environment that motivates the team to do their best work.
  • Demonstrate the ability to see a project from start to finish and verbalize concepts convincingly.
  • Work with tools like Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and AI workflows to communicate ideas and streamline processes.
  • Keep a pulse on current fashion and design trends, pop culture, commerce, creators, and the Whatnot community.

Qualifications

  • Experience — industry experience creating work for similar products or brands, in-product experiences, visual identities, large-scale campaigns, social media, and merchandise.
  • Storytelling — exceptional ability to communicate ideas, stories, and narratives through static and animated creative assets.
  • Taste — portfolio or presentation showing high level of taste, strong art direction, strategy, and polished illustration/graphic design.
  • Creative Tools — proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma Weave, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other creative tools.
  • Driven — proactive, curious, and passionate about making great creative.
  • Meticulous — ability to templatize, self-edit, and push for the best outcome.
  • Self-Belief — experience leading creative work from start to finish with cross-functional partners.
  • Self-awareness — low-ego, high ownership; able to take and deliver hard feedback and jump in when needed.
  • Creative Buffer — ability to refine ambiguous briefs and create actionable gameplans.
  • Move uncomfortably fast — comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experimental — motivated to learn new skills/tools and push work to evolve the brand.
  • Respected — well-respected in the design community with strong industry connections.

Skills

Required:Experience in brand, campaign, or creative studio workStorytellingVisual design and art directionFigmaAdobe Creative Suite
Nice to have:AI workflows / AI tools

Benefits

  • Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
  • Care benefits
  • Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • Parental Leave
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Whatnot

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S.

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S., connecting buyers and sellers in real-time across any category – from collectibles like trading cards to comics, fashion, sneakers, and more.

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