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2 favorite musicians

Favorite meme

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Business & Client Lead
Senior Graphic Designer

Business & Client Lead

Intake · Client Leadership · Deal Structuring · Closing
Location: Los Angeles preferred
Type: Full-Time (or Fractional Ramp → Full-Time)
Reports to: Founder

Link to application

The Role

You will own the full lifecycle of inbound opportunities — from first conversation through signed agreement and clean handoff into delivery.

You will:

lead client conversations

structure and translate creative ideas into executable scopes

close deals

protect margin and clarity

keep the business organized and moving forward

You are the person who brings order, confidence, and momentum to the business side of a creative company.

What You’ll Own:

Intake & Client Leadership

Own intake of all inbound opportunities

Lead discovery conversations with prospective clients

Clarify goals, constraints, timelines, and budgets

Build trust and credibility with senior stakeholders

Guide conversations with structure and confidence

Deal Structuring & Scoping

Translate creative ideas into clear scopes and packages

Define deliverables, assumptions, timelines, and risks

Shape proposals and narratives in partnership with Strategy and Creative

Ensure scopes are executable and margin-protective

Closing & Growth

Drive opportunities toward close

Manage follow-ups and decision timelines

Close new projects and retainers

Identify natural upsell and expansion opportunities within existing clients

Maintain healthy account growth

Business Organization & Ops Hygiene

Draft SOWs and manage revisions

Coordinate contracts and signatures

Maintain pipeline visibility and hygiene

Ensure clean handoff into delivery

Support light revenue tracking and reporting

Who You Are

You’ll thrive here if you:

Are an excellent communicator and listener

Can lead client conversations with confidence and structure

Think in systems and clarity

Have strong commercial judgment

Can push back diplomatically

Are comfortable operating in ambiguity

Enjoy partnering with visionary founders

Are highly organized and reliable

Care deeply about quality and long-term relationships

Are not ego-driven or transactional

Experience

4+ years in client-facing leadership roles preferred

Experience structuring and closing fast moving projects

Comfortable in creative, fast-moving environments

Strong written and verbal communication


Senior Graphic Designer

Job description

The ideal candidate will have strong creative skills and a portfolio of work which demonstrates their passion for illustrative design and typography. This candidate will have experiences in working with numerous different design platforms such as digital and print forms. Must be familiar with current music and fashion trends. Ideal candidate has knowledge of urban music, regional Mexican and reggaeton. Remote is fine but must be flexible and available to work 10am to 7pm PST.

Responsibilities

•Collaborate with the team to ensure consistency of designs across various media outlets

•Create compelling and effective logos, designs, print and digital media

•Maintain awareness of current industry and technology standards, social media, competitive landscape and market trends

•This position will assist creating designs for all different genres of music including music packaging, digital singles, marketing materials, social media, eblasts, etc

•Moodboards

•Must have experience making tour posters + cover art + apparel

•Must have experience making files production ready for print


Qualifications

•4+ years of experience in graphic design

•Must be organized

•Pro in Photoshop +  Illustrator

•Strong communication, conceptual thinking, typography skills and design skills

•Portfolio of work

•Must have experience working in Figma

Must have experience working on decks