Jobs + Internships
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2 favorite clothing brands
2 favorite musicians
Favorite meme
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Business & Client Lead
Intake · Client Leadership · Deal Structuring · Closing
Location: Los Angeles preferred
Type: Full-Time (or Fractional Ramp → Full-Time)
Reports to: Founder
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
