# Founding Designer at Magic

Founding Designer at Magic in New York City. On-site, full-time, paying $160k–$200k. Posted October 27, 2026.

- Company: Magic
- Location: New York City
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $160k–$200k
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/magic/24c76152-6d60-4026-90fd-7b93d9539ff4/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/founding-designer-magic-mvnd5w

## Requirements

- Experience designing products from 0 to 1
- Strong systems design and information architecture skills
- Ability to simplify complex data models into intuitive user experiences
- A portfolio showing strong visual taste and attention to detail
- Comfort designing for non-technical users solving complex problems
- Ownership mindset and strong product instincts
- Experience with the latest AI tools and building internal design harnesses
- Interest in hospitality, restaurants, or consumer-facing software

## Description

We're hiring a founding product designer with strong systems thinking and exceptional attention to detail to help shape the future of hospitality technology. You'll join a small, fast-moving team building the core operating system for modern restaurants, partnering with some of the most exciting brands in the industry.

### What you'll do

- Design complex, data-driven interfaces across CRM dashboards, guest profiles, segmentation tools, reporting, and campaign builders

- Turn messy, multi-source data (POS, reservations, reviews, email, SMS) into clear, intuitive workflows for operators

- Define information architecture and interaction patterns for products used daily by non-technical teams

- Partner closely with engineering to bring thoughtful, high-quality interfaces to life

- Work directly with the founder to shape product direction and translate brand into product design

- Establish design standards, systems, and tooling that scale with the company

- Meet with restaurant operators to deeply understand workflows and real-world constraints

- Bonus: experience in brand and graphic design to work with the GTM team on brand activations

### What you'll bring

- Experience designing products from 0 to 1

- Strong systems design and information architecture skills

- Ability to simplify complex data models into intuitive user experiences

- A portfolio showing strong visual taste and attention to detail

- Comfort designing for non-technical users solving complex problems

- Ownership mindset and strong product instincts

- Experience with the latest AI tools and building internal design harnesses

- Interest in hospitality, restaurants, or consumer-facing software

### What we offer

- Competitive salary: $160K-$200K + equity

- In-person team, 5 days/week in SoHo

- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents (FSA and HSA options)

- Daily lunch from top NYC restaurants (you choose your first week)

- Unlimited PTO

- Access to coveted NYC reservations