About the Role

We're looking for a creative art director who can bring stories to life through compelling visuals. From eye-catching thumbnails to immersive scene compositions, you'll be the visual voice of our brand, blending traditional design skills with cutting-edge AI tools to produce work that's fast, fresh, and impactful.

If you need a brief to know what looks good, this isn't the role for you.

Key Responsibilities

Design high-quality thumbnails optimised for engagement across app, social media, and digital platforms
Create scene images and visual narratives that communicate stories, emotions, and ideas without words
Develop storyboards and sequential visual content for campaigns, reels, explainer videos, and more
Collaborate with content, marketing, and production teams to translate concepts into visuals
Use AI image generation tools to rapidly prototype, ideate, and produce assets
Write effective AI prompts to generate on-brand imagery using tools like Midjourney, DALL·E, Adobe Firefly, Nano Banana or similar
Maintain visual consistency by adhering to brand guidelines across all deliverables
Manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality

Required Skills & Experience

Design & Visual Storytelling

Strong portfolio showcasing thumbnails, scene compositions, and story-driven imagery
Solid understanding of color theory, typography, layout, and visual hierarchy
Experience in creating content for digital platforms (YouTube, Instagram, websites, etc.)

Software Proficiency

Adobe Creative Suite — Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects (preferred)
Figma or similar UI/design tools
Canva (for quick turnaround assets)
Video editing basics (Premiere Pro / CapCut) is a plus

AI Tools & Prompt Engineering

Hands-on experience with AI image generation tools (Midjourney, DALL·E, Adobe Firefly, Stable Diffusion, etc.)
Ability to write detailed, effective prompts to produce consistent, high-quality AI visuals
Comfortable using AI as a creative collaborator — for ideation, mood boards, and final assets
Familiarity with AI video/motion tools (Runway, Pika, etc.) is a plus

About us

We're 3 founders (plus a small team of 7), ex-KukuFM (scaled it to $100M+ ARR), backed by Lightspeed and 3one4 Capital, and we're building category-defining products at the intersection of chat, LLMs, and consumer delight.

Founders: Kunal Sagar Shubh

Our App:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kavana.android

Art Director