Art Creative Director:AI Cards & Invites at HeartStamp. Location Information: Remote. . We're building the anti-Hallmark. If Hallmark is Britney, we're Avril — hyperpersonalized, emotionally raw, and powered by state-of-the-art generative AI. Looking for an Art Director /Creative Leader to build and lead our design team.. . About Us. We're an award winning 18-person team of engineers, product managers, designers from Shutterfly, CivitAI, Playground, and Gelato creating something the greeting card industry has never seen: a platform where every card is genuinely personal — not "pick a template and swap the name" personal, but . holy-shit-how-did-they-know-me. personal.. Our MVP launches in January. The tech is real. The team of believers is stacked, we have 6-7 competitive moats and a slam dunk marketing plan in place. Now we need a creative leader to own the vision. . The Role. You'll be our first Art Director — equal parts hands-on creator and team builder. This isn't a "manage from a distance" gig. You'll be in the trenches crafting prompts, directing style, and shipping designs while simultaneously recruiting and leading the design team we'll scale into 2026. . What you'll own:. Creative vision across hundreds of art styles, character transformations, and typography systems. Recruiting and hiring designers, illustrators, and prompt specialists. Generative AI workflows — you'll prompt, iterate, and art-direct outputs from Flux, NB Pro, and other models. Hero fonts and copywriting direction that actually sounds like a human wrote it. The look and feel that makes Millennials and Gen Z stop scrolling . You're our person if:. Your portfolio makes people feel something (not just "that's nice"). You've shipped consumer products people actually use. You're fluent in generative AI tools — prompting is a creative skill, not a chore. You have range: editorial illustration, character design, bold typography, emotional storytelling. Have experience managing designers, reviewing their work and delegating. You understand pop culture and social media trends the way a DJ reads a room. You can recruit talent and give feedback that makes people better. Print production knowledge is a plus (we ship physical products) And most of all, you see yourself as a disruptor, you think outside of the box and understand what hyperpersonalization truly means. . This is probably not for you if:. You think AI is a threat, not a tool. You need months of process before shipping. You're precious about your designs getting iterated. You want a big-company pace. Those other companies will try to acquire us in a few years. . The Details. Commitment:. Full-time contractor, potential conversion to FTE. Compensation:. Competitive rate + equity conversation on the table (the equity in itself will enrichen you far more than any short term compensation). Location:. Remote (US preferred, flexible for exceptional candidates). Start:. Mid-December 2025. Duration:. Ongoing — we're building a company, not a campaign . Why Now. January MVP. Growing team. Category-defining product. The greeting card industry is a $30B dinosaur waiting for a meteor. We're the meteor.. If you want to build something people will actually remember, let's talk. . To Apply. Send your portfolio to . [email protected]. and a short note on:. A design you made that you're emotionally proud of (not just technically). Your experience with generative AI tools. When you could start. . Do NOT send us an AI generated cover letter, it will immediately be deleted! Applicants located in USA, Canada and UK will be given preference.. .
Art Creative Director:AI Cards & Invites at HeartStamp