Autumn makes best-in-class software and digital marketing accessible to independent hotels, B&Bs, resorts, and more. We're passionate about supporting this underserved segment of hoteliers so these unique properties can continue to thrive for generations to come.
We're founded by repeat entrepreneurs with deep hotel experience and backed by Tier 1 venture capital firms, having raised the largest seed round in hotel tech history. We're a tight-knit team based in New York City, working in person out of our waterfront office in Williamsburg.
We're building an AI-native platform that helps independent hoteliers grow revenue, streamline workflows, and deliver better guest experiences.
We're looking for a founding designer with exceptional visual taste, strong product judgment, and the initiative to turn an unclear problem into something useful and beautiful.
Your work will span two connected worlds: the software hotel owners use to run their businesses, and the experiences their guests see when deciding where to stay. You'll shape Autumn's product, our own website, and the website and email templates we create for hotels.
That range matters. You should be able to simplify a complicated workflow for a busy hotel owner and create a website that makes someone want to book a weekend away. We're drawn to an editorial sensibility: expressive typography, thoughtfully chosen photography, generous space, and compositions that draw people into a story. Think of the care you'd find in a beautifully designed travel or culture publication. Your work should feel warm, distinctive, and grounded in the character of each place, with clear navigation and an effortless path to booking.
You'll work directly with the founder and our engineers, own design decisions, and stay close to the work as it ships. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with broad ownership.
What you'll own
We don't require a particular degree, job title, or number of years of experience. You might be early in your career with an outstanding portfolio, an experienced product or web designer, or an independent designer who has owned work end to end. Experience in consumer products, hospitality, travel, ecommerce, or brand-led websites could be especially relevant. Hospitality experience is not required. The quality of your work and how you think matter most.
You'll have meaningful influence over how Autumn looks, feels, and works from an early stage. Your decisions will shape both our own product and the digital experiences independent hotels offer their guests.
You'll work directly with the founder, partner closely with engineers, and see your work reach real customers. We offer competitive salary and meaningful equity, medical, dental, and vision coverage, lunch and fitness stipends, and a waterfront office in Williamsburg.
Four days a week in person, with an optional fifth, alongside a small, highly ambitious team. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
Share your portfolio and a short note about why this role interests you. We'd especially like to see a website or consumer-facing experience that demonstrates your visual taste, along with product or interaction work that shows how you solve problems. For each example, explain what you personally owned, the decisions you made, and what you learned. Live work is helpful, but thoughtful independent, personal, or school projects are welcome. We care about the quality of the work, not how long you've held a particular title.