About Clay
Clay is a creative tool for growth. Our mission is to help businesses grow — without huge investments in tooling or manual labor. We’re already helping over 100,000 people grow their business with Clay. From local pizza shops to enterprises like Anthropic and Notion, our tool lets you instantly translate any idea that you have for growing your company into reality. We’re looking for sharp, low-ego people to help us turn every business's creative ideas into a reality. Check out our wall of love to learn more about the product.
Why is Clay the best place to work in New York?
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Customers love the product (100K+ users and growing)
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We’re growing a lot (10x YoY for the past two years)
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Incredible culture (our customers keep applying to work here)
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In-person work (beautiful office space in Flatiron)
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Well-resourced (raised a Series B expansion in Winter 2024 from investors like Sequoia and Meritech)
Senior Brand Engineer @ Clay
Clay is seeking a talented Senior Brand Engineer to play a key role in creating a cohesive, beautiful experience that tells the story of the creativity, flexibility, and power of Clay. Our marketing website is critical to Clay’s success: This is where millions of customers visit and learn about the company and the product.
In this role, you'll push the boundaries of what a brand can look like on the web. From the start, one thing is clear—Clay is not your average data-driven-growth startup. We are dedicated to pushing the bar for experiences, making people feel special, and creating something delightful and unique.
This role will elevate our craft and create delightful experiences across our website—from core product pages to defined sub-initiatives like events and community, as well as experimental pages like campaigns and announcement pages.
What You’ll Do
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Create rich, interactive web experiences. You’ll craft delightful, immersive experiences that elevate the Clay brand—from launching new product pages to groundbreaking experimental web projects. You will design through iteration, experimentation, and learned user behaviors, ensuring a seamless experience for Clay’s customers at various stages of their journey.
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Build a flexible design framework. You’ll develop adaptable design systems that maintain brand integrity while meeting diverse stakeholder needs. You have a track record of going beyond standard design to create unique experiences that resonate with customers while ensuring consistency. You will design and develop scalable, responsive frameworks across Clay.com.
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Collaborate across teams. You’ll partner directly with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Product, Community, and more) to create extraordinary interactive web experiences. You bring creative solutions and the ability to execute them with precision across Clay.com.
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Design best-in-class web layouts. You’ll create rapid prototypes to effectively communicate and validate design concepts, iterating quickly to bring ideas to life. You’ll push the boundaries of web design, developing resources that inspire millions to better understand Clay’s capabilities while ensuring the brand stands out in the market.
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Push the boundaries of customer obsession with the brand. Our team thrives on creative freedom and constant innovation, always seeking new ways to improve—even when the approach is unconventional or unproven
What You'll Bring
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Have 5+ years of experience in visual design for the web.
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Experience building web experiences in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Webflow CMS, with familiarity with Three.js, GSAP, Next.js, and React development.
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A strong attention to technical details and a portfolio that demonstrates exceptional design skills, attention to detail, and an understanding of the formal elements of graphic design, including typography, color, layout, and composition.
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Thrive in web design—not just trends—but have the curiosity to stay educated on new technologies.
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Can demonstrate strong skills in interface and interaction design through a portfolio of well-crafted work on interactive sites, design systems, data visualization, or similar.
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Have a demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguity, quickly adapt to changes, manage your time, and prioritize your work in a fast-paced environment.
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Are an excellent collaborator, keeping stakeholders informed and cross-functional teams aware of your work and progress.
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Are an innovative, creative thinker who likes to push what's possible with interactive design.
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Have the ability to accept feedback and refine your work with limited supervision, while maintaining an opinionated style and drive for web experiences.
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Have a can-do, get-it-done attitude.
Life @ Clay
Based out of a central office on 19th Street in Manhattan's Flatiron District. We love the energy of in-person collaboration while also offering the flexibility to work from home when needed.
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Competitive salary and role trajectory: Roles, responsibilities, and comp grow as we do
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Health insurance: Fully funded, high quality health, dental & vision coverage (including 80-100% therapy coverage)
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Visa sponsorship: We get it - it's an arduous process, but we're not scared of it
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Paid time off: We expect team members to take at least 3 weeks fully-disconnected per year, with a flexible vacation policy beyond that
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Free lunch: Lunch is provided in office every day
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Parental leave & fertility support: IVF fertility benefits, egg freezing, and 4 months of paid parental leave
Learn more about Clay and what it’s like to work with us right here!
