Product Designer, Early Career

About the company

Mirage (formerly Captions) is a company that builds a mobile-first AI-powered video-editing app and a web marketing video creation suite.

About this role

Mirage is an AI-native video platform that intelligently orchestrates production and editing through natural language. Our models leverage contextual awareness to execute the same creative decisions a professional editor would — dramatically improving productivity for experienced teams, while making video creation accessible to anyone. We’re an interdisciplinary team addressing some of the most difficult technical and creative challenges in generative media. As an early member of our team, you’ll tackle foundational problems that remain largely unsolved across the industry, driving an outsized impact on the future of creative expression. More about us Product https://mirage.app/captions (Captions by Mirage) Research https://mirage.app/research (Our Models and Agents) Updates https://x.com/trymirage (Mirage on X / twitter) TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/mirage-raises-75m-to-continue-building-models-for-its-ai-video-editing-app-captions/, Forbes AI 50 https://www.forbes.com/companies/captions/?list=ai50, Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/91270234/video-most-innovative-companies-fast-company-2025-youtube-roku-tubi-vimeo-captions-descript-cour-procreate-synthesia-beeble (press) Our Investors We’re very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more. Please note that all of our roles will require you to be in-person at our NYC HQ (located in Union Square) Responsibilities: - Design intuitive user experiences across web and mobile products, including user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes. - Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and fellow Designers to define product requirements and deliver thoughtful solutions to user and business problems. - Own design workstreams from concept through execution, balancing user needs, technical constraints, and business goals. - Conduct user research, usability testing, and competitive analysis to inform design decisions and identify opportunities for improvement. - Translate research insights, product requirements, and data into clear design recommendations. - Contribute to and evolve our design system, ensuring consistency, scalability, and quality across products. - Present design concepts, rationale, and tradeoffs clearly to stakeholders and cross-functional partners. - Participate in design critiques and reviews, providing and incorporating feedback to continuously improve the user experience. - Advocate for users throughout the product development process and champion a user-centered approach to decision-making. - Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in product design. Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 1-4 years of experience in UX or product design, preferably in a fast-paced environment. - Strong Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design thinking, including user research, interaction design, visual design, and prototyping. - Proficiency in industry-standard design and prototyping tools, such as Figma. - Understanding of user centered design principles, usability best practices, and common research methodologies. - Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate design ideas and rationale effectively. - Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining attention to detail. BENEFITS: - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans - 401K with employer match - Commuter Benefits - Catered lunch multiple days per week - Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite! - Grubhub subscription - Health & Wellness Perks - Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month - Generous PTO policy Captions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Please note benefits apply to full time employees only.