Founding Designer
$130k - $160k USD
Who We Are
Edlink takes on some of the toughest problems in educational technology. We help turn bad data into good data to make it fast and easy for learning platforms to integrate with school data systems. Our API helps over 60 million people at 5,000 districts & universities access the learning platforms they use every day.
We’re a small but fast-growing startup based in Austin, Texas (26 team members). We’re high-performing, opinionated, and focused on building things that last.
This is an opportunity to be Edlink’s first design leader and define how the product (and company) looks, feels, and works as we scale.
Who You Are
A high-agency designer with a multi-disciplinary portfolio
Comfortable owning the design process from problem definition to shipped work
Strong communicator who works well with engineers, marketers, leadership, and clients
Comfortable in ambiguity and excited by fast iteration
A student of design in general; someone for whom art & aesthetics is more than just a 9-to-5
Nice to have
Startup experience (Seed / Series A)
Experience with B2B SaaS, admin tools, or workflow-heavy products
Experience building early design systems
Years of experience matter far less than the quality of your work.
What You’ll Be Up To
As Edlink’s first Designer, you will:
Own design end-to-end across for virtually all pixels we ship
This includes a bit of everything: product design, web, marketing & sales collateral, physical print, brand work, etc.
Build foundational design systems and reusable patterns as the product scales
Define and implement our design language
Success in This Role Looks Like
Design is beautiful, clear, consistent, and aligns with our brand trajectory
Engineering ships faster thanks to reusable patterns and high-quality specs
Marketing ships faster thanks to reusable templates and guidelines
Design becomes a competitive advantage for Edlink as we scale
Who This Role is Perfect For
You want real ownership and impact, not just a small piece of a design org
You like shipping real work and iterating fast
You like to design for various media types (i.e. product, web, print)
You want to help define a critical component at an early-stage company
You want to work in-person with a high-performing team in Austin
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $130,000 – $160,000
Equity: Stock options included (early-stage, meaningful ownership)
Additional benefits:
In-office role in Austin, TX
Health, dental, and vision insurance
PTO and sick leave
Small, senior team with real ownership and autonomy