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Design Critic

Weekday (YC W21)

part-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $50 - $70 per hour

Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Evaluate and critique AI-generated visual outputs across different design formats and mediums.
  • Analyze aesthetics, composition, and visual reasoning to improve AI understanding of design principles.
  • Collaborate asynchronously with a multidisciplinary team of designers and researchers.
  • Contribute to the development and refinement of AI-driven design workflows.
  • Provide structured, high-quality feedback through written critiques, reviews, and analysis.

Requirements

  • 1+ year of professional experience in a visual, critique-based, or design-related field (including design, media, or journalism).
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field such as:
  • - Art History
  • - Visual Arts
  • - Graphic Design
  • - Design Theory
  • - Architecture
  • - Visual Culture Studies
  • - Film & Media Studies
  • - Illustration
  • - Editorial Design
  • - Journalism (with a visual or arts focus)
  • Experience writing or presenting critical analysis of visual work (e.g., essays, reviews, critiques, editorial content, or academic writing).
  • Exposure to LLMs, generative AI tools, or prompt-based workflows.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking.
  • Based in U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Europe, Australia, or Brazil.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
visual critiquedesign analysisAI-driven design workflowscritical analysiswritingpresentationcompositionaestheticsvisual reasoningdesign principles
Soft Skills
communicationattention to detailanalytical thinkingcollaborationfeedback provision