Brand & Website Designer at Lawtrades, NYC

Location: Long Island City, NY (Hybrid, 3 days a week in office)

At Lawtrades, we're reimagining how legal work gets done. Our platform connects top legal professionals with the companies that need them most — and design is at the heart of how we communicate our story.

We're looking for a Brand & Website Designer with Front-End development skills/Webflow development skills and strong brand design expertise to join our growing team. This is a hands-on role for a creative who thrives at the intersection of design, development, and storytelling.

You must have the legal right to work in New York City. We do not offer sponsorship for this role.

What You'll Do

Website Design & Development
• Lead end-to-end website projects: from ideation and high-fidelity wireframes in Figma to responsive Webflow pages. Our site is hosted and built in Webflow, so we need someone with Webflow experience, or front-end development skills that can make up for lack of Webflow experience.
• Develop Webflow components and interactions, with custom front-end coding (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) where needed.
• Develop Webflow page animations, with custom front-end coding (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) where needed.
• QA and optimize webpages for responsiveness across all breakpoints, accessibility, and performance.
• Work with our sales team to build landing pages, campaign sites, and conversion-driven experiences using Webflow, Hubspot, Zapier and other integrations.

Brand & Visual Design
• Own and evolve Lawtrades' visual identity, brand guidelines, and tone of voice across digital platforms and print media
• Design a wide variety of assets, including:
• Social media graphics
• Slide decks, one-pagers, and infographics
• Merchandise, swag and event materials such as banners, business cards and brochures
• Support our product launch team with custom motion designs, including:
• Animated product reels, optimized for different social platform sizes
• Walk-through videos for users
• Ensure brand consistency across all channels — marketing, sales, product, and internal culture
• Updating our help center
• Work with our social media team to approve content and revise assets
• Work with sales team to develop one-pagers and documents for client use

Must-Haves

We are looking for someone that can start designing and coding from day 1. Past experience in Webflow is a must. If you do not have Webflow experience but are skilled in front-end development, that is acceptable. Please provide a portfolio of your work.
• Webflow expertise: Hands-on experience designing and coding responsive websites in Webflow (portfolio required). 1 year of experience minimum.
• Ability to take projects from concept → design → build → QA independently.
• Figma: Ability to design high-fidelity webpage wireframes using Figma. Prototyping is a bonus skill.
• Adobe Illustrator: Ability to use Illustrator to create vector assets, digital assets and print media that is ready for handoff to developers and printers.
• InDesign: Ability to design print assets that are ready for handoff to printers
• Motion design: Creating animations and product demo reels in your choice of software (eg. Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Blender, etc)
• Experience across both digital and print design.
• Strong sense of typography, color, and layout.
• Exceptional organizational and planning skills, including attention to detail and follow-through
• Strong oral and written communication skills for effective communication
• Ability to multitask, manage simultaneous projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment

Nice-to-Haves
• Experience in using generative AI in design workflows
• Hubspot experience
• Social media content management

Why Join Us?
• Impact: You'll define and evolve the brand and web presence of a high-growth startup.
• Ownership: You'll be the go-to person for brand and web design at Lawtrades, setting the visual standard across the company.
• Range: Work across website, brand, and product — your work will touch every part of the company.
• Culture: Join a mission-driven, collaborative, and creative team based in NYC.
• Growth: Opportunity to expand into product and UI/UX design as our platform grows.

Compensation and Benefits
• Salary range: $50,000–$100,000 depending on experience
• Workday: 9 AM – 5 PM, Monday to Friday
• Hybrid: 3 days in-person in New York, 2 days remote
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance: generous policy provided by Aetna
• Paid Time Off: 29 days total (9 federal holidays, 2 personal days, 10 vacation days, 8 sick days)
• 401(k) matching via Empower through Justworks
• Other perks:
• Technology credit for laptop/tools
• Self-development stipend each quarter
• Yearly off-sites to connect with other team members

How to Apply

Send us your portfolio, resume, and a short note about yourself to Please include examples of both Webflow sites you've developed and brand design work across digital and print. A portfolio or past examples of work are required to move forward into the interview process.

Our hiring process typically includes: portfolio review → 1-2 interviews with design team → job offer

Commitment to Diversity

Lawtrades is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50, $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):
• Do you have experience using Webflow to create website designs? If not, are you experienced in front-end development?

Ability to Commute:
• Long Island City, NY Required)

Ability to Relocate:
• Long Island City, NY 11109: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Job Qualifications

  • This is a hands-on role for a creative who thrives at the intersection of design, development, and storytelling
  • Our site is hosted and built in Webflow, so we need someone with Webflow experience, or front-end development skills that can make up for lack of Webflow experience
  • We are looking for someone that can start designing and coding from day 1
  • Past experience in Webflow is a must
  • If you do not have Webflow experience but are skilled in front-end development, that is acceptable
  • Webflow expertise: Hands-on experience designing and coding responsive websites in Webflow (portfolio required)
  • 1 year of experience minimum
  • Ability to take projects from concept → design → build → QA independently
  • Figma: Ability to design high-fidelity webpage wireframes using Figma
  • Prototyping is a bonus skill
  • Adobe Illustrator: Ability to use Illustrator to create vector assets, digital assets and print media that is ready for handoff to developers and printers
  • InDesign: Ability to design print assets that are ready for handoff to printers
  • Motion design: Creating animations and product demo reels in your choice of software (eg
  • Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Blender, etc)
  • Experience across both digital and print design
  • Strong sense of typography, color, and layout
  • Exceptional organizational and planning skills, including attention to detail and follow-through
  • Strong oral and written communication skills for effective communication
  • Ability to multitask, manage simultaneous projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
  • Experience in using generative AI in design workflows
  • Hubspot experience
  • Social media content management
  • Ownership: You'll be the go-to person for brand and web design at Lawtrades, setting the visual standard across the company
  • A portfolio or past examples of work are required to move forward into the interview process
  • Our hiring process typically includes: portfolio review → 1-2 interviews with design team → job offer
  • Do you have experience using Webflow to create website designs?
  • Long Island City, NY Required)
  • Long Island City, NY 11109: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Job Benefits

  • Impact: You'll define and evolve the brand and web presence of a high-growth startup
  • Range: Work across website, brand, and product — your work will touch every part of the company
  • Growth: Opportunity to expand into product and UI/UX design as our platform grows
  • Compensation and Benefits
  • Salary range: $50,000–$100,000 depending on experience
  • Workday: 9 AM – 5 PM, Monday to Friday
  • Hybrid: 3 days in-person in New York, 2 days remote
  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance: generous policy provided by Aetna
  • Paid Time Off: 29 days total (9 federal holidays, 2 personal days, 10 vacation days, 8 sick days)
  • 401(k) matching via Empower through Justworks
  • Other perks:
  • Technology credit for laptop/tools
  • Self-development stipend each quarter
  • Yearly off-sites to connect with other team members
  • Pay: $50, $100,000.00 per year
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Job Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end website projects: from ideation and high-fidelity wireframes in Figma to responsive Webflow pages
  • Develop Webflow components and interactions, with custom front-end coding (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) where needed
  • Develop Webflow page animations, with custom front-end coding (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) where needed
  • QA and optimize webpages for responsiveness across all breakpoints, accessibility, and performance
  • Work with our sales team to build landing pages, campaign sites, and conversion-driven experiences using Webflow, Hubspot, Zapier and other integrations
  • Brand & Visual Design
  • Own and evolve Lawtrades' visual identity, brand guidelines, and tone of voice across digital platforms and print media
  • Design a wide variety of assets, including:
  • Slide decks, one-pagers, and infographics
  • Merchandise, swag and event materials such as banners, business cards and brochures
  • Support our product launch team with custom motion designs, including:
  • Animated product reels, optimized for different social platform sizes
  • Walk-through videos for users
  • Ensure brand consistency across all channels — marketing, sales, product, and internal culture
  • Updating our help center
  • Work with our social media team to approve content and revise assets
  • Work with sales team to develop one-pagers and documents for client use