We’re looking for an exceptional Associate Visual Designer to join our international creative team, helping shape how audiences discover and engage with WEBTOON across platform, social, paid media, and real-world touchpoints. This role is focused on creating high-impact, performance-driven design that attracts new audiences while deepening engagement with existing fans across channels.
We’re seeking a detail-oriented, trend-aware designer who is a strong problem solver and can operate both autonomously and collaboratively. The ideal candidate brings strong visual fundamentals and understands how to translate creative concepts into compelling, audience-first design that performs. They are able to balance regional nuance with global appeal, ensuring work resonates across diverse markets while contributing to scalable creative output.
REQUIRED: A portfolio and cover letter are required to be considered for this role.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Design high-impact creative across multiple channels, including platform (app, mobile, desktop), social, paid media, and marketing campaigns
- Create visually compelling assets that drive audience acquisition, engagement, and retention
- Translate series IP into clear, engaging visuals that communicate story, tone, and appeal to new audiences
- Partner with video and motion teams to concept and develop creative for performance-driven campaigns
- Collaborate closely with Art Directors, Creative Directors, marketers, and cross-functional partners in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
- Apply trend awareness and audience insights to develop work that feels culturally relevant and timely
- Contribute to creative ideation and execution for campaigns, launches, and key moments across the business
- Design across additional touchpoints as needed, including OOH, events, and promotional materials
- Manage multiple projects and priorities, maintaining clear communication and delivering high-quality work on time
What We’re Looking For
- 3+ years of experience in visual design for digital platforms at a creative agency, production company, or in-house team
- Strong portfolio demonstrating performance-minded creative, campaign work, and/or audience-driven design
- Excellent typography, color, and layout skills, with a strong understanding of composition and visual hierarchy
- Understanding of how design impacts user behavior, engagement, and marketing performance
- Ability to design for diverse audiences with an awareness of both regional nuance and global appeal
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with marketing, video, product, and other creative teams
- Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator; familiarity with motion tools (After Effects, Premiere) is a plus
- Passion for storytelling, entertainment, and pop culture (comics, games, film, TV, animation)
- Local to the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Position will be a hybrid role with in-office work 2 - 3 days a week.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience in visual design for digital platforms
- Strong portfolio demonstrating performance-minded creative
- Excellent typography, color, and layout skills
- Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator
- Understanding of how design impacts user behavior
What We Do
Wattpad. Where Stories Live. Wattpad’s vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories. The global multi-platform entertainment company uses the power of community and technology to enable the creation and distribution of content across a variety of formats. Its flagship app, Wattpad, is home to a community of more than 90 million people who spend over 23 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. Tap by Wattpad, the company’s second storytelling product, offers short, chat-based stories in over a dozen languages. Wattpad Studios co-produces stories for film, television, digital and print, together with industry partners. Wattpad Brand Partnerships offers a full suite of advertising products to help brands build deep engagement with Gen Z consumers. The company is proudly based in Toronto, Canada.
