Associate Creative Director

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!

Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun.

From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.

Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

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About the role

Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun.

From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.

You will...

• Define and drive storytelling of Duolingo’s world characters across apps, brand, and marketing
• Direct story sequences when collaborating with design, art, audio, engineering, and product teams
• Ensure narrative consistency across multiple platforms and media

You have...

• A proven track record of writing compelling narratives
• Experience developing game scripts
• Experience inventing character lore across mediums
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with creative and product teams

Exceptional candidates will have...

• A background as a narrative leader, establishing vision and guiding story direction
• Experience specifically directing story sequences, not just writing them
• Strong ability to maintain coherence of character storytelling across diverse media and brand touchpoints

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We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.

This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.

Salary Range:

$172,000—$312,000 USD