Visual Designer, Content Team

About Adaptive Security
Adaptive is a fast-growing cybersecurity startup on a mission to stop AI-powered cyberattacks. We were founded by the team behind Attentive and TapCommerce, and recently raised $55M led by a16z and the OpenAI Fund. As AI drives more sophisticated attacks, we’re building a new layer of defense to keep employees safe from threats like deepfakes, smishing, and voice scams.

Our platform combines personalized security training, AI-driven attack simulations, and automated threat triage. Customers include leading banks, tech companies, and healthcare organizations.

The Role

We’re looking for a Visual Designer to bring our training content to life. You’ll work across illustration, layout, iconography, and visual storytelling to help make complex cybersecurity topics feel simple, engaging, and memorable.

This role sits between product design and content. You’ll work closely with designers, writers, and engineers to shape the visuals across our training modules, posters, newsletters, and more. If you care deeply about craft and love experimenting with new visual styles, you’ll be a great fit.

This role starts as a contractor with the possibility to convert to full-time based on performance.

What You’ll Do

• Create visuals for training modules, including illustrations, icons, and motion-friendly assets

• Design posters, newsletters, and other materials used by employees at top enterprises

• Shape and refine our visual identity and style guides

• Build templates and reusable systems that help our content team move fast

• Use generative AI tools to explore concepts and accelerate production

• Bring fresh creative ideas from media, gaming, education, and digital storytelling

What Success Looks Like

• Our training feels modern, cohesive, and visually compelling

• You help raise the quality bar for everything we ship

• Content creation becomes faster and more consistent because of your systems and assets

• You introduce new visual techniques that make learning feel fun and immersive

• You stay organized and thrive in a fast-moving environment with lots of parallel projects

Who You Are

• Strong visual designer with a portfolio that shows taste and storytelling

• Comfortable working across illustration, layout, and simple motion

• Interested in learning new tools and experimenting with AI workflows

• Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects at once

• Excited by the idea of transforming a space known for boring, low-quality training