About Rec

At Rec (rec.us) , we’re reimagining how the world plays, trains, competes, explores and gets outside. Our mission is to empower the entire recreation community to thrive, and our vision is bold: power recreation worldwide.

Booking a tennis court? Signing your kid up for swim lessons? Competing in a rec league? It shouldn’t feel like filing your taxes. We're partnering with parks & rec departments, golf courses, campgrounds, gyms and more to transform a $105B industry stuck in the Stone Age.

We’re not just putting recreation online—we’re redesigning it from the ground up, for the mobile-first, AI-powered world we live in.

And about AI? From simplifying registration flows to auto-scheduling entire recreation departments to empowering parks & rec staff to utilize the data to make their programming better, we use AI where it makes a real impact. We’re builders at heart, using the best tools to solve real problems for real communities.

If you get fired up by making tech that powers our communities— families, coaches, and kids all over the country—come join us.

Who We Are

We’re a small team with outsized ambition. We’ve built products and led teams at places like Google, Amazon, Uber Eats, MasterClass, The Athletic and more. Now we’re channeling all that energy into something fresh—and fun.

We care about how we build, not just what. Our culture is fast, focused, and full of pride. We keep our standards high, our egos low, and our Slack memes spicy.

Our Values:

• Be Relentless. Move fast. Own it. Ship real value early and often.

• Win Together. Speak up, go beyond the boundaries of your role. That's how we win.

• Take Pride. Treat this like it’s yours—because it is.

About The Role

As our first Creative Designer, you won’t just shape how we look—you’ll shape how people feel about what we do.

You’ll own design across every channel and campaign, crafting bold, engaging work that drives action and tells our story. From performance ads to brand kits to city partner marketing, you’ll help define how Rec, and cities all over the country shows up in the world—on screens and in the streets. We want to bring amazing, modern, design to every element of your local community recreation.

What You’ll Do

• Own Rec’s brand design across digital, print, social, and physical experiences

• Create visuals for campaigns, launches, and events that tell the story of Rec

• Build and evolve Rec’s brand system—templates, guidelines, and visual tone

• Turn ideas into prototype and visuals that resonate with city leaders and rec staff

• Design signage, IRL, and digital experiences that will become fixture of communities

• Design consumer- and enterprise-facing assets that are clear, emotional, and effective

• Collaborate with Sales + Product + Marketing to let visuals get the message across

• Move fast, ship often, and keep quality high without getting stuck in perfection

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of brand, marketing, or content design experience—ideally at a startup
  

• Impeccable taste and passion for great design (illustration, typography, color, etc). Yes we expect you to raise our team's bar for great aesthetics.

• Experience designing for both B2B and consumer

• You move and design fast — you’re comfortable with iterations of design to match the speed of the teams you’ll work with who often need turnarounds same-day, and willing to jump from print to digital to photography

• You’re fluent in Figma and Adobe

• You have passion for what we’re building — recreation for everyone.

Pay & Benefits

• Compensation: $100,000–$150,000 base + meaningful equity (final offer will be based on your background, experience and skillset)

• Benefits: Flexible PTO, top-tier health/dental/vision, and a 401(k) plan to support your future.

• Work location: We are focused on hiring a team that will join us at our downtown San Francisco office.

Ready to build something real? Something fun? Something big?
We’re ready for you.