Junior Graphic and Web Designer

Imagine if you had the skills knowledge and teammates to both understand the root of the worlds most pressing problems and build the technologies and companies best positioned to solve them. RA Capital has done exactly that for more than two decades backing bold ideas in medicines to further human health and now expanding into Planetary Health to improve how efficiently we utilize the worlds precious resources.

RA Capital is among the leading providers of capital and services to the most promising innovators in the world. We invest flexiblyseed to IPO and beyond anywhere in the worldwith $10 B under management and a culture that prizes curiosity rigor and collaborative debate. We are investors who not only fund companies but get elbow deep in building them. From helping them recruit talent to helping them recruit patients for their studies to helping match them to strategic partners and even going to Washington to win reforms RA Capitals large team has people with nearly every relevant expertise one might need to turn an idea into a cure that actually helps people.

If you live for first-principles problem-solving with great colleagues thrive on complexity and want to do meaningful work that ripples across industries and ecosystems youll feel at home at RA Capital. Here questions are welcomed ideas are tested and victories are shared. Even our lawyers are creative and engaging. And dont get us started on our compliance teams wicked sense of humor; nothing about what we do is boring.

Are you ready to bring your creativity discipline and collaborative spirit to help us invent the future Join us and youll collaborate daily with investors founders physicians biologists engineers economists and reform advocates who think in systems and act with urgency.

Join us to invent a happier healthier more productive future - and have fun doing it.

RA Capital Management is seeking a highly creative and detail-oriented Junior Graphic and Web Designer to join our Design Department. This role combines visual design expertise with hands-on website creation for new portfolio companies. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in graphic design and experience working within user-friendly web platforms such as Squarespace Wix or Webflow enabling new companies to quickly establish a professional global presence online.

This position involves a blend of web design (small company launch sites) branding (logos identity and pitch decks) and information design (infographics and TechAtlas visualizations). Approximately half of your work will focus on supporting TechAtlasRA Capitals data visualization platformwhile the remaining time will be spent helping new companies establish their visual and digital identities.

Key Responsibilities

Web Design for New Companies

• Design and build clean professional and impactful 13 page websites using platforms like Squarespace or similar CMS tools.
• Collaborate with early-stage companies to translate their story and brand identity into effective digital experiences.
• Implement consistent visual language typography and hierarchy aligned with RA Capitals design principles.
• Manage layout image optimization and mobile responsiveness with minimal coding required.
• Ensure efficient handoff and documentation so clients can maintain their sites post-launch.
• Troubleshoot visual and user experience issues and continuously refine site quality and usability.

Branding & Visual Identity

• Create or refine brand assets including logos color palettes and typography systems.
• Design pitch books presentation templates and marketing collateral for new and existing companies.
• Translate strategic ideas into cohesive and visually engaging brand systems.

TechAtlas & Infographic Design

• Create and update TechAtlas maps and complex data-driven infographics.
• Translate scientific and business data into clear insightful visuals.
• Collaborate with Associates to conceptualize and render large-scale information graphics.
• Maintain rigorous standards of accuracy organization and version control.

General Design Responsibilities

• Apply a consistent design voice across all mediums: digital print and presentation.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects with attention to timelines and feedback cycles.
• Balance creativity with brand alignment and functional clarity.
• Communicate clearly with managers and team members about project scope and deliverables.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• 13 years of experience in graphic or digital design (agency or in-house experience preferred).
• Academic experience in design art or a similar field
• Experience in biotech life sciences start ups incubator financial services or a related industry preferred
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of digital design work required as part of application process
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator InDesign Photoshop).
• Demonstrated experience designing websites using Squarespace Wix Webflow or similar CMS platforms.
• Solid understanding of responsive design principles and visual hierarchy.
• Excellent visual storytelling and typographic skills.
• Ability to develop and apply brand systems across digital and print formats.
• Familiarity with data visualization and information design.
• Exposure and willingness to leverage AI design tools a plus
• Prior experience creating assets for social media platforms preferred
• Strong organizational and communication skills; can manage multiple deliverables independently.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced collaborative environment with clients and internal teams.
• Based in MA (priority) with ability to come into our downtown office to work remotely and in a hybrid environment
• Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship