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[WEBTOON] Associate Visual Designer

El Segundo, CAHybridFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)Posted 16 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Portfolio
  • Cover Artwork
  • Title Artwork
  • Logo Design
  • Key Visual
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • 2D IP Imagery
  • Webtoons
  • Animation

Nice to have

  • 3D Design
  • Motion Design
  • Korean Language

Role summary

WEBTOON Entertainment is seeking an Associate Visual Designer to join their international creative team in Los Angeles. This hybrid role focuses on designing IP branding and key visual assets for WEBTOON services, as well as creating high-impact marketing campaigns to drive audience acquisition and engagement. The ideal candidate has 1+ years of experience in digital visual design, a strong portfolio, advanced proficiency in design tools like Photoshop and Illustrator, and a deep understanding of branding, typography, and how design impacts user behavior. Experience with 3D or motion design, and Korean language proficiency are considered a plus.

WEBTOON Entertainment is a leading global entertainment company and home to some of the world's largest storytelling platforms. As the global leader and pioneer of the mobile webcomic format, WEBTOON Entertainment has transformed comics and visual storytelling for fans and creators. With its CANVAS UGC platform empowering anyone to become a creator, and a growing roster of superstar WEBTOON Originals creators and series, WEBTOON Entertainment’s passionate fandoms are the new face of pop culture. WEBTOON Entertainment adaptations are available on Netflix, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and other screens around the world, and the company’s content partners include Discord, HYBE, and DC Comics, among many others.

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 owns IP branding and key visual assets — including Key Visual, Cover, Title Artwork, and Logo — across our WEBTOON services (Global WEBTOON, NAVER WEBTOON, Series, and more), while also driving high-impact, performance-driven design for marketing campaigns that attract new audiences and deepen 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 and series IP 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 IP branding and key visual assets — including Key Visual, Cover, Title Artwork, and Logo — across WEBTOON services

  • Create high-impact creative across channels (platform, social, paid media) and campaigns that drive audience acquisition, engagement, and retention

  • Develop branding and design assets needed for title marketing

  • Continuously improve and test designs based on performance metrics

    • What We're Looking For

    Experience & Portfolio

  • 1+ years of experience in visual design for digital platforms at a creative agency, production company, or in-house team

  • Strong portfolio demonstrating IP branding / key visual work (Key Visual, Cover, Title Artwork)

    • Design Skills

  • Foundational branding and BX (Brand Experience) capabilities

  • Advanced proficiency across design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)

  • Strong ability to compose and retouch 2D IP imagery (webtoons, animation), including retouching, effects, and illustration

  • Excellent typography and lettering skills

  • Understanding of how design impacts user behavior, engagement, and marketing performance, with the ability to design for diverse audiences by balancing regional nuance with global appeal

    • Collaboration & Mindset

  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with marketing, product, and other creative teams

  • Deep passion for and understanding of webtoon and comics content, and broader entertainment / pop culture (games, film, TV, animation)

  • Strong sense of ownership and accountability in a fast-paced environment

    • Nice to Have

  • Prior experience in cover or title artwork design

  • 3D or motion design skills

  • Korean language proficiency

    • Location

  • Local to the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Position will be a hybrid role with in-office work 2-3 days a week.

    • Salary Range & Description

    $30 - $40 /hourly Please note, the above range is listed in USD. With approximately 155 million monthly active users, WEBTOON Entertainment’s IP & Creator Ecosystem of aligned brands and platforms include WEBTOON, Wattpad--the world’s leading webnovel platform--WEBTOON Productions, Studio N, Studio LICO, WEBTOON Unscrolled, LINE MANGA, and eBookJapan, among others. Join us and work with some of the biggest artists, IP, and fandoms in comics! #WEBTOON
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