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# Art Director at LABHOUSE 

- **Company:** LABHOUSE 
- **Location:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/labhouse/6a7bcede-2fa4-4045-ab1f-d20f246807fc

## Job description

Labhouse is a fast-growing startup that builds, launches, and scales its own AI & Productivity Apps, operating under a subscription-based business model. Based in Barcelona, Labhouse was founded by Andrés Bou and Horacio Martos (Co-Founders of SocialPoint). We operate at the intersection of mobile technology, AI, and product-driven growth, with a strong focus on experimentation and performance. Would you like to make an impact as part of a company that builds the best mobile apps used by millions of users worldwide? If so, discover your next challenge below.

About the Role: As Art Director, you will set the design vision for Labhouse and be accountable for the quality and impact of the experience across our whole app portfolio. Working as a direct partner to the CEO and Head of Product, you will decide how design is done in the company: the standards, the process, the team and the level of craft that sets our apps apart. This is a leadership role with deep craft and hands-on work. You will set the strategy and build the design team, and still step in on the work that matters most, from defining a new app's concept to reviewing the final pixels, animations and store assets. You will own the design system across all products, make sure every launch meets a best-in-class bar, and tie design decisions directly to business results: activation, retention, conversion and store performance.

What you'll own:

- Design vision and strategy: define the UI/UX principles, visual language and quality bar for the whole portfolio, and bring them to every product decision at leadership level.
- 0→1 launches: lead the experience for new apps from concept to launch, including research, benchmarking, prototyping and validation with real users.
- Craft and production quality: set the standard for every asset we ship: UI, illustrations, icons, motion, animations, store screenshots and videos, and make sure what engineering ships matches what was designed.
- Measurable design impact: work with Product and Data to turn onboarding, paywall, core flow and store-asset improvements into measurable gains in activation, conversion, retention and store conversion rate.
- Design system at scale: own a portfolio-wide design system that lets us launch new apps faster while keeping consistency and craft.
- AI-native design workflows: introduce AI tools into research, ideation, asset creation and prototyping to multiply the team's output.
- Build and scale design teams: hiring, mentoring and developing senior talent.

About You: Craft and technical expertise:

- Solid track record in product, UX/UI, or visual design, including leading design teams or a design function.
- Experience leading the design of consumer mobile apps from scratch to scale (ideally millions of users), with clear business impact you can quantify.
- A portfolio that shows both exceptional craft and strategic thinking: from early concepts to shipped, high-performing products.
- An artistic eye for color, composition, typography and motion, able to lead and review any type of asset.
- Mastery of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, and the ability to jump in hands-on.
- Deep knowledge of iOS and Android design guidelines, and of how to go beyond them to create distinctive experiences.

Product and business focus:

- Experience owning design strategy at leadership level and influencing founders and executives on product direction.
- A product-first mindset: you think in user problems, hypotheses and outcomes, not just screens.
- Comfortable working with data: you use analytics, A/B tests and store metrics to guide and defend design decisions.
- Strong understanding of consumer app monetization (subscriptions, paywalls, onboarding) and how design moves it.
- Self-driven and entrepreneurial, with high ownership and comfort working directly with founders in a fast-paced environment.

Communication:

- Fluent in spoken and written English
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, and marketing.

Nice to Have:

- Experience in a portfolio or app studio model, managing design across several products at the same time.

What we Offer:

- Remote work from anywhere in Spain. If you are based in Barcelona, we would love for you to join us at the office (Barcelona Tech City) at least two days a week.
- Flexible working hours.
- Permanent contract with competitive compensation.
- High-end equipment for your development.
- A top entrepreneurial team in a dynamic startup environment.
- Opportunity to lead, grow, and take on big challenges.
- Work with cutting-edge technologies, including the chance to integrate AI models into new apps.

Hiring Process

- TA Interview – Initial conversation to get to know each other and understand your background.
- CEO – Deep dive into your product thinking, design experience, and fit with the team.
- Technical Case – Practical exercise to assess your product, analytical, and strategic capabilities.
- Final Interview – Final conversation to ensure alignment on expectations, culture, and role fit.

You should Know: Labhouse is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. However you identify or whatever your journey to this point, we welcome all candidates to apply for the position that inspires them. Come join us and help us build a company that everyone is proud to be part of.

## About LABHOUSE 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Labhouse is a Barcelona-based startup studio that builds category-defining, AI-powered mobile applications used by over 100 million people globally.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Startup Studio, pre-IPO)
- **Headquarters**: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Pier 01, Barcelona Tech City)
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Horacio Martos Borja (Co-founder & CEO) [theorg.com](https://theorg.com/org/labhouse)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: AI-powered mobile applications / Productivity Software
- Target customers: B2C consumers (primarily) and SMBs (via Invoice Fly)
- Mission or purpose statement: "Creating software that makes people's lives easier" by focusing on "productivity tools and AI-first consumer apps used by millions around the world" [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)

## Products & Services
- **[Cleaner GO]**: A privacy-first utility app for cleaning, organizing, and managing device storage (contacts, photos) with on-device AI, zero cloud storage. Over 28 million downloads. [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/our-apps/)
- **[Invoice Fly]**: A cross-platform invoicing tool for freelancers and SMBs. Used by over 9 million businesses to create invoices, send quotes, and manage payments. [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/our-apps/)
- **[Summary AI]**: An AI-powered tool that generates summaries, action items, and insights from meetings, documents, and transcripts. Processes over 4 million summaries per month, with +412% week-over-week growth. [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Over 100 million total downloads across 50 countries; 62% D30 retention in 14 markets [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed (backed by pier 01, Barcelona Tech City ecosystem)
- **Growth Signals**: 50+ employees and growing; strong product-market fit evidenced by high retention rates; new app releases and rapid iteration cycles (TestFlight in 21 days) [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Studio model**: One integrated team across product, design, engineering, AI, and growth — enabling faster shipping and tighter feedback loops compared to siloed organizations.
- **Small, lethal teams**: Teams built around one designer, two engineers, and one growth lead — no layers, no committees, maximizing velocity. [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)
- **AI-native by design**: Rethink loops and workflows from scratch to make AI feel "invisible and obvious," rather than bolting LLMs onto legacy screens. [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)
- **Data-driven growth**: "CAC, LTV, retention, and engagement are part of the product from day one. We build for long-term usage, not short-term hype." [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)
- **Localized launches**: Pricing, copy, and metadata tuned per locale, never auto-translated — giving global reach with local relevance. [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)

## Strategic Focus
- Continuing to scale existing apps (Cleaner GO, Invoice Fly, Summary AI) in Tier-1 and long-tail Asian markets.
- Building new AI-native mobile experiences through rapid prototyping (four-phase sprint: Concept → Build → Launch → Scale).
- Deepening monetization through subscription models and internationalization.
- Hiring aggressively for AI, engineering, and growth roles to support expansion. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/labhouse](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/labhouse)

## Why Work Here
- **Talent density**: Small, high-ownership teams where "talent compounds when nobody hides." [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)
- **Hybrid workspace**: Flexible remote/on-site policy; office at Pier 01 in Barcelona's tech hub. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/labhouse-mobile-s-l)
- **Builders, not pointers**: Emphasis on hands-on builders who care about craft, not managers who delegate. [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)
- **Fast iteration**: "We ship a TestFlight in weeks, not months" — real signals drive decisions, not politics. [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)
- **Impact at scale**: Products used by millions daily across 50+ countries; chance to work on apps with proven traction.
- **Culture**: Described as "a small team of curious minds, obsessive product builders, and action-oriented problem solvers" who believe productivity software is "never finished." [labhouse.io](https://labhouse.io/)

## Sources
1. [labhouse.io — Company website](https://labhouse.io/)
2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/labhouse — Careers page](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/labhouse)
3. [builtin.com — Company profile and jobs](https://builtin.com/company/labhouse-mobile-s-l)
4. [theorg.com — Org chart and leadership](https://theorg.com/org/labhouse)
5. [labhouse.io/our-apps — Product portfolio](https://labhouse.io/our-apps/)

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