--- title: 'Junior Graphic Designer - Temporary at Exploding Kittens' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/junior-graphic-designer-temporary-exploding-kittens-los-angeles-r6131cr8r1n9' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-16' --- # Junior Graphic Designer - Temporary at Exploding Kittens - **Company:** Exploding Kittens - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA - **Compensation:** $30–$35/hr - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/explodingkittens/ba545c7b-f0ca-444a-8f3a-5c12371df046 ## Job description We’re looking for a talented and curious Junior Graphic Designer to join our creative team for a temporary assignment. This opportunity is ideal for an emerging designer eager to learn, contribute, and grow while working across a range of creative projects and visual disciplines. Working closely with senior creatives, you’ll help develop and execute visual concepts for lighthearted product and packaging design. You’ll bring strong design fundamentals, attention to detail, a collaborative spirit, and an openness to feedback. This is a temporary position and will be hired through one of our temp agency partners. ## WHAT YOU'LL DO - Support the development and execution of visual concepts for product and packaging design projects. - Collaborate with designers, illustrators, the creative director, and project managers to bring ideas to life. - Prepare production-ready files, ensuring accuracy and consistency across deliverables. - Participate in creative reviews and thoughtfully incorporate feedback. - Stay curious about design trends, tools, and emerging visual styles. - Keep design files, assets, and design systems organized and up to date. ## WHAT YOU'LL BRING - 1–3 years of design experience, including internships or relevant freelance work. - A strong foundation in typography, layout, composition, color, and visual hierarchy. - 1–3 of hands-on experience preparing production-ready files for consumer packaged goods (CPG), with strong technical skills in packaging artwork, dielines, prepress, and print file setup. - Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud. - A thoughtful eye for detail and a strong sense of visual craft. - The ability to take direction while contributing ideas and showing initiative. - A collaborative approach, curiosity, strong organizational skills, and an eagerness to grow. - A portfolio demonstrating strong visual thinking and design fundamentals. Please include your resume and a link to your design portfolio with your application. ## About Exploding Kittens ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Exploding Kittens designs and publishes party card games, mobile apps, and entertainment content that bring people together through humor and play. - **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; total funding $81.4M across multiple rounds) - **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, United States - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Elan Lee (former Xbox game designer) and Matthew Inman (founder of The Oatmeal) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Tabletop games / Entertainment / Digital games - **Target customers**: B2C – families, friends, and casual gamers of all ages - **Mission**: “To inspire people to connect, laugh, and play fun games in the physical world.” ## Products & Services - **[Exploding Kittens (card game)]**: The flagship party card game – the #1 most-backed project in Kickstarter history (219,000 backers, $8.7M raised). Over 20 million copies sold worldwide. - **[Kitty Letter (mobile app)]**: A free-to-play word-based mobile game. - **[Exploding Kittens (mobile app)]**: A premium app available on iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch, consistently a top 30 premium game. - **[Netflix series *Exploding Kittens*]**: An animated series in production, expanding the brand into streaming content. - **Other games**: Nearly 30 games in the portfolio, including expansions and spin-offs, available in 35+ languages. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $81.4M (as of 2025); Annual Revenue – approximately $4M (2025 estimate) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: TCG (led $30M venture round in 2019), Netflix (series partnership), Kickstarter (original crowdfunding platform) - **Growth Signals**: - Sold over 20 million games to date (up from 18M in earlier reports) - Workforce grew 3.2% YoY (51 employees as of 2025) - Active job postings increased 100% year-over-year (4 open roles) - Expanding into digital and streaming (Netflix series, mobile games) ## Competitive Advantages - **Brand & Community**: Massive cult following built on Kickstarter; strong brand recognition (“Exploding Kittens” is synonymous with modern party games). - **Creative Talent**: Founders with deep game design and viral web comic experience; team includes top talent from Netflix, Kickstarter, and major game studios. - **Distribution**: Products sold in 35+ languages and available in retail, e-commerce, and digital app stores. - **IP Ownership**: All original characters and designs (e.g., Taco Cat, Cattermelon) are proprietary, enabling cross-platform expansion. ## Strategic Focus - **Digital expansion**: Growing mobile app presence and launching a Netflix animated series to reach new audiences. - **Product diversification**: Continuing to release new physical games and expanding the mobile game portfolio. - **International growth**: Increasing distribution in non-English markets (employees in 5 countries). ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Highly collaborative, cross-departmental work environment; described as “motivated, well-selected people” with “remarkable expertise.” Emphasis on creativity, humor, and inclusion. - **Hybrid policy**: Flexible hybrid model – employees choose how they work best, with a cool office space in Los Angeles. On-site time is flexible. - **Perks**: 401(k) matching, paid parental leave, performance bonuses, relocation assistance, home-office stipend, pet-friendly office, commuter benefits, health/dental insurance, and learning opportunities (Lunch and Learns, online course subscriptions). - **Diversity**: Highly diverse management team; hiring practices promote diversity. - **Open roles**: Contract Game Designer, FP&A Manager/Senior Manager, Principal Game Developer, International Sales Manager. ## Sources 1. [jobs.lever.co/explodingkittens](https://jobs.lever.co/explodingkittens/) 2. [explodingkittens.com/pages/careers-team-and-culture](https://www.explodingkittens.com/pages/careers-team-and-culture) 3. [explodingkittens.com/pages/about-exploding-kittens](https://www.explodingkittens.com/pages/about-exploding-kittens) 4. [linkedin.com/company/exploding-kittens](https://linkedin.com/company/exploding-kittens) 5. 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