Direction
Define the audience, message, visual lane, and production plan before designing at full speed.
Meet our team
Meet the talented team who make all this happen.
Layer Nine keeps a lean creative core and builds around trusted specialists. Click a profile to expand the role, focus, and handoff details behind the work.
Daryl Cada
Founder / Creative and Motion Lead
Guides the visual direction, motion language, AI-assisted creative workflows, decks, event visuals, and final delivery standards.
- Focus
- Brand systems, motion, campaigns
- Best fit
- Launches that need clarity and speed
How we work
One creative thread, many production layers.
Production
Route the work through brand, motion, web, editorial, asset packaging, or launch support.
Review
Check clarity, consistency, file quality, and usefulness before delivery or publishing.
Support layers
Specialist support is shown as capabilities, not staff.
Brand Systems
Identity, campaign graphics, layouts, presentation polish, and reusable creative templates.
Motion and Video
Motion systems, title cards, social edits, LED visuals, reveal moments, and recap-ready assets.
Web and Marketplace
Portfolio pages, websites, digital assets, seller workflows, guest publishing, and launch systems.
We're hiring
Open roles for sharp creative collaborators.
Expand a role to see the kind of work, responsibilities, and portfolio signal we look for. When a role feels right, tap apply and the form will lock onto that opening.
Design Brand Designer / Template Builder Contract / remote / Remote
Create brand systems, presentation templates, campaign graphics, and editable marketplace assets.
About the role
This role supports launch systems, premium templates, and client-ready design files that need to be clean, editable, and easy to hand off.
What you'll do
Build visual systems and template families.
Prepare editable files for clients and marketplace buyers.
Translate campaign strategy into polished brand assets.
Good signal
Strong layout, typography, and file organization.
Comfort with Adobe or Canva-style template workflows.
Portfolio with brand, deck, or social design work.
Motion Motion Designer / Video Editor Project-based / Remote
Design motion moments, social edits, event visuals, title cards, and launch-ready video assets.
About the role
This role helps Layer Nine turn static systems into movement with clean rhythm, restrained effects, and delivery-ready files.
What you'll do
Edit short-form launch and recap videos.
Create motion graphics, title cards, and branded transitions.
Prepare exports for web, social, and event screens.
Good signal
Portfolio with motion or editing samples.
Comfort with After Effects, Premiere, CapCut, or similar tools.
Good eye for timing, clarity, and brand consistency.
Web Web Producer / Frontend Support Contract / remote / Remote
Help build landing pages, portfolio pages, digital asset experiences, and simple production-ready site updates.
About the role
This role supports web production where design polish, responsive behavior, and tidy handoff matter.
What you'll do
Build and update responsive page sections.
Prepare portfolio, blog, and marketplace pages.
Check mobile behavior before delivery.
Good signal
HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript comfort.
Good eye for spacing, responsive layout, and accessibility.
Portfolio or examples of shipped web pages.
Editorial Guest Writer / Creative Contributor Reviewed contributor / Remote
Pitch useful articles, tutorials, and creative workflow notes for designers, creators, and digital asset buyers.
About the role
This role supports the Layer Nine blog with practical, non-generic articles that help readers make better creative decisions.
What you'll do
Pitch clear article ideas with a reader benefit.
Write structured drafts for creative and marketplace audiences.
Provide examples, references, or workflow screenshots when useful.
Good signal
Strong writing sample or published article.
Clear point of view on design, AI, branding, marketing, or digital assets.
Comfort following editorial feedback.