UpCrafted.co — Where Creatives Level Up
The creative industry's all-in-one resource hub. Design news, curated job listings, career tools, free resources, and a Pro leadership dashboard — built for designers, art directors, and creative leaders.
About UpCrafted
UpCrafted is a curated creative industry platform that brings together the best design resources, job listings, career tools, and industry news in one place. Whether you're a junior designer looking for your first role, a mid-career creative exploring new specialties, or a creative director leading a team, UpCrafted has resources tailored to your stage. The platform features a free tier with news, jobs, resources, deals, and a career quiz, plus a Pro dashboard with live industry data, interactive leadership toolkits, and executive-level job intelligence.
Design News & Industry Headlines
Stay current with the creative industry through curated RSS feeds covering graphic design, branding, UX/UI, motion design, advertising, AI for creatives, and typography. Sources include It's Nice That, Creative Review, Communication Arts, AIGA Eye on Design, Smashing Magazine, Colossal, School of Motion, and more. Updated daily with the latest articles, trends, and thought leadership from across the design world.
Categories covered: Design & Branding, AI for Creatives, Motion & Video, Advertising, Typography & Lettering, and Architecture & Interiors.
Creative Job Board — Design Jobs at Top Companies
Browse curated creative job openings from companies like Mailchimp, Notion, Duolingo, Figma, Spotify, Stripe, Linear, Airbnb, Headspace, Shopify, Pentagram, Google, Canva, Squarespace, Vercel, Patagonia, and Slack. Roles span graphic design, UX design, product design, brand design, motion design, illustration, UX research, and creative leadership.
Featured Creative Jobs
- Senior Graphic Designer at Mailchimp — Join the brand team shaping Mailchimp's distinctive illustration-forward identity across campaigns and product.
- Brand Designer at Notion — Design brand systems and marketing creative for one of the fastest-growing productivity tools in the world.
- UX Designer at Duolingo — Design learning experiences for 100M+ monthly users. Gamification, accessibility, and engagement at scale.
- Product Designer at Figma — Help design the design tool. Work on features used by millions of designers and developers every day.
- Motion Designer at Spotify — Create motion systems for editorial, marketing, and product surfaces across Spotify's global platforms.
- Visual Designer at Stripe — Craft world-class visuals for the internet's financial infrastructure. Documentation, marketing, and product.
- Senior Designer at Airbnb — Join one of the most design-driven companies in tech. Products used by travelers and hosts in 220+ countries.
- UX Researcher at Google — Conduct research shaping the next generation of Search, Maps, and AI products used by billions.
- Lead Designer at Canva — Lead product design initiatives for the platform democratizing design for 190M+ monthly active users.
- Design Manager at Shopify — Lead a team of product designers building commerce tools for millions of merchants. Remote-first culture.
Browse More Creative Job Boards
UpCrafted also aggregates listings from top creative job boards including Dribbble Jobs, Behance Jobs, AIGA Design Jobs, We Work Remotely, Wellfound (AngelList), Remotive, Himalayas, Working Not Working, Creativepool, and If You Could Jobs.
Pro Leadership Dashboard — For Creative Directors & Design Leaders
The UpCrafted Pro Dashboard is a premium resource built specifically for creative directors, VPs of design, heads of brand, and other creative leaders. It features live industry data, interactive toolkits, and executive job intelligence.
What's Inside Pro
- Industry Overview — Live market snapshot with hiring trends, salary benchmarks, top sourcing channels, and workforce metrics for the creative industry.
- Hiring & Compensation Data — Salary bands for creative roles from Junior Designer to Chief Creative Officer. Comp data across agencies, in-house teams, and tech companies. Benchmarks updated with 2025–2026 market data.
- Workforce & Culture Insights — Remote vs. hybrid vs. in-office trends, team structure benchmarks, and creative culture frameworks.
- Market Landscape — Industry growth metrics, agency revenue trends, tech company design team headcount, and M&A activity in the creative sector.
- Leadership Job Board — Executive creative roles: VP of Design at Google, Head of Design at Meta, VP of Design at OpenAI, SVP of Digital Experience at Disney, VP of Design at Shopify, Creative Director at Patagonia, and more. Each listing includes company intelligence — stock performance, M&A history, headwinds/tailwinds analysis, and executive notes.
- Toolkit Library — Interactive toolkits for hiring, onboarding, portfolio reviews, salary negotiations, project scoping, and team culture building.
- Hiring Toolkit — Role-specific interview scorecards, job description templates, portfolio review rubrics, and hiring process frameworks.
- Print & Production Directory — 50 vetted print vendors — national, regional, and boutique partners with ratings, certifications, specialties, and contact information.
- Awards & Events Calendar — Submission deadlines, entry fees, and strategy guides for D&AD, Cannes Lions, The One Show, Communication Arts, Webby Awards, AIGA competitions, and more.
Curated Design Resources
UpCrafted maintains a curated library of creative resources across multiple categories:
- Design Tools — Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, Affinity Designer (now free via Canva), Canva, Framer, and more. Reviews, comparisons, and free alternatives.
- Books — Essential reads including Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton, Design as Art by Bruno Munari, Grid Systems by Josef Muller-Brockmann, and curated picks across branding, UX, typography, and creative leadership.
- Courses & Learning — Top courses from Domestika, Skillshare, Coursera, and free resources from Google UX Certificate, Interaction Design Foundation, and more.
- Inspiration Platforms — Dribbble, Behance, Awwwards, Savee.it, Muzli, Typewolf, Fonts In Use, and curated galleries.
- Free Archives — Open-source design assets, free font libraries, stock photo resources, icon sets, and UI kits.
- Magazines & Publications — Creative Review, Communication Arts, Eye Magazine, Print Magazine, It's Nice That, and design blogs.
- Podcasts — Design Better, Layout, Honest Designers, The Futur, Creative Boom, and more. Curated audio for creative professionals.
Creative Community — Events, Conferences & Awards
Connect with the creative community through annual events and conferences including AIGA Design Conference, Brand New Conference, OFFF Barcelona, Creative Works, D&AD Festival, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Adobe MAX, and Awwwards Conference. The community section also features links to design organizations, Slack groups, Discord servers, and local meetups for creative professionals.
Creative Tool Deals & Discounts
Handpicked deals, discounts, and free tiers on creative tools and services. Categories include design tools, AI for creatives, assets and templates, fonts and type, learning platforms, and productivity tools. Save on software like Figma, Canva Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud, Midjourney, and more.
Creative Career Quiz
Discover your creative persona with UpCrafted's interactive career quiz. Answer questions about your design preferences, work style, and creative goals to get a personalized roadmap. The quiz identifies your strengths across visual design, UX, branding, motion, illustration, and creative leadership — then recommends resources, job types, and learning paths tailored to your profile.