Senior Visual Designer Role - FREELANCER

Are you a creative problem-solver who is flexible, organized, and detail-oriented? We're looking for highly skilled independent Senior Visual Designers to collaborate with us on diverse client projects! If you have a keen eye for design, a love for pushing boundaries, and a portfolio that speaks volumes, we want to hear from you.

Designerds partners with talented independent designers to provide expert support for our clients' in-house teams. Our streamlined onboarding process ensures a quick start for successful project integration.

This role is offered on a contract basis for project-specific engagements.

About the Opportunity

As a Senior Visual Designer, you'll be working on a variety of design tasks, including production design, digital design (including web and UI/UX), corporate identity, marketing/advertising, and product design as we serve clients in a myriad of diverse industries. Print and packaging experience is a plus. You should have strong graphic design and layout skills, with an understanding of industry-standard communication design principles.

You're an expert observer — always noticing the details in life, learning about the world around you, and using the art of noticing to solve problems.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop effective, on-brand, and on-strategy creative including (but not limited to): concepts, sketches, storyboards, wireframes, final digital assets (i.e. landing pages, banners, graphics, packaging renders, resized assets, social media graphics, banner ads, illustrations, simple animations/gifs), etc., delighting our clients by delivering consistently high-quality design.

• Collaborate effectively with project managers and relevant Designerds team members to fulfill client needs and deliver exceptional design.

• Communicate directly with client teams and Designerds coworkers in a clear, professional, and timely manner via Slack, email, and video conferencing.

• Work autonomously and as part of a project team to complete daily design requests.

• Create detailed documentation of client design specifications.

• Be comfortable with evolving project requirements and shifting priorities.

• Proactive in keeping current with design trends and technologies to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Required Experience & Skills

• 4+ years of experience as a visual designer in a Creative Agency, In-House Design Team, or equivalent.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, preferably in Art, Graphic Design, or related field.

• Proficiency in standard design tools: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, Google Suite, Keynote and PPT.

• Proficiency in basic video editing and animation using After Effects.

• Ability to clearly present design ideas, concepts, and projects, as well as take design instruction and criticism.

• Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively and meet project deadlines independently.

• A strong understanding of social media and other digital social platforms.

• Excellent oral and written English communication skills; strong interpersonal skills.

• Ability to speak/hear clearly in video conference (Zoom/Google Meet).

• A design portfolio is REQUIRED for consideration.

Project Scope & Compensation

• Engagement Type: Project-based contract. Specific project durations will be communicated per engagement.

• Compensation: Competitive hourly rate/project fee based on experience and scope.

About Designerds

Founded in 2014 in San Francisco, CA, we now work 100% remotely with great success, and have team members located throughout North America.

We’re not your typical creative agency. We embed our agency-trained creatives directly within in-house teams, already onboarded and prepped with all the particulars of the brand and internal processes before work is begun. This saves our clients time and bandwidth getting contractors up and running, alleviates burnout, and allows for continuous coverage of production needs — no more downtime when vacations, illness, or the unforeseen occur.

Why join us? We have a lot to offer. Here are but a few of our perks:

• A friendly, inviting work environment with easygoing, collaborative teammates
• Really, truly 100% remote
• Flexible time-off / holiday policy

Designerds is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without attention to ethnicity, appearance, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran or disability status.