We’re looking for mid to senior level graphic designers!
We are building out a talent pool of mid to senior-level graphic designers to help out one of the best firms in the do‑gooder business. The right person for this freelance role is a seasoned creative comfortable executing on original concepts alongside our in-house team of creative strategists, is comfortable building creative for various digital channels, is available on contract approximately 10 hours a week (some months could be zero, other months could be much higher), and has availability for last minute projects and edits with a tight turnaround. The graphic designer would need to respond to inquiries within 24‑hours and work in a timezone that overlaps with a timezone in the continental United States (PT, MT, CT, ET).
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
- Designing high-performing digital ad creative — display banners, social media ads (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat), and email — that stops the scroll and drives action.
- Developing and applying brand identity systems: typography, color, logo usage, and visual language across campaigns and channels.
- Developing strong visual concepts that align with strategy, audience insights, and campaign goals.
- Creating concept sketches/storyboards, style guides, moodboards, etc, that keep campaigns visually cohesive across deliverables.
- Designing web assets including wireframes, mockups, landing pages, and style tiles for branding and web projects.
- Designing multiple creative variants for A/B testing and performance learning.
- Collaborate with strategists, copywriters, and account teams to bring ideas to life.
- Translate briefs and feedback into polished, thoughtful creative.
- Help elevate creative quality and craft across campaigns.
- Own communication with internal M+R staff through high-level project and time management.
- Explain creative choices to client teams and incorporate feedback into rounds of edits, often on tight timelines.
- Complete work within budgeted hours, provide accurate time estimates, and deliver on agreed-upon deadlines.
Skills and experiences required for this role:
- 4+ years of digital design experience in agency.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality digital advertising and campaign work.
- Mastery of Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Exceptional visual design skills (typography, layout, color, composition).
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with multiple concurrent projects.
- Highly detail-oriented with strong production skills.
- Comfortable working within and extending existing brand systems.
- Ability to edit and iterate on existing design projects quickly and accurately.
- Strong understanding of how design performs across digital channels (social, display, email, web).
- Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and audience first design trends.
- Drive to seek what can be improved and offer ways to fix any potential roadblocks.
- Experience working with staff that are not designers – you can translate their requirements into a compelling design that meets the needs of our clients, while also staying true to design best practices.
- Strong ability to relay your ideas clearly verbally and in writing.
Skills and experiences that are preferred, but not required:
- Experience working with nonprofits, advocacy, or issue-based organizations.
- Experience with HTML5 ads.
- Experience working in Figma.
- Experience with Creatopy.
Compensation:
- $75 – $100 an hour
The fine print:
You must be working within the continental US and available in a timezone that overlaps with a timezone in the continental United States (PT, MT, CT, ET).
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