Designer (Freelance)
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About this role
About Us
Join Hovercraft to create high-profile, culturally influential work for leading brands. Projects include visual systems, campaigns, story-driven environments, immersive digital installations, and browser-based experiences.
The Role
The role requires originating bold concepts while working within brand systems. Collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team and work independently with confidence. Skills in illustration, animation, or spatial design are a plus.
What You’ll Do
- Take ideas from concept through final handoff alongside creatives, technologists, producers, and leadership.
- Develop original design directions and refine work within established brand guidelines and visual centers.
- Combine conceptual thinking with strong craft and attention to detail while being responsible for the completeness of your work.
- Adapt to different brand styles and visual directions, spotting opportunities for unexpected interactive, environmental, or animation outputs.
- Find outside inspiration, and bring new thinking and ideas into the studio.
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in a similar role
- Proficiency in Figma and/or Adobe Creative Cloud
- Strong portfolio showing solid fundamentals, attention to detail, inventive design thinking and high-level execution in brand experience work
- A collaborative team player that is highly motivated, pro-active and positive.
- Excellent organization and time management skills to meet deadlines across multiple projects in a remote work setting.
- Illustration, animation or spatial design side hustles
The salary range for this position is starts at $60 hourly. Hourly rate is determined by a combination of factors that include qualifications, applicable skills, relevant experience and other budgetary considerations such as location/geography.
Hovercraft is a remote-first company, working primarily on Pacific and Mountain time. You must be eligible to work in the US as a 1099 contractor.
Recruitment Notice
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