Freelance Creative (Design, UX, Video, Motion)
M + R
Design
United States
Posted on Nov 20, 2024
We’re looking for creative freelancers!
We are building out a talent pool of graphic designers, motion designers, video editors, UX designers, and advertising specific copywriters 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 (or is a seasoned expert in any one channel!), is available on contract approximately 10 hours a week (some weeks/months could be zero, other weeks/months could be much higher), and has availability for last minute projects and edits with a tight turnaround. The freelance Creative 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).
About M+R’s work:
- We run advertising campaigns that raise money and create change for our clients. Great big ones you read about in the news and tiny ones you’ve never heard of that are saving lives. Lots of politically progressive groups -- Planned Parenthood, League of Conservation Voters, PETA. Environmental groups such as NRDC and Oceana, and our clients also include organizations that are working in the most dire situations in the world such as the International Rescue Committee.
- Day-to-day, we’re raising revenue, acquiring new donors and supporters, winning campaigns and elections, and improving brand and issue recognition.
- Critical to our success is clean, compelling, cutting-edge, user-centered design. That’s where you come in.
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
- Build out creative deliverables for small and large campaigns. These could be social graphics, banners, creative designs, videos, web pages - we are looking both for creative specialists & generalists with high level execution skills.
- This could look like:
- Own communication with internal M+R staff, through high level project & time management.
- Explain creative choices to client teams, and incorporate client team feedback into rounds of edits, often on tight timelines.
- Complete own work within the hours budgeted for their tasks, provide accurate hours estimates for projects, and complete work within agreed upon deadlines.
-Creating and editing digital graphics such as display banners, social media ads (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat), emails, and print.
-Creating and editing motion graphics for our clients’ advertising campaigns, including motion typography, animated illustrations, and video production.
-Creating concept sketches, style guides, storyboards, and moodboards.
-Creating wireframes, prototypes, mockups, and style tiles for branding + web.
Skills and experiences required for this role:
- 4+ years of digital design experience.
- Have worked for nonprofits, electoral campaigns, and/or other issue campaigns.
- Ability to edit existing design, web, and video projects
- Experience creating motion graphics, especially for social media platforms.
- Strong understanding of UI and UX.
- Mastery of programs such as: Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects.
- Great eye with colors, layout and typography.
- Ability to work and talk through designs with internal creative & development teams.
- Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and audience first design trends.
- 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.
- Successful experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Capability to tackle big projects by breaking them down into smaller pieces.
- Acute attention to detail and demonstrated ability to prioritize time to meet deadlines for multiple projects.
- Proven track record to successfully pick up new skills, including learning new technologies.
- Drive to seek what can be improved and offer ways to fix any potential roadblocks.
- Strong ability to relay your ideas clearly verbally and in writing.
Skills and experiences that are preferred, but not required:
- Have created ads using HTML5.
- Experience with Creatopy
Compensation:
- 4 years of digital design experience - $115/hour.
- 5+ years of digital design experience - $150/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).
As a firm we are committed to being an anti-racist, equitable, and inclusive organization where all staff feel welcomed, valued, and empowered, resulting in meaningful, rewarding, and enriching experiences throughout their careers here. We work to center our anti-racism, equity, and inclusion (AEI) values in all aspects of our work, so our culture, clientele, policies, and practices are reflective and affirming of people -- inclusive of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, immigration status, citizenship status, and so much more. We strongly encourage folks from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.