Production Designer Freelance

Monks; Hilversum; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks is seeking a talented production designer to advance skills in digital asset and content design. You will craft static visuals for product interfaces, social media, and display ads while collaborating with a global team across time zones.

The role emphasizes pixel-perfect quality, independent ownership, and contributing to multiple production stages, from styling to language versioning and layout optimization.

Qualifications

• Around 6 years of experience crafting digital ads and assets.
• Solid Photoshop and Illustrator skills; Sketch skills are a bonus.
• Master the art of silhouetting and additional retouching skills are a plus.
• Keep files, layers and folders well-organized, even if you’re a creative mess outside of Photoshop.
• Take charge of tasks independently, collaborate with clients, and proactively lead projects.
• Contribute to different stages of production; from styles and layouts to cutting formats and language versioning.
• Creating balanced and beautiful layouts is second nature.
• Look for process efficiencies and handle repetitive tasks while staying focused.
• Well-versed in English, production tricks, and cat videos.
• Clear communicator and happy to work with designers from around the world.

Responsibilities

• Specialize in design of static visuals for product interfaces, social media, and display ads.
• Work with a team of designers, illustrators, animators, editors, and art directors across time zones.
• Harmonize speed, style, and scale to produce assets at a steady pace.
• Ensure pixel-perfect quality and coordinate with QA testers.

Skills

Independent work

Project leadership

Layout design

English communication

Cross-cultural collaboration

Time management

Quality focus

Creative thinking

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

Sketch

Job description

Monks is seeking a talented production designer to further their skills in digital asset and content design.

**Responsibilities: **

• In this role, you’ll specialize in the design of static visuals for a wide variety of channels, including product interfaces, social media, and display advertising.
• You work as part of a dedicated team of designers, illustrators, animators, editors, and art directors who produce world-class work across time zones.
• The job is about harmonizing speed, style, and scale to produce loads of good-looking assets at a steady pace.
• Pixel perfectness is important. You safeguard quality at all times and work together with QA testers.

**About you: **

The essentials:

• For this role, we’re looking for a designer with around 6 years of experience crafting digital ads and assets.
• You have solid Photoshop and Illustrator skills. Sketch skills are a bonus.
• You need to master the art of silhouetting, and additional retouching skills are a plus.
• You know how to keep your files, layers, and folders super-organized, even if you’re a creative mess outside of Photoshop.
• You can take charge of tasks independently, collaborate with clients, and proactively lead projects.
• You can contribute to different stages of the production process; from setting styles and layouts to cutting formats and language versioning.
• Creating balanced and beautiful layouts is your second nature.
• You are always on the lookout for process efficiencies.
• You can handle repetitive tasks and stay focused.
• You are well-versed in English, production tricks, and cat videos.
• You are a clear communicator and are happy to work with designers from all over the world.

**About Monks **

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.

This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.