Designer (Freelance)

Hovercraft; United States; Remote; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

1099 contractor

Job summary

Hovercraft is a remote-first studio seeking a designer with 5+ years in brand experience. You will originate bold concepts and collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team, delivering high‑quality visuals across brand systems and potentially interactive outputs.

Proficiency in Figma or Adobe Creative Cloud is expected, with a portfolio showing solid fundamentals and inventive design thinking. This freelance/contract role requires independence and strong time management while working on

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar design role.
• Proficiency in Figma and/or Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating brand experience, detail, and inventive thinking.
• Collaborative team player with proactive, positive attitude.
• Excellent organization and time management for multiple projects in a remote setting.
• Illustration, animation or spatial design side projects.

Responsibilities

• Take ideas from concept through final handoff with 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.

Skills

Illustration

Animation

Spatial design

Collaboration

Time management

Remote collaboration

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

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 isstarts 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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