Graphic Designer - (Independent Contractor -1099)

Hakes Brothers; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Hakes Brothers is seeking a talented Graphic Designer to support our marketing team on a contract basis, with potential to move to full-time. You will craft digital and print assets, maintain brand consistency, and contribute to campaigns across social, email, and web.

The role requires strong visual design, marketing awareness, and content execution to elevate a premium homebuilder brand while remaining approachable and results-driven.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of professional graphic design experience in brand-driven industries.
• Strong portfolio across digital and print, social media, emails, and presentations.
• Experience with video editing and marketing asset production.

Responsibilities

• Design a wide range of marketing materials for digital and print use, including social graphics, flyers, brochures, signage, and presentations.
• Support social media management with graphic creation, planning, and campaign-aligned execution.
• Assist with marketing copy, headlines, and messaging reflecting brand voice.
• Create and edit branded emails and landing page visuals within HubSpot or similar tools.
• Produce polished presentations for internal meetings, sales support, and external audiences.
• Develop visual assets for websites and landing pages with conversion focus.
• Edit short-form video content for campaigns and brand storytelling.

Skills

Graphic design

Branding

Layout design

Video editing

Content writing

Social media graphics

Email design

Presentation design

Canva

HubSpot Marketing Suite

Portfolio development

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or marketing

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Canva

HubSpot Marketing Suite

Job description

Graphic Designer, Contract to Hire

Hakes Brothers is seeking a talented Graphic Designer to support our growing marketing team on a contract basis, with the potential to transition into a full-time role as a member of the Hakes Brothers team.

This role is ideal for a creative professional who can bring strong visual design skills, marketing awareness, and content execution together in a way that supports a premium homebuilding brand while remaining approachable, polished, and results-driven. The right candidate will be able to create compelling visual assets across digital, print, email, social media, presentations, and sales support materials, while helping maintain brand consistency across markets.

Position Overview: The Graphic Designer will be responsible for developing high quality creative assets that support marketing campaigns, community promotion, brand storytelling, and internal communications. This individual should be comfortable working across a variety of formats, balancing design excellence with deadlines, business goals, and audience needs.

This role requires both creative execution and strategic thinking. The ideal candidate understands how strong design supports lead generation, brand perception, customer engagement, and the overall homebuyer journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Design a wide range of marketing materials for digital and print use, including social media graphics, flyers, brochures, signage, presentations, email graphics, landing page visuals, and other branded collateral
• Support social media management through graphic creation, light content planning, post formatting, and creative execution aligned with brand standards and campaign goals
• Assist with creative writing needs related to marketing assets, including headlines, captions, supporting copy, and messaging that reflects the Hakes Brothers voice and positioning
• Create and edit branded email designs within the HubSpot Marketing Suite or similar platforms
• Design professional, polished presentations for internal meetings, leadership updates, sales support, and external audiences
• Develop visual assets for website and landing page updates, with awareness of digital best practices and conversion-focused design
• Edit short-form video content for marketing campaigns, social media, brand storytelling, and promotional use
• Maintain brand consistency across all materials, ensuring design work reflects Hakes Brothers standards, tone, and visual identity
• Collaborate closely with marketing, sales, and other internal stakeholders to execute projects that support company priorities and community-level needs
• Manage multiple projects at once while staying organized, meeting deadlines, and maintaining quality across deliverables
• Prepare production-ready files for vendors, printers, digital publishing, and internal use
• Organize source files, creative libraries, templates, and version control for ongoing efficiency and team collaboration

Required Skills And Qualifications

• Three to five years of professional graphic design experience, preferably in homebuilding, real estate, lifestyle, hospitality, or another brand-driven industry. Experience should include digital and print design, social media creative, email design, presentation design, and light video editing.
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or marketing preferred but not required if portfolio and experience are in line with our needs.
• Proven experience in graphic design, preferably in real estate, homebuilding, lifestyle, retail, hospitality, or another brand-driven industry
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high quality work across digital, print, social media, presentations, and marketing campaigns
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign
• Proficiency in Canva for efficient brand-compliant design creation and template management
• Experience with video editing tools and short-form content production
• Experience with HubSpot Marketing Suite, especially email design and marketing asset creation
• Experience in website and landing page design
• Strong presentation design skills, with the ability to organize information clearly and visually
• Understanding of social media creative best practices across major platforms
• Strong written communication and creative writing skills for marketing-focused messaging
• Ability to work within established brand guidelines while also bringing fresh, thoughtful creative ideas
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management
• Ability to take direction, incorporate feedback, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams