Graphic Designer (Freelance)

Sur-Ryl Marketing; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 84,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work (U.S.-based)

Job summary

Sur-Ryl Marketing seeks a mid-to-senior freelance graphic designer to join our bench and deliver polished, on-brand visuals with minimal hand-holding.

You’ll translate direction into original work across digital and print, focusing on layout, hierarchy, and visual storytelling within established brand systems. Remote, U.S.-based engagements with a preference for a flat monthly rate; hourly rate also considered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional design experience, ideally including agency work.
• Strong portfolio of original design across digital and print.
• Ability to take direction and deliver without step-by-step instructions.
• Fluency with established brand guidelines and design systems.

Responsibilities

• Translate creative direction into strong, original work across marketing materials.
• Ensure layout, hierarchy, and visual storytelling are executed accurately within brand systems.
• Create asset packs for campaigns, social graphics, web visuals, and presentations.
• Produce branded templates and print collateral such as brochures and event materials.

Skills

Brand design

Layout & hierarchy

Visual storytelling

Agency experience

Communication

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Figma

Canva

Job description

Sur-Ryl Marketing (SM) is a story-led marketing agency partnering with mission-driven organizations across government, nonprofit, and corporate sectors. We're building out our freelance design bench and looking for a mid-to-senior graphic designer who can drop into a range of client work and deliver polished, on-brand visuals with minimal hand-holding.

About the Role

• You'll translate creative direction into strong, original work across marketing and communications materials. You won't be starting from templates.
• This role requires a real understanding of layout, hierarchy, and visual storytelling, along with the ability to execute accurately within established brand systems.

We're Seeking Someone Who:

• Has 5+ years of professional design experience, ideally including agency work
• Brings a strong portfolio of original, thoughtful design across digital and print
• Can take creative direction and run with it, rather than needing step-by-step instruction
• Works fluently within established brand guidelines and design systems
• Is detail-oriented, dependable, and communicates clearly

You'll Work On:

• Campaign assets, social graphics, and web visuals
• Presentations, reports, and one-pagers
• Branded templates and visual systems
• Print collateral including brochures and event materials

Tools:

• Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign required. Figma required. Canva a plus.

Working Style & Compensation

Freelance engagements with potential for ongoing work. Remote, U.S.-based. We prefer a flat monthly rate for consistent, ongoing collaboration, with hourly considered for variable or short-term work. In your application, please share both your preferred monthly rate and your hourly rate.