Production Designer, OkayAfrica

Areya Media; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Evenings & weekends flexibility

Disabilities accommodations

Job summary

OkayAfrica, a dynamic music and culture brand, seeks a Production Designer to translate bold creative direction into polished, on-brand visuals across social, editorial, and campaigns. You’ll work closely with the Creative Director and team to ship fast without sacrificing craft, with an emphasis on typography, color, and layout fidelity.

Expect a hybrid workflow in New York, comfortable with fast-paced projects, shoots, and weekend needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a graphic designer with polished, production-ready work.
• Ability to turn creative direction into on-brand, high-quality visuals.
• Strong typography, color theory, and design fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Built assets for paid social media campaigns.
• Designed for newsletters.
• Created graphics for editorial stories.
• Produced graphics and edited video for social media.
• Designed websites with basic UX/UI chops.

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Premiere Pro / Final Cut Pro

After Effects

Audacity / Audition / Pro Tools

Webflow

HTML & CSS

Blender

Job description

Bring big creative ideas to life, at speed. As Production Designer, you'll take OkayAfrica's creative vision and turn it into polished, on-brand design across every platform — moving fast, staying sharp on details, and helping the Creative team ship work that looks as good as the culture it represents.

You'll take direction from the Creative Director and turn concepts into finished, production-ready design for the OkayAfrica brand. Expect a mix of fast-turnaround social and editorial work alongside bigger campaign builds all held to a high bar for craft, consistency, and attention to detail. You'll also have a real voice in shaping ideas along the way, not just executing someone else's.

Programs (proficient to expert-level)

• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Figma
• Premiere Pro / Final Cut Pro
• After Effects
• Audacity, Audition, or Pro Tools

Nice to have

• Webflow
• HTML & CSS
• Blender

Comfortable with

• DSLR cameras for photo and video
• Studio lighting
• Podcast audio engineering

You're not just fast and accurate, you're culturally fluent. You know what it takes to make a piece of work, or a brand, famous, newsworthy, and worth people's time and attention.

• Built assets for paid social media campaigns.
• Designed for newsletters.
• Created graphics for editorial stories.
• Produced graphics and edited video for social media.
• Applied a strong foundation in design principles, typography, and color theory.
• Designed websites, with basic UX/UI chops.
• Working in a music media environment or agency — you get the pace and the culture.
• 5+ years of experience as a graphic designer, with a track record of turning creative direction into polished, production-ready work.

You'll help shape the visual voice of a brand already at the center of how the world experiences African music and culture. Expect a fast-moving, collaborative Creative team, real trust in your execution, and work you'll be proud to put in your portfolio.

• Hybrid — a mix of remote flexibility and possibly in-person collaboration
• Some nights and weekends as needed for shoots and events
• Reasonable accommodations available for candidates with disabilities

OkayAfrica offers a competitive contractor rate:

• Rate: $1,500 - $2,500/month (depends on experience)

OkayAfrica is committed to defining and amplifying African music, culture, and the voices of the creators and communities driving it forward.

Our Creative team continuously innovates and amplifies OkayAfrica's brand narrative through bold multimedia and experiential programming centered on African music and culture.