Remote Freelance Design Lead — Branding & Digital Campaigns

Understory; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 117,000; Part time

Job summary

Understory, an independent creative agency in Denver, is seeking a freelance designer to lead creative work from brief to delivery. Start with 5–10 hours weekly, with potential to grow into a larger role as the agency scales.

You'll collaborate with strategists, designers, and art directors on branding, campaigns, and digital experiences, using Figma as the primary tool and Adobe Creative Cloud as needed. Remote-friendly, local presence helpful.

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio of design work for brands, campaigns, or digital projects.
• Excellent design fundamentals: typography, composition, visual storytelling.
• Proficient in Figma and comfortable with Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience with branding, campaign design, and digital/web design.
• Able to take a project from brief to delivery with ownership and independence.
• Conceptual thinker with an understanding of strategy behind the work.
• Curious, resourceful, and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Lead design projects from initial concept through final execution.
• Develop brand identities, visual systems, campaigns, and digital experiences.
• Translate briefs and strategy into thoughtful, distinctive design.
• Work primarily in Figma, with Adobe Creative Cloud as needed.
• Bring fresh ideas and strong creative thinking to the work.
• Collaborate with strategists, designers, art directors, and partners.
• Present thinking, incorporate feedback, and refine work.
• Prepare organized, production-ready files and deliverables.

Skills

Portfolio

Typography

Composition

Visual storytelling

Figma proficiency

Adobe Creative Cloud

Branding

Campaign design

Digital/web design

Take project from brief to delivery

Conceptual thinking

Ownership

Collaboration

Curiosity / adaptability

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Understory, an independent creative agency in Denver, is seeking a freelance designer to lead creative work from brief to delivery. Start with 5–10 hours weekly, with potential to grow into a larger role as the agency scales.

You'll collaborate with strategists, designers, and art directors on branding, campaigns, and digital experiences, using Figma as the primary tool and Adobe Creative Cloud as needed. Remote-friendly, local presence helpful.