Brand Designer

Summary

Join Kit, an email-first operating system for creators, as a freelance Brand Designer! You'll be part of a remote team, creating marketing assets across various channels. Responsibilities include designing graphics, slide decks, web pages, and email templates. This 12-month contract (with potential extension) offers a monthly retainer of $4,500-$5,500 for approximately 20 hours/week. The ideal candidate possesses strong design skills, experience with SaaS product marketing, and proficiency in Figma. Collaboration with the in-house team is key, requiring effective communication and project management skills.

Requirements

• Prior experience designing assets to market a SaaS product
• A portfolio of work that showcases your ability to design creative and effective assets for various marketing channels
• A keen eye for design details like typography, iconography, illustration and motion
• The ability to respond well to feedback and communicate design decisions
• Strong project management and communication skills to keep stakeholders proactively informed on project status
• Confidence designing and creating systems in Figma
• Experience using, and a good understanding of, the Kit product
• The ability to be autonomous and self-motivated in a remote work environment
• The ability to collaborate effectively with our team based in US/Europe time zones, including joining occasional Zoom calls
• Belief in our mission, vision and values

Responsibilities

• Creating original and effective designs – both digital and print – for marketing collateral across our content, social media, advertising, email, events, training and sales channels as detailed above
• Ensuring that the assets they design meet the needs of the request and adhere to the Kit brand guidelines
• Meeting deadlines for projects, incorporating at least one business day for feedback at each stage of a project
• Creating and using components in our Figma brand design system and templates in Figma Slides to build and maintain brand consistency
• Keeping the status of their assigned projects up to date in our project management tool (Notion) and communicating with stakeholders in Notion and Slack about feedback and project status
• Providing multiple options or iterations on projects when briefed to

Benefits

• This contract is for 12 months, with the possibility of extending a further 12 months
• A monthly retainer for an average of 20 hours/week spread across at least 4 days each week
• The pay rate will be between $4,500 - $5,500/month, based on experience