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Visual Designer

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A fast-growing consumer brand is seeking a part-time Visual Designer with strong marketing and video experience to help elevate its brand aesthetic and digital presence. This role is ideal for a designer who blends creative storytelling with performance-driven design, especially across paid social and digital advertising platforms.

You’ll play a key role in translating an established brand strategy into compelling, high-performing visual assets—particularly short-form video ads—while helping modernize the overall look and feel.

What You’ll Do

Design high-impact static and video ads for platforms including Meta and Google Performance Max

Create short-form, low-production video content optimized for performance marketing (e.g., pre-roll, social ads)

Translate brand strategy and guidelines into engaging marketing assets

Collaborate closely with

Brand Strategist

Paid Ads Specialist

Social Media Manager

Email Strategist

Web/Content team (site banners, digital assets)

Help define and maintain a consistent visual identity across all digital channels

Contribute proactive creative ideas and concepts, not just execution

Potentially explore and advocate for new channels (e.g., TikTok) and help execute strategy

What We’re Looking For

4+ years of experience in visual design within marketing/advertising

Strong portfolio showcasing

Paid social ads (static + video)

Performance-driven creative work

Experience designing for

Meta (Facebook/Instagram)

Google Performance Max / YouTube pre-roll

Ability to create engaging short-form video content (animation or motion preferred)

Background working with consumer brands or agencies

Strong understanding of audience-driven design and conversion-focused creative

Proactive, concept-driven thinker who can generate original ideas

Tools & Skills

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Motion/video tools (After Effects or similar)

Familiarity with performance marketing creative best practices

Nice to Have

Experience developing or contributing to a TikTok content strategy

Understanding of rapid testing environments for ad creative

Experience working in lean, fast-moving teams

Aesthetic Direction

We’re looking for a designer who can elevate the brand visually by:

Moving toward a more image-driven, lifestyle-focused aesthetic

Bringing a “raw,” authentic, modern feel to content

Creating work that resonates with a younger, design-conscious audience

Taking inspiration from leading lifestyle brands while maintaining a unique identity

Engagement Details

Part-time: ~20 hours/week

Contract Duration: Through January (with evaluation for extension)

Start: ASAP

Why This Role Matters

This role fills a critical gap—bringing video and elevated design into performance marketing efforts—and will have a direct impact on brand perception and customer acquisition.

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Job Type

Job Type
Full Time
Location
San Francisco, CA

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