Hovercraft Verified

Designer (Freelance)

RemoteRemoteContract$60–$60 /hrPosted 1 month agoHidden Gem · Himalayas

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Required skills

Figma
Adobe Creative Cloud
brand experience
remote

Nice to have

illustration
animation
spatial design
campaigns
story-driven environments
digital installations

Role summary

Hovercraft is seeking a freelance Designer to create high-profile, culturally influential work for leading brands. The role involves originating bold concepts, developing original design directions, and refining work within brand systems. Responsibilities include collaborating with a cross-disciplinary team, managing projects from concept to handoff, and adapting to various brand styles. Proficiency in Figma and/or Adobe Creative Cloud is required, with skills in illustration, animation, or spatial design being a plus. This is a remote, contract position.

About Us

Join Hovercraft to create high-profile, culturally influential work for leading brands. Projects include visual systems, campaigns, story-driven environments, immersive digital installations, and browser-based experiences.

The Role

The role requires originating bold concepts while working within brand systems. Collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team and work independently with confidence. Skills in illustration, animation, or spatial design are a plus.

What You’ll Do

Take ideas from concept through final handoff alongside creatives, technologists, producers, and leadership.
Develop original design directions and refine work within established brand guidelines and visual centers.
Combine conceptual thinking with strong craft and attention to detail while being responsible for the completeness of your work.
Adapt to different brand styles and visual directions, spotting opportunities for unexpected interactive, environmental, or animation outputs.
Find outside inspiration, and bring new thinking and ideas into the studio.

What We’re Looking For

5+ years of experience in a similar role
Proficiency in Figma and/or Adobe Creative Cloud
Strong portfolio showing solid fundamentals, attention to detail, inventive design thinking and high-level execution in brand experience work
A collaborative team player that is highly motivated, pro-active and positive.
Excellent organization and time management skills to meet deadlines across multiple projects in a remote work setting.
Illustration, animation or spatial design side hustles

The salary range for this position is starts at $60 hourly. Hourly rate is determined by a combination of factors that include qualifications, applicable skills, relevant experience and other budgetary considerations such as location/geography.

Hovercraft is a remote-first company, working primarily on Pacific and Mountain time. You must be eligible to work in the US as a 1099 contractor.

Recruitment Notice

We use AI-assisted tools solely to help identify and highlight keywords related to critical design skills and relevant experience within applications. These tools support our recruiting team by improving consistency and efficiency; they do not make hiring decisions. All applications are reviewed by humans, and AI is not used in a discriminatory manner or to evaluate personal characteristics unrelated to job requirements.

Originally posted on Himalayas

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