Freelance Digital Graphic Designer

Description

Summary: Join Hey Harper as a Freelance Graphic Designer to create high-quality, on-brand, and performance-driven creative assets across various digital and physical channels, collaborating closely with the Brand team. Highlights: 1. Design high-quality creative assets across various channels 2. Collaborate closely with the Brand team to bring campaigns to life 3. Ensure all deliverables align with visual identity and quality standards As a Freelance Graphic Designer at Hey Harper, you'll support our Brand team by designing high\-quality creative assets across a wide range of channels. We're looking for a versatile designer who can jump into ongoing projects, work quickly, and help bring campaigns to life across digital and special physical touchpoints like mailers in our orders or gifting. **This is a temporary freelance position with ideally 1 day in our Lisbon office on Monday or Wednesday. We work in a hourly fee structure for 16\-24 hours per week, available during 09:00 to 19:00\.** You'll work closely with our Senior Brand Designer to produce creative that is both on\-brand and performance\-driven. **What you'll work on:** * Design creative assets for paid social, website, email, YouTube, and other brand touchpoints * Create social\-first creative for both paid and organic channels * Support preparation of presentation templates, mockups, and internal creative materials as needed * Collaborate closely with the Brand team * Ensure all deliverables align with Hey Harper's visual identity and quality standards **We're looking for someone who:** * Available 16\-24 hours per week for at least 3 months * Has strong graphic design skills with a modern aesthetic * Is proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) * Has experience designing for digital marketing, social media, and e\-commerce * Can work efficiently, take feedback well, and deliver polished assets *with minimal oversight* * Has experience with generative AI tools (a strong plus) * Has a portfolio demonstrating a range of commercial design work **We're not here to gatekeep creativity, but we're looking for someone who has:** * This is a freelance position, ideally with availability to work from our Lisbon office 1 day per week (Monday or Wednesday). However, we’ll prioritize strong talent from across Europe first and foremost. We work on an hourly rate structure. * At least 4 years of professional experience in graphic design or brand design. This role is not suitable for recent graduates whose experience is primarily internships, or for designers with a predominantly UX/UI or product design background. * Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. We also work in Figma, so confidence using it is essential. * A solid understanding of designing for digital channels including Meta, email, and websites. * A proactive, collaborative mindset. You take feedback well, iterate quickly, and care as much about business impact as you do about beautiful design. * Excellent communication skills. You're able to manage multiple projects, explain your design decisions, and work independently.