Idea Peddler is seeking a talented and experienced freelance Designer to join our team! We're looking for a self-starting creative with experience in traditional design software, concepting, and development. No need for mindless pixel-pushers here — we are more interested in your intellect and genuinely want your impact. Think you're a good fit?
About the job:
This position is based in Austin, Texas, and requires on-site work for collaboration and synergy. We're looking for someone who can efficiently and effectively work with us to bring our client's vision to life across print, digital, and social media channels.
Key Responsibilities
- Design Development and Execution: Bring creative concepts to life through visually engaging graphics, illustrations, and layouts for various mediums, including, but not limited to, print, digital, and social media.
- Collaboration: Work closely with the creative team, clients, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and contribute to brainstorming sessions.
- Project-Based Work: Manage and execute design projects from concept to completion within specified timelines and budgets.
- Brand Consistency: Ensure consistency and adherence to brand guidelines across all design deliverables.
- Client Relationships: Actively maintain positive relationships with clients by understanding their needs, communicating effectively throughout the design process, managing expectations, addressing concerns promptly, and ensuring a smooth project delivery.
- Campaign Concepting: Work with the creative team to conceptualize annual campaigns.
- Contribute to the development of shot lists and production planning for key productions.
- Design and execute external pitch decks and internal decks.
- Photo Editing: Work with the creative team to select photos that are relevant and reflective of the client's brand. Photo manipulation and proficiency in photo editing software.
- Design and execute print collateral from billboards and bus wraps to publications and brochures. Execute client revisions and review proofs.
- Design and execute branded Canva email templates, digital billboards and banners.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to adjust ad content based on performance insights.
- Design and execute a wide range of merchandise. Select high quality and on-brand merchandise products to fit client and internal needs. Work directly with merchandising vendors, propose products to the creative team, and ensure a high-quality final product.
- File Management and Organization: Disciplined with respect to naming conventions, folder structure, design file structure and project management best practices.
Core Skills and Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in graphic design, with a robust portfolio showcasing diverse design projects.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite with an emphasis in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign.
- Proficiency in translating design concepts across platforms like Figma, Midjourney, Google Slides and Canva.
- Experience in ClickUp and Slack.
- Experience in prepress and file preparation for print.
- Experience in Premiere Pro and Aftereffects is a plus.
- Strong understanding of current trends and best practices in paid media design.
- Creativity: A keen eye for design, trends, and the ability to think outside the box to deliver fresh and innovative solutions.
- Excellent typography and layout skills, with a keen eye for hierarchy and detail.
- A self-starting, entrepreneurial spirit who can work independently, while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
- Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate across teams and communicate design concepts both internally and externally.
- Concise Workflow: Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Attention to Detail: Pixel perfect attention to detail to ensure high-quality deliverables.
About Idea Peddler:
What's it like to work at Idea Peddler?
We're the rehab for big agency life. If you love doing smart and thoughtful work, but hate the big agency B.S., Idea Peddler might be the place for you. With appreciative and purpose-driven clients, a caring and transparent team culture, and true work-life balance, Idea Peddler is a place where you can thrive based on your own drive; a true meritocracy. In addition to having the chops to concept and execute campaigns flawlessly, curiosity, adventure, and a damn good attitude will carry you far here. We are a team of self-starters who hold dear our core values of adventure, accountability, discernment, motivation and no B.S.
Idea Peddler, founded in 2011, is a full-service agency operating on a hybrid work model that offers big agency expertise with boutique agency service. We create bespoke campaigns that deliver on clients' unique goals and follow through with exceptional execution. In uncertain times, ideas win. Ideas that inspire. Ideas that shift behavior. And ideas that create growth. Idea Peddler holds true to the promise of doing good work for nice people. [www.ideapeddler.com
](http://www.ideapeddler.com/) Idea Peddler is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable environment for all employees. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit and business need.