A client of ours a health tech company is building their marketing function from the ground up. They are looking for a strong freelance digital brand designer who can jump in quickly, work in ambiguity, and help us build an elevated, cohesive brand across channels.

This role has a clear path to full-time for the right person, but we’re also open to short-term engagements.

Role Overview

• Title: Freelance Digital Brand Designer
• Hours: ~10–20 hours/week (starting around 20; flexible based on workload and fit)
• Location: Remote, with a plus for Boston (relocation not required; potential stipend if converting to full-time later)
• Start date: ASAP (yesterday, ideally)
• Engagement: Monthly retainer, with potential to extend and/or convert to full-time

You’ll be the founding designer on the marketing side, partnering closely with our Head of Brand/Marketing and lifecycle team to ship high-quality work quickly.

What You’ll Work On

Near term (next 1–2 months):

• Email & lifecycle designDesign on-brand, conversion-minded lifecycle and campaign emails
• Create modular systems we can reuse and evolve over time
• Paid media & performance assetsTranslate brand direction into high-performing ads across paid social and other channels
• Iterate on creative based on performance learnings
• Launch & campaign supportSupport design needs related to an upcoming Kickstarter launch
• Help develop assets and light creative direction for a general content/video shoot (asset library, not full campaign)

Over time:

• Contribute to social content design (and partner with a future social/content hire)
• Extend the brand across web, landing pages, and other touchpoints
• Help operationalize our design systems, templates, and standards as we scale

What We’re Looking For

Experience & skills

• 3–5 years of experience in digital brand design, visual design, or art direction for consumer brands
• Strong portfolio of brand-forward, multi-channel work (email, social, paid, web, etc.)
• Comfortable designing for early-stage brands without fully finalized brand systems
• Ability to move from high-level concept to production-ready files quickly
• Strong grasp of layout, typography, color, and storytelling
• Proficiency with modern design tools (Figma/Sketch/Adobe CC, etc.)

Ways of working

• Thrives in ambiguity and fast-changing priorities
• Comfortable as a solo/founding designer partnering with non-design stakeholders
• Organized, responsive, and able to manage your own bandwidth and timelines
• Open to feedback and fast iteration; comfortable testing and learning from performance data
• Collaborative with marketers, founders, and external partners (e.g., brand agency)

Nice to Have

• Experience with:
• DTC, wellness, hardware, or tech brands
• Early-stage startups (Series A-ish)
• Designing for email CRM platforms and paid social specifically