Production Designer

Engagement Summary Engagement Overview

Swell is seeking a mid-career Production Designer who is passionate about social change and skilled at turning creative direction into polished, effective work. This independent contractor engagement provides production design services across multiple clients and channels, including social media, paid advertising, email, presentations, websites, and campaign materials.

Purpose

Extend approved creative concepts and brand systems across formats with craft, speed, quality, and consistency. Provide designed assets for planned campaigns and timely opportunities when they are the right tool for the communication, supporting a responsive, platform-native approach to social media.

Location

Fully remote

Anticipated Workload

Up to 32 hours per week across four working days. Coordinate agreed collaboration windows, deadlines, and availability with Swell.

Engagement Type

1099 Independent Contractor

Hourly Rate

Anticipated rate of $39–$45/hour, commensurate with experience and portfolio.

Collaboration

Collaborate with design leadership, strategists, content creators, client leads, paid-media specialists, and Social Media Coordinators.

Primary Point of Contact

Swell’s Creative Director and CEO serve as key collaborators for creative context, feedback, and approvals.

*This is a fully remote, 1099 independent contractor engagement centered on agreed-upon services and deliverables. Swell retains responsibility for creative direction, client account leadership, staff management, and final approvals. The final scope, term, payment schedule, confidentiality obligations, and ownership of work product will be defined in a written independent contractor agreement.

*At 32 hours per week, the anticipated hourly range equates to an annualized contract value of approximately $64,900–$74,900, assuming 52 weeks at that volume. This illustration is not a salary or a guarantee of hours or engagement duration.

Qualifications

Experience

Approximately 3–5 years of professional experience in production design, digital design, or a closely related field.

Work Experience

Agency or high-volume studio experience is strongly preferred. Demonstrated ability to maintain quality while working efficiently across multiple brands.

Portfolio

A portfolio demonstrating excellent craft across digital campaigns, social media, paid advertising, and multi-format brand systems.

Technical Experience

Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, plus strong working knowledge of Figma. Strong command of typography, layout, color, composition, image preparation, file setup, and export specifications.

Team Collaboration

Comfort working independently in a remote environment while remaining communicative, responsive, and collaborative. Ability to receive creative direction, ask thoughtful questions, incorporate feedback, and flag issues when needed.

Other Preferred Knowledge

• Experience with After Effects, Premiere Pro, or comparable motion and video tools is a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail and sound production judgment.
• Awareness of accessible and inclusive design practices.
• Interest in social-impact communications and a connection to Swell’s mission.
• A collaborative, reliable, candid, and solutions-oriented approach, with a sense of humor.

Swell welcomes candidates with relevant experience and a portfolio that demonstrates strong production craft, clear communication, and thoughtful design.

Scope of Services

Production Design Services

• Translate approved creative concepts and brand systems into polished, production-ready assets across digital channels.
• Produce static social graphics and paid-media assets.
• Create email graphics, presentation materials, and web graphics.
• Produce templates and light motion or short-form video content.
• Resize and version creative for different platforms and placements.
• Localize and adapt assets for different audiences and accessibility needs.
• Build reusable templates and production systems that improve speed, consistency, and collaboration across accounts.
• Apply strong judgment in typography, color, composition, hierarchy, image selection, and brand consistency.
• Prepare and organize files for internal review, client delivery, publishing, or handoff.
• Quality-check assets and export specifications before delivery.
• Stay current on platform specifications, design tools, production practices, and relevant social and digital trends.
• Contribute ideas that make Swell’s creative work and production processes more effective, inclusive, and engaging.

Collaboration and Delivery

• Collaborate with Social Media Coordinators and content teams on planned and as-needed asset requests within the agreed scope.
• Support a responsive, platform-native approach without treating every social interaction as a heavily designed asset.
• Coordinate design deliverables across multiple clients and priorities.
• Communicate capacity clearly and coordinate agreed deadlines and collaboration windows.
• Ask clarifying questions, incorporate feedback, and flag issues that may affect delivery or quality.
• Provide creative support when designed assets are the right tool for the communication.
• Social Media Coordinators retain responsibility for their assigned accounts, brand voice, community engagement, and platform-native activity.

Contract Resources and Terms

• Provide your own computer, software, workspace, and reliable internet connection unless otherwise agreed in writing.
• This independent contractor engagement does not include employee benefits, paid time off, or payroll tax withholding.

About Swell

Swell is an award-winning creative company out to reimagine social impact. Our mission, vision, and purpose are to empower people to create lasting change. We partner with global brands and causes to create meaningful experiences and movements that push the boundaries of what creative can do.

Together with our clients, we solve huge, audacious problems.

Our name is our statement of purpose. Every movement needs a groundswell of believers to catch fire, break through, and create real and lasting impact.

We seek collaborators who find purpose in addressing complex and critical social issues, including housing and homelessness, climate change, racial inequity, educational opportunity, and immigration reform.

swellinc.co

Application Process

Please submit a resume and portfolio demonstrating strength in typography, color, composition, production craft, and clear communication. Examples of social, paid-media, motion, template-based, and multi-format campaign work are especially helpful.

Submit applications to

Phillip@swellinc.co

Equal Opportunity

Swell is committed to equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, veteran status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable law and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations during the selection process.

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