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Senior Designer - Freelance

San Francisco, CA · On-site

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create ... Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across creative and cross-disciplinary ...

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Senior Designer - Freelance

San Francisco, CA • On-site

AKQA
Specialized Design Services • 1 - 5K employees
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Full-time

Posted 11 days ago

Job description

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.
Designers at AKQA approach every brief with fresh eyes and insight, from which they form original ideas and expressions. Through every moment of the creative process they are passionate and thoughtful about their craft. The most exciting of them pair strong brand design instincts with a fluency in social, creating content that feels native to the platforms it lives on.
We are seeking a Freelance Senior Designer with a strong brand design background to help create social deliverables for one of the most iconic apparel brands in the world. Given the nature of social, exact deliverables are always evolving, but you will be creating a steady stream of social content built for platforms like TikTok and Instagram. This is a role for a conceptual, brand-minded designer who can move quickly and craft work that resonates natively across social. This is a freelance role from ASAP (latest start September 8) through October 2, 2026.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
  • Create social-first deliverables for platforms like TikTok and Instagram, bringing strong brand design craft to every piece
  • Bring a brand and production focus to the work, translating brand systems into content that feels native to social
  • Move quickly and adapt to evolving deliverables, staying nimble as social needs shift
  • Develop compelling ideas and bring them to life across a range of social formats and placements
  • Collaborate closely with the existing creative team to support incremental work on the account
  • Maintain a consistently high aesthetic bar across a high volume of social content

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
  • A compelling portfolio demonstrating strong brand design and social content, ideally with conceptual and social-first work
  • Proven experience in brand design, with the craft and instincts to work across logo, typography, color, and visual systems
  • Comfortable working in Google Suite and Photoshop and/or Figma
  • Experience shooting stills and video, as well as editing and retouching, is an added bonus but not a requirement (if editing, familiarity with Adobe Premiere and/or DaVinci Resolve)
  • Fast, resourceful, and comfortable with evolving deliverables in a fast-moving social environment
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across creative and cross-disciplinary teams
  • Enthusiasm, passion, and ongoing curiosity for brand and social craft

Location & Commitment
  • Remote
  • ASAP (latest start September 8) through October 2, 2026
  • 40 hours/week
  • Expected weekly compensation: 3,600 to 4,000 USD

A couple of notes:
  • I calculated the weekly compensation (3,600-4,000 USD) from your approved salary band of 90-100/hr at 40 hours/week - let me know if you'd rather express it as an hourly rate instead.
  • I noticed a date discrepancy: your role notes say "ASAP (latest Sept 8) to Oct 2," while the Job Info page lists a start of August 24 (and the Greenhouse open date is 8/19). I went with your role notes (ASAP, latest Sept 8). Just confirm which start framing you'd like.

we need it to be october 2nd.
The end date is already set to October 2, 2026 in the JD - so you're all set there. Here's the final version confirmed:
At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.
Designers at AKQA approach every brief with fresh eyes and insight, from which they form original ideas and expressions. Through every moment of the creative process they are passionate and thoughtful about their craft. The most exciting of them pair strong brand design instincts with a fluency in social, creating content that feels native to the platforms it lives on.
We are seeking a Freelance Senior Designer with a strong brand design background to help create social deliverables for one of the most iconic apparel brands in the world. Given the nature of social, exact deliverables are always evolving, but you will be creating a steady stream of social content built for platforms like TikTok and Instagram. This is a role for a conceptual, brand-minded designer who can move quickly and craft work that resonates natively across social. This is a freelance role from ASAP (latest start September 8) through October 2, 2026.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
  • Create social-first deliverables for platforms like TikTok and Instagram, bringing strong brand design craft to every piece
  • Bring a brand and production focus to the work, translating brand systems into content that feels native to social
  • Move quickly and adapt to evolving deliverables, staying nimble as social needs shift
  • Develop compelling ideas and bring them to life across a range of social formats and placements
  • Collaborate closely with the existing creative team to support incremental work on the account
  • Maintain a consistently high aesthetic bar across a high volume of social content

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
  • A compelling portfolio demonstrating strong brand design and social content, ideally with conceptual and social-first work
  • Proven experience in brand design, with the craft and instincts to work across logo, typography, color, and visual systems
  • Comfortable working in Google Suite and Photoshop and/or Figma
  • Experience shooting stills and video, as well as editing and retouching, is an added bonus but not a requirement (if editing, familiarity with Adobe Premiere and/or DaVinci Resolve)
  • Fast, resourceful, and comfortable with evolving deliverables in a fast-moving social environment
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across creative and cross-disciplinary teams
  • Enthusiasm, passion, and ongoing curiosity for brand and social craft

Location & Commitment
  • Remote
  • ASAP through October 2, 2026
  • 40 hours/week
  • Expected weekly compensation: 3,600 to 4,000 USD

We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

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