Freelance Graphic Designer Position
Overview
READ CAREFULLY: Only Applicants who follow application instructions will be considered.
- Please read the entire job description to the end to determine if you are a good fit.
- All job applications are to be via the Ocean 5 website application form referenced below.
Freelance Graphic Designer Position
Ocean 5 seeks a freelance graphic designer to create graphic designs that WOW.
Hours:
- Project-based, independent contractor/freelance (if you are seeking or entertaining a full-time employee position, this position will not be a good fit).
- Generally available 8-5 Eastern, M–F
Location: Fully remote, U.S.
Are you:
- An experienced designer with a B2B and B2G portfolio that WOWs?
- Dedicated to full-time freelance design 100%?
- Working as a solopreneur or LLC?
- Passionate about detail, quality, and hitting deadlines?
- A creative thinker with energy and passion?
Do you LOVE the idea of:
- Fostering a long-term relationship with repeat work, supporting a variety of B2B and B2G clients?
- Working in an atmosphere of collaboration and camaraderie?
- Feeling like part of a team, not just a vendor?
- Being encouraged to have creative input, not just produce work?
- Creating work for an award-winning creative agency?
If so, we should talk!
What You’ll Be Creating
Our Graphic Designers work with our Marketing Strategists and Creative Director to create designs for a wide variety of exciting projects including:
- Content marketing assets
- Social media and other digital graphics
- Trade show displays and materials
- Branding and marketing materials
- Video
- Website design—handed off to the development team for implementation
- PowerPoint templates and presentations
Graphic Designer Responsibilities
- Collaborate with our Marketing Strategists to create outstanding creative deliverables for our clients.
- Work within our project management tools.
- Access and deliver files in Google Drive.
- Work white-label representing Ocean 5.
- Interact directly with clients when needed.
- Hit milestones and deadlines, meeting QA requirements.
- Use customer feedback to ensure client satisfaction.
- Maintain impeccable quality assurance and attention to detail.
Graphic Designer Must-Haves
- Strong portfolio of B2B and B2G branding and marketing materials
- Desire to work in a white-label role
- Client management experience
- Great project management skills
- People-oriented and able to collaborate with diplomacy
- Collaborative, team-oriented attitude
- Work remotely with own professional equipment and licensed professional software, mainly Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication skills—both spoken and written—fluent in English
- Available during business hours Eastern time
- Authorized to work in the United States
Preferred Industry Experience
- Government contracting (B2G)
- Cybersecurity, software, technology
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
Required Proficiencies
Creative design and execution, including digital, web, and print.
- Marketing best practices
- Adobe Suite
- Canva
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Email—Mail Chimp, HubSpot
- Social media best practices
- Printing best practices
Desirable Additional Skills
- Basic website development—WordPress
- Basic understanding of HTML and CSS
- Knowledge of inbound and HubSpot marketing automation
- Video editing
About Ocean 5
- Ocean 5 is a growth-driven marketing agency specializing in providing outsourced marketing services to companies with an aggressive growth goal.
- We are recognized subject matter experts for marketing, messaging, websites, and SEO for B2B and B2G (government contracting) companies. We have an energetic, talented team of specialists who work together to provide cohesive, high-quality support to our clients. We tie everything we do back to the business growth goals of our clients.
- Primary industries we serve are: Cyber, Technology and Software, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Distribution.
Application Process
READ CAREFULLY: Only Applicants who follow these instructions will be considered.
- All job applications are to be via the Ocean 5 website application form on this page: www.ocean5strategies.com/graphic-designer-position/.
- Please provide a link to your portfolio, resume and cover letter that gives us some perspective into your unique journey and passion for this role. Please combine your resume and cover letter into a single file. This is more than just a formality—it’s our first introduction to you. Make it count!
Candidates Should
- Check out our website to see if they would be a good fit. www.ocean5strategies.com
- Educate themselves about our services, expertise, and values.
- Complete the application form—including links to portfolio samples, a cover letter, and resume as a single document.
- Include in your cover letter why you want to join the O5 team and what makes you a great fit.
No recruiters, please.