Social Media Designer

Overview Placement Type: Temporary Salary: $35 Hourly Start Date: Aug 17, 2026 Location: NYC (Hybrid - Mostly Remote with occasional onsite meetings in NYC) Duration: 3+ Months (Maternity Leave Coverage, potential to extend) Hours: Approx. 26 hours / week Industry Focus: Food & Beverage We are looking for a creative and trend-savvy Social Media Designer to step in and support one of our key food brand clients during a 3+ month maternity leave (with potential for extension on future projects). In this role, you'll be the visual steward of the brand across social platforms, crafting high-performing organic content, refining visual identities. You'll work mostly remotely, with occasional in-person meetings at our NYC office. Key Responsibilities Organic Content Creation: Design and produce monthly organic social content (feed posts, stories, reels assets, static graphics, and short-form video elements) tailored for maximum engagement. Visual Identity & Templates: Define, update, and maintain the brand's social-first visual identity-creating scalable design templates, asset libraries, and visual guidelines. Brand Strategy & Tone Alignment: Ensure all visual output aligns with the brand's overarching marketing strategy, target audience, and social voice design. Feedback & Iteration: Collaborate closely with agency leads and brand stakeholders to refine and polish creative ideas based on feedback. Community & Voice Design: Help establish visual cues for community responses and brand tone of voice across social channels. Qualifications & Skills Social-First Design Experience: Proven track record of designing eye-catching, high-converting content specifically for social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Facebook, etc.). Food/beverage experience is a huge plus! Software Proficiency: Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat) and Canva. Experience with basic motion graphics or video editing tools is a bonus. Trend Knowledge: Deep familiarity with current social media trends, platform formats, and emerging visual styles. Stakeholder Collaboration: Comfortable taking constructive feedback, iterating quickly, and presenting ideas clearly. Location: Based in or near the NYC area to attend occasional on-site meetings.

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