Journey

Freelance Graphic Designer

Journey New York, United States

We're seeking a talented, part-time freelance graphic designer (20 hours per week) to join our marketing team for the next three months!

About the Position:

As a Freelance Graphic Designer within our internal marketing team, you'll be at the forefront of shaping and evangelizing Journey's visual brand narrative across all touchpoints. Working closely with our marketing and communications experts, you'll translate strategic objectives into captivating visual assets that communicate our brand values and messaging effectively. From concept to execution, you'll be pivotal in elevating our brand presence through visual storytelling and ensuring consistency across all channels.

Additionally, you will:

  • Collaborate with the internal marketing team to develop creative concepts for corporate communication materials, including pitch decks, social media campaigns, marketing collateral, internal communications, case studies, client presentations, white papers, and event materials.
  • Ensure alignment with brand strategy and messaging, maintaining brand consistency across all touchpoints.
  • Lead the design and production of brand elements, such as logos, typography, color palettes, and visual assets.
  • Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices to drive innovation and enhance our brand presence.

About You:

To excel in this role, you must have demonstrated experience in graphic design, particularly in corporate communications and branding. Your portfolio should showcase a history of successful projects that tell a story to effectively convey brand messages and values across various platforms. We're not looking for someone who only designs logos and other visual assets. Rather, we're looking for someone with the capacity to think strategically about design solutions, considering the broader context of business objectives and audience needs. You should be able to align your designs with the company's brand strategy and messaging goals.

Successful candidates will also have the following:

  • A deep understanding of branding principles and the ability to translate them into visually compelling designs.
  • A keen eye for detail, typography, and color theory, with a focus on maintaining brand consistency and integrity.
  • Experience communicating ideas and telling a story through graphics for white papers, presentations, etc. is a must
  • Expert proficiency with the Adobe Creative Suite
  • Expert proficiency with presentation software and tools (i.e., Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma)
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines
  • Degree in Design, Fine Arts, or a related field is a plus

Qualified candidates should submit their resume and portfolio with their application. Applications without portfolios will not be considered.

Please note: This is a part-time temporary position, and you can expect to work up to 20 hours per week.

Pay Rate: $38 - $42 per hour

About Journey:

Founded in 2022, Journey has quickly grown to over 200 employees through key acquisitions of leading companies across diverse industries and specialties. A world-renown architectural design firm, experts in conversational AI, an award-winning immersive studio, and a couple of metaverse strategy and gaming design pioneers have combined capabilities and expertise to form one Journey. With our diverse set of offerings, talents, experiences, and backgrounds across our globally distributed team, we’re now able to offer our brand partners an offering unlike any other. And we’re just getting started. We’re on a mission to lead the Journey toward shaping and creating the future of the human experience.

Our Mission:

Our focus is on a creating a culture of support that is transparent, open, and flexible; an employee experience that attracts and grows the best and brightest talent. We are passionate about helping Journey's success through growth, empowerment, and retention of our best asset – YOU.

Our Values:

The six core Journey values embody our spirit and mindset. These values are embedded in our DNA and we always strive to demonstrate these values in the way we show up to work.

  • We are explorers: We value curiosity, bravery, seeking knowledge, trying something new, failing, and trying again. We remain on an endless journey of discovery with always more to explore.
  • We show up: We don’t wait for answers. We seek out solutions, we figure it out, we engage, we continue to learn, we ask questions, we are self starters.
  • We are authentic: We don’t use jargon, we speak simply, we are reliable, we are honest, we are ego-less, we assume good, we respect others and their voice.
  • We are fearless: We solve tough challenges, we move the needle, we have fun, we speak up, we draw strength from our team members. We embrace the change that is constant in our world.
  • We are experts: We strive to deliver the highest quality of work to ourselves and our clients. We value our thinking and want to partner with clients in opportunities to move the needle.
  • We are collaborators: We strive to improve our collective by sharing new ideas, skills, and perspectives. We work to partner across boundaries and keep minds and opens and we co-create our future.

Journey is an Equal Opportunity Employer and recognizes that a diverse workforce is crucial to our success as a business. Our practices are rooted in the idea that everyone should be treated with dignity, decency and fairness. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We would love you to apply for one of our open roles - irrespective of socio-economic status or background, age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, color, pregnancy, care/family responsibilities, national and social origin, political opinion, marital, veteran, or disability status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know at talent@journey.world
  • Seniority level

    Entry level
  • Employment type

    Temporary
  • Job function

    Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
  • Industries

    Business Consulting and Services

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