Website DesignerThe detailsRole Type: Subcontractor
Location: Remote (U.S. preferred)
Schedule: Flexible, with the ability to meet agreed-upon project timelines and communicate with our team during normal business hours when needed
Compensation: DOE (Depending on Experience), based on agreed-upon project scopes, hourly rates, retainers, or other subcontract arrangements.
Your roleEllislaine is seeking a Website Designer Subcontractor to support the development, design, and enhancement of client websites, primarily on the Squarespace platform, while also utilizing and building on emerging AI-powered platforms and tools to create more customized, efficient, and innovative web experiences.
We’re looking for a reliable, creative, and tech-savvy subcontractor who can take a project or assigned scope and run with it—from translating an established brand into a polished website to making updates, building new pages, troubleshooting issues, and helping us find smarter ways to get great work done.
Our ideal partner is comfortable working independently, communicates clearly, meets deadlines, and consistently delivers polished work.
Work will be assigned on a project or ongoing subcontract basis depending on experience, availability, and our current project pipeline.
What You’ll Do- Website design and development: Create, launch, update, and enhance client websites, primarily in Squarespace. Build responsive, visually compelling websites that align with each client's brand, goals, and overall marketing strategy.
- Code implementation as needed: Implement CSS/HTML adjustments when needed, build page layouts, integrate forms and functionality, and ensure websites perform well across desktop and mobile devices.
- AI-assisted website creation: Use AI and emerging development tools to improve website workflows, troubleshoot problems, develop custom functionality, accelerate production, and explore creative solutions.
- AI experience: Utilize tools such as Claude Code, Lovable, or similar AI-assisted coding, design, and website-building platforms is highly valued. We’re less concerned with knowing one specific tool and more interested in someone who is comfortable learning and using new technology.
- Website maintenance and optimization: Make ongoing website updates, add and revise content, adjust layouts, troubleshoot issues, optimize images, perform basic on-page SEO, and ensure websites remain accurate and functional.
- Design and digital assets: Create or adapt supporting visual assets for websites, including graphics, icons, imagery, page elements, and other digital assets.
- Graphic design experience is a major bonus: Depending on your skill set, there may also be opportunities to assist with branding, social graphics, digital advertising assets, print collateral, presentations, and other creative projects.
- User experience: Translate client goals and brand strategy into intuitive website structures and user experiences. Think beyond how a website looks to consider how visitors navigate, interact, and ultimately take action.
- Content and asset management: Organize and optimize website imagery, brand files, graphics, and other digital assets. Create website mockups or visual concepts when needed for internal or client review.
- Quality assurance: Test website functionality, responsiveness, links, forms, layouts, and user experience across devices. Troubleshoot issues and ensure projects are polished before launch.
- Collaboration: Work closely with Ellislaine's internal creative and marketing team. Communicate project status clearly, respond to feedback, and manage assigned work within established scopes and timelines.
Who this is forCore Skills
- Strong Squarespace experience, including designing, editing, and customizing websites
- Strong understanding of responsive web design
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to translate an established brand into a cohesive website
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Ability to manage your own workload and deadlines
- Comfortable working independently while collaborating with a larger creative team
- Ability to receive and implement feedback
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Reliable and responsive communication
- Comfortable learning new platforms, tools, and technology
Experience we're looking forExperience with some combination of:
- Squarespace
- Canva
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Google Workspace
- Mac OS
- Basic HTML/CSS
- AI-assisted development and creative tools
- ChatGPT / Claude / Claude Code
- Lovable or similar AI website/app-building platforms
- Other AI tools used for coding, website creation, content, imagery, or design
You don't need to know every tool on this list. We're looking for someone who is resourceful, technically curious, and comfortable figuring things out.
Bonus Skills- Strong graphic design capabilities
- Branding and visual identity experience
- Advanced HTML/CSS
- Familiarity with SEO fundamentals
- Experience optimizing websites for search and conversions
- Photo editing and image enhancement
- Experience creating custom website graphics or illustrations
- Understanding of website performance and accessibility
- Experience using AI to streamline repetitive production tasks
- Familiarity with additional website platforms or no-code/low-code development tools
Why Work With Ellislaine?Ellislaine is a fast-growing creative marketing agency based in downtown Redding, California. As a subcontractor, you'll get the opportunity to work alongside an established creative team without having to source every project yourself.
- Diverse projects: We work with 200+ clients across a wide range of industries, which means you'll have the opportunity to work on different brands, styles, audiences, and website challenges rather than building the same type of project over and over.
- Consistent creative opportunities: We're continually designing, launching, improving, and managing websites for our clients. For the right subcontractor, there's potential for an ongoing working relationship and a steady variety of projects.
- Work with an established team: You'll collaborate with marketers, designers, strategists, content creators, and other creatives. We provide the broader strategy, client relationship, and project framework so you can focus on doing great work within your area of expertise.
- Flexibility: As an independent subcontractor, you'll have flexibility in how and where you complete your work while being accountable to mutually agreed-upon scopes, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Room to bring new ideas: We like finding better ways to work. If you discover a new AI tool, workflow, design approach, or technology that can make a project better or more efficient, we want to hear about it.
- Variety without the sales process: Work across a diverse client base and creative portfolio while Ellislaine manages client acquisition, strategy, account relationships, and the larger marketing engagement.
Interested in Working With Us?Complete our online application and include your resume, portfolio, website, or examples of recent work. We'd also love to see examples of Squarespace websites you've built and hear about any AI, coding, design, or website-building tools you currently use in your workflow.
- If you have questions, please email hello@ellislaine.com
- Apply Online: https://www.ellislaine.com/website-designer
