Freelance Graphic Designer (Part-Time)

We’re Alfred, and we’re building the future of living. We provide resident‐first software and services to deliver in‐home support and local experiences. We’re contributing to build a future where everyone has the help they need to make time for the people and things that matter most. Since 2015, we’ve completed millions of services and saved our members countless hours across more than twenty cities.  

Alfred is looking for a Freelance Graphic Designer, you will be working directly with our VP, Brand & Communications across both B2C and B2B campaigns. This role will lead design with a heavy focus on email and additional impact on website, social, and physical assets. Partner with brands on campaigns that connect with consumers and drive engagement. 

How you’ll contribute to #OneTeam

• Contribute to the creative vision of the existing brand bringing this vision to fruition across all brand touchpoints 
• Create and design emails, website displays, presentations, social media assets, digital native/display ads, and traditional marketing materials
• Own all email marketing creative to meet monthly targets
• Take complex marketing and communication initiatives and create design solutions from conception to delivery with minimal supervision
• Work collaboratively to create concepts and execute design elements across visual channels while maintaining overall brand consistency and voice
• Responsible for designing/ producing and managing projects with high accuracy 
• Create dynamic design that improve customer engagement
• Support execution of design requests from internal and external sources, adhering to processes and timelines

What superpowers you’ll use 

• Empathetic - understands consumer needs and aligns products with those needs
• Creative - packages and markets products in creative, differentiated ways
• Collaborative - excellent relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, create, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Analytical -  balance of creativity and analytical thinking, helping marketing take a data driven approach

Who you are 

• 3+ years experience in digital design, preferably in agency or startup environments
• Advanced proficiency in current Adobe Creative Suite Applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign),  Canva, and Figma
• Advanced knowledge of and proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Zoom, Canva, Iterable or a similar email automation platform, Instagram, and Lucidchart
• Have an eye for layout, color, typography and photo art direction with a finger on the pulse of current design trends
• Hands-on experience creating and designing email marketing campaigns
• Detail oriented, self-motivated problem solver who is self-managed to meet deadlines
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and close the loop ensuring strong relationships and lines of communication
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational problem-solving skills, plus the ability to function within deadlines while working both independently and as part of a team
• Self-starter, motivated and able to work with a minimum oversight 
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment with flexibility in re-prioritizing tasks due to business demands
• Knowledge in HTML/CSS, UX/IU Design, Wireframes, After Effects, Sketch (not required but appreciated)

You’ll connect with us if you 

• Practice empathy 
• Conduct yourself with the highest integrity 
• Are thoughtful, self-reflective and always open to growing 
• Speak up with radical candor 
• Approach your work like an owner 
• Have a high and ever-climbing bar for excellence 
• Always do things the right way, even when it’s harder
• Believe that #OneTeam is greater than the sum of its parts 
• Leave no loops unclosed