Freelance Presentation Designer

Murphy Research is a full-service custom market research firm known for our innovative research design and consultative approach. We produce groundbreaking qualitative and quantitative research through our focus on creative design, rigorous execution, and enduring insights. Our team thinks outside of the box, follows a steady execution process, and is empowered to produce the highest quality research product that truly matters to our clients.

We are actively seeking Freelance Presentation Designers to support the Murphy Research team. This is a great opportunity to flex your design and communication muscles in an applied business setting while supporting the production of customized research deliverables and marketing/advertising materials for a wide range of Fortune 500 companies. Our research and brand elevation ranges across industries on diverse projects with clients like Gatorade, Disney, Visa, Door Dash, and Waymo. This is an exciting opportunity to taste a career in creative design as you support the world’s most prominent brands with market assessment, brand strategy, product development, customer loyalty and engagement, and communications research.

About You:

• You have a strong design portfolio, including examples of client-ready presentations, reports, creative data visualizations, and infographics; web design (Wordpress preferred) and social media marketing assets a plus
• You have a diverse artistic range, with the ability to shift from one brand aesthetic to another fluidly
• You are confident while working with Powerpoint, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign; You have strong typography, layout, and type/image integration skills
• Your written, verbal, and visual communication skills are points of strength
• You love teamwork, but you’re self-motivated and thrive when performing work on multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail
• You enjoy working consultatively, but also love jumping in to execute and deliver high quality, error-free work in a fast paced environment
• Bonus Points if you have experience in motion graphics, video editing, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and/or familiarity with Lightroom, After Effects, 3D Studio Max, Cinema 4D, or Maya

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborating with our Research Teams you will assist in design and development of research presentation decks and proposals in accordance with brand guidelines and project timelines
• You will act as a brand ambassador for Murphy Research ensuring our brand guidelines and creative storytelling shines through in all deliverables and communication materials
• You will maintain proactive, ongoing communication with any stakeholders on a project-by-project basis.
• You will serve as a creative resource amidst a team of analytical data-oriented researchers
• You will support the creative conceptualization and implementation of our team’s social media blogs, and newsletters, and other marketing collateral

What We Offer:

• Ongoing opportunity for creativity, variety, challenge, and growth
• A collaborative, team-oriented, and high-performing atmosphere, even while virtual!
• Ability to work remotely; we are a Remote First company (But, strong preference for Los Angeles based talent)
• Flexible hours, while meeting internal deadlines

• This is a 1099 independent contractor position
• Compensation ranging $25-40/hour commensurate with experience and project assignment; 15-20 hours minimum per week
• Long-term retainer structure negotiable for the right candidate, with potential to transition full-time

Application Details:

• Please apply with Resume + Portfolio
• Only applications with examples of data-driven presentations or reports, creative data visualizations, or infographics will be considered
• To submit examples of original work, use the Portfolio link line provided, or upload a document through the portal on the next page
  *This is a paid, freelance position as projects necessitate creative resources
  *Candidates who apply will be entered into the company’s Freelance Pool and contacted only if/when an appropriate project(s) might be a fit