Freelance graphic designer Jobs in Boston, MA

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EnergySage is the leading online marketplace for solar and other clean energy technologies. Millions of consumers use our content and tools to research and evaluate solar, batteries, community solar and other energy products and services. Our brand is trusted by consumers and thought leaders. Check out our coverage in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and more.

We are a team of passionate, collaborative, authentic individuals who are dedicated to making renewable energy options more accessible and affordable to consumers. Headquartered in Boston, MA, with teams in Serbia, we are currently 120+ employees.

Our team operates on a hybrid work schedule with 3 days of onsite collaboration. Click here to learn more about our company and our team.

Graphic Designer

This Graphic Designer position is key to strengthening EnergySage's creative output by taking on essential production design work across the organization. By managing the day-to-day design needs - from social media graphics to presentation materials - they'll maintain consistent, high-quality visuals while enabling focus on creative direction and strategy.

This designer will directly contribute to EnergySage's success by supporting multiple teams with creative assets and maintaining productive workflows. Working closely with the Senior Art Director and collaborating across departments, they'll ensure timely delivery of polished materials that meet our business needs.

Job Description

Design at EnergySage

The design team has grown our two-sided marketplace by relentlessly focusing on and championing the needs of the customer - their problems, motivations, and limitations. Our team needs your help to build on this momentum as we turn our attention to creating a best-in-class experience for our installers.

Our design team spans marketing and product, truly aligning our work to our customers' journey. We're an ultra-collaborative group, working to ensure our users have a delightful experience no matter the touch point. While the whole team shares design reviews and many rituals, we have two distinct working models, the embedded triad model for our product designers and a service model for the marketing designer.

The Graphic Designer role

As a Graphic Designer you will drive, innovate, and enhance the customer journey with the larger creative organization. The Designer will bring the brand vision to life with a customer and culture centric mindset. They will work cross-functionally to visualize, experiment and craft brand vision across multiple channels. The Designer will collaborate with multiple stakeholders from marketing and creative leadership to operational and production partners streamlining creative development and ensuring the brand vision executes with excellence.

You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, which may include, Web Developers, SEO Specialists, Copywriters, and film-makers. This collaboration is essential for ensuring that all aspects of the project are consistent and optimized for the various distribution channels, such as press, social media, websites and video sharing platforms. As a Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and producing various multimedia projects that effectively communicate our brand message and engage our target audience.

What You'll Do :

• Conceptualize ideas, visuals, ads, images, and other creative assets based on briefs or specific requirements
• Develop ideas from scratch that evolve into concepts for full 360° campaigns
• Collaborate with content writers to develop and refine concepts, from initial stages to final presentations for internal stakeholders
• Design graphics, layouts, and images for testing across various media platforms
• Design layouts that include art and copy arrangements, size, typeface, style, and related aesthetic elements
• Evaluate copy to ensure alignment with visual concepts
• Prepare final layouts for traditional or digital, when required
• Retouch images to facilitate clear communication and prepare them for presentations
• Use AI tools to create images and visuals that illustrate concepts and ideas for internal and external use
• Create and prepare digital artwork for production in large quantities
• Build design materials across diverse formats, including reports, events, presentations, social media, paid ads, web, and more

What We Look For :

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job - but we believe there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications above, we'd still love to hear from you. Tell us about the unique qualities you might bring in your cover letter.

We are EnergySage

As the leading online comparison-shopping marketplace for rooftop solar, energy storage, community solar, and financing, EnergySage is accelerating the adoption of clean energy by improving consumer access and affordability. Our user-friendly platform is built on the principle of consumer empowerment through unbiased information, transparency, and choice. As we grow and enter new markets, we seek team members who bring new perspectives, skills, and energy that will propel us to accomplish the challenging work we have ahead.

Our Values

EnergySage is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Applicants from a broad range of backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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