Contract Marketing and Product Designer (Freelance)

About Us  
Duarte helps leaders and organizations get important work done through communication. We partner with teams to shape the messages, visuals, and presentations used in moments that matter from executive meetings and written recommendations to main-stage keynotes and company-wide communication. We also build the communication skills teams need to do this work themselves, combining strategy, storytelling, visual communication, and hands-on practice so ideas align, land, and move people to action. 

Role Summary
Duarte is seeking a Contract Marketing and Product Designer to accelerate the creation of high-quality visual systems across marketing campaigns, learning experiences, and go-to-market assets. This designer will partner closely with the VP of Communication and Marketing and Sr. Director, Learning Product Development to develop design assets for both Marketing and Product functions.  

This role requires a designer who balances strong aesthetic craft with systems thinking, brand stewardship, and business outcomes. The ideal candidate is fluent in both marketing and product contexts, comfortable designing within established frameworks, and skilled at translating abstract strategy into clear, compelling user experiences. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

Marketing & Product Design 

• Design marketing assets including landing pages, campaign visuals, emails, social graphics, and sales enablement materials. 
• Support product design needs including presentation decks, graphics, icons, documents, and interactive PDFs. 
• Translate Duarte’s brand, messaging, and IP into consistent visual systems across channels and touchpoints. 

Visual Systems & Brand Stewardship 

• Apply Duarte’s design system, ensuring consistency, clarity, and accessibility. 
• Create modular, scalable design components that support rapid iteration and reuse across Marketing and Product team needs. 
• Maintain high standards for typography, layout, hierarchy, and visual storytelling. 

Quality & Craft 

• Deliver polished, production-ready design assets that meet Duarte’s brand and usability standards. 
• Balance speed with precision without sacrificing clarity or thoughtfulness. 
• Manage multiple workstreams while meeting deadlines reliably. 
• Follow storage and naming conventions to ensure version control and clean backend management 

Skill Requirements & Qualifications 

• 5–10+ years of experience in marketing design 
• Strong portfolio demonstrating brand marketing, UX principles, and accessibility 
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (e.g., Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat) 
• Expertise in building visuals in PowerPoint and Keynote 
• Experience designing conversion-focused landing pages and campaign assets 
• Familiarity with design systems and component-based workflows 
• Strong communicator with a low-ego, high-craft mindset 
• Able to accept feedback and iterate without friction 
• Highly organized, efficient, and reliable with deadlines 
• Comfort using project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Monday.com, Miro)  

Contract Structure 

• Estimated 20–30 hours/month, depending on cadence of needs 
• Contractor role; remote; U.S. only.  
• Hourly rate or retainer to be scoped based on experience. 

Language Skills?  Ability to read and interpret documents such as contracts, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.?  Reasoning Ability?  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations changing frequently. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.? Physical Demands   The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.?