Graphic Designer – Editorial, Poster & Marketing Layout

24-MAG

. Annotate editorial, poster, and marketing design assets using defined project schemas .

Posted 9/15/2026contractRemote • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $20 - $50 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in graphic design, visual communication, and annotation standards, with a strong focus on typography, layout, and visual hierarchy. Proficient in using design tools to create structured documentation and maintain quality across diverse design formats.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Graphic DesignAdvanced TypographyFigmaAdobe Creative SuiteVisual Hierarchy

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Hard Skills

Visual DesignCompositional AnalysisAnnotation StandardsLayout SystemsColour TheoryMotion DesignVideo EditingCinematographyDesign TerminologyStructured Documentation

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailCollaborationArticulation of ConceptsQuality AssuranceWritten Communication

Tools & Technologies

FigmaAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAdobe After EffectsCanva

Industry Keywords

Editorial DesignMarketing DesignBrand DesignPrint DesignVisual Communication

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Annotate editorial, poster, and marketing design assets using defined project schemas
Review short video clips and document relevant visual and compositional characteristics
Apply precise design terminology when describing visual elements and relationships
Identify hierarchy, balance, emphasis, rhythm, proportion, and other compositional principles
Maintain consistent annotation quality across diverse design formats and styles
Analyse typography, layout systems, grids, spacing, colour, and visual hierarchy
Deconstruct completed designs into underlying compositional structures
Assess design decisions for clarity, communication, and intended visual impact
Populate structured metadata describing geometry, hierarchy, style, and typographic systems
Evaluate brand systems, templates, and recurring visual patterns
Document compositional relationships in a structured and repeatable format
Apply composition and cinematography terminology to short video content
Describe framing, movement, visual flow, and spatial relationships
Create exemplar annotations establishing quality benchmarks
Identify ambiguous cases, missing categories, and annotation-schema edge cases
Collaborate with project leads and quality reviewers as annotation standards evolve
Maintain consistency and attention to detail across framework updates

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5+ years of professional experience as a graphic designer, visual designer, brand designer, editorial designer, layout or print specialist, art director, or in a closely related discipline
Professionals with 7+ years of experience or substantial art-direction expertise may be well suited to quality-leadership responsibilities
Portfolio demonstrating advanced typography, colour, layout, grid systems, and visual hierarchy
Strong background in editorial, poster, marketing, or comparable communication design
Expert-level proficiency with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or comparable professional design tools
Relevant Adobe experience may include Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and After Effects
Familiarity with Canva or other production platforms is valuable
Ability to articulate design concepts precisely using established design and composition terminology
Strong written English for detailed annotation and structured documentation
Motion design, video editing, or cinematography experience is beneficial
Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, agency, institution, or other third party

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote
Independent contractor engagement
Compensation of $20–$50/hour
Flexible project scope and workload depending on project requirements