Design Associate
Note: We’re not actively hiring for this role but we’re always eager to meet people who think they’d be a great fit at Olivine. Since we’re a small, busy team, please give us 1 week to review your submission and get back to you. Thanks so much for your interest in Olivine!
Join our seasoned, remote team of marketers to develop your content marketing and copywriting skills by working on dynamic, ever-changing projects with top clients in the B2B SaaS space.
About Olivine
Olivine is a product marketing agency that tells brand, product, and customer stories. Our creative collective of product marketers, copywriters, designers, and filmmakers is based all over the world serving clients in the B2B SaaS space. Our clients have included Envoy, Gladly, Applitools, Aruba Networks, Elation Health, and more.
What's the opportunity?
Olivine is looking to hire a part-time freelance Design Producer to work on the Olivine brand and support client projects. This is a truly unique opportunity to work with a team of seasoned product marketers, content marketers, and designers and get exposed to a wide variety of brands, people, and projects. You'll collaborate closely with the Olivine team to create design assets for top companies across sales, marketing, sales enablement, and product. You will support Olivine by contributing to assets such as 2-pagers, pitch decks, branding, illustration, UX design, and more.
The Design Producer role is perfect for someone who is earlier in their career either currently freelancing or wants to start freelancing with the benefit of a team to connect with and learn from.
What will you be doing?
Participating in various design projects from concept to completion.
Interpret and apply different branding guidelines from clients to end products (decks, brochures, etc)
Collaborate with team members to launch projects and complete assigned tasks.
Pitch creative ideas and back them up using mood boards and research.
What skills/traits do I need?
Experience with design software and graphics editing tools such as - Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Indesign.
Knowledge of or eager to learn Google Docs and Slides, PowerPoint and Word as well as Keynote and Figma.
Motion design knowledge is a bonus but not required.
Understanding of visual elements (layout, type, and fonts)
A keen eye for detail
Ability to take constructive feedback from other designers and to improve
Good organizational skills to stay organized and work efficiently as part of a team
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English — Level 3 Professional Working Proficiency.
Passion for technology and interest in designing for software products
What experience do I need?
Graphic design qualification or similar.
1-2 years experience as a graphic designer
What’s the commitment?
Starting in March 2022, we’d need 10-15 hours a week.
Our design team is based in Porto, Portugal but we’re looking for coverage in the U.S. PST or EST timezones to support client work.
We’d start with a paid test project, and then a 3-month trial period and if it’s a good mutual fit, we’d expand your hours and term.
What’s in it for me?
Flexible working hours so you can grocery shop when everyone else is at work.
Remote — work from anywhere as long as your hours overlap with your designated team.
By working with multiple clients and projects, you’ll build your skills and network faster than working at one company full-time.
Work with a diverse team from all over the world. Our teammates are based in San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Asheville, Canada, Argentina, Portugal, and more.
Supportive, happy teammates who genuinely care about each other and what we do in and outside work.
Unlike most agencies, we don’t take on too much work and we don’t work with jerk clients.
How to apply:
Through our website’s application form here select the position “Designer”.
Record a 5-minute Loom introducing yourself and letting us know why you’re excited about the opportunity and why you think you’d be a good fit for the role.
Include a link to your online portfolio (website, Behance etc.)
Optional but appreciated: attach your resume, link to your website, and links to sample work you’ve accomplished.
Let us know what your hourly rate is which we will use for your paid test project (ballpark is fine, we can discuss together what feels right for everyone). People who don’t submit their hourly rate won’t be considered.
The Olivine team will review initial applications, and then for the people we’d like to get to know better, we will set up a Zoom interview. After that, we’ll assign you a paid test project to see if it is a mutually good fit.
Got questions? Please email apply@olivinemarketing.com (prefer no Direct Messages if you’re finding this posting in a Slack channel).
