Graphic Designer Editorial Poster Marketing Layout Remote Contract
Overview
Remote contractor role focused on editorial, poster and marketing layout. You’ll annotate design assets and short videos to feed a frontier AI project, using a clear schema and precise visual vocabulary. Strong writing and documentation help ensure your industry-standard insights guide model training and asset organization. Your background in typography, layout, and brand systems will be essential as you describe composition and hierarchy across print, digital, and motion media. Figma, Adobe Creative Suite proficiency will be central to evaluating and structuring layered files.
What You'll Do6
- 1Annotate editorial, poster, and marketing assets and short video clips using a defined schema and precise visual vocabulary.
- 2Break down finished designs into layers and fill structured metadata detailing hierarchy, geometry, style, and typography systems.
- 3Describe video framing, movement, and visual flow using industry terms aligned with cinematography and composition standards.
- 4Create high-quality example annotations that serve as benchmarks for the dataset and training materials.
- 5Flag unclear cases, missing categories, or edge cases in the annotation schema to help improve guidelines.
- 6Coordinate with project leads and QA to keep annotation frameworks aligned during updates.
Requirements7
- 13–5+ years in graphic design, visual/brand design, layout or print specialization, editorial design, or art direction; leadership track welcome for 7+ years of experience.
- 2Portfolio showing advanced typography, color, layout, and visual hierarchy in editorial and marketing contexts.
- 3Proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects) or equivalent tools.
- 4Ability to document design concepts precisely using established terminology for design and composition.
- 5Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or Visual Communication, or a strong professional portfolio in lieu of formal education.
- 6Strong written English for meticulous annotation and structured content documentation.
- 7Experience in poster, editorial, or marketing layout with additional skills in motion design or video editing is a plus.
Who Should Apply
The ideal candidate brings a solid design background with proven layout and typography skills and can translate visuals into structured metadata. You should excel at describing design decisions and be comfortable documenting concepts in clear, industry-standard language. This role is less suitable for someone without demonstrable experience in editorial or marketing layouts or without proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. Candidates sometimes score lower when their portfolio lacks editorial or typographic depth or when they cannot articulate design choices with precise terminology. This role favors meticulous observers who can contribute to an evolving annotation framework.
Salary Insight
Pay ranges from 20 to 50 per hour; pay details are discussed later.
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Highlight a specific editorial or marketing project in your portfolio and describe the typography, grid system, and layout decisions you used, plus how you would annotate that piece for AI training.
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