Social Designer- Contract
Arlington, VA Temporary $60.00 - $65.00/hr Remote

Job Description

Position Overview

Ultimate Staffing Services is actively seeking a creative and experienced Social Designer to join their client's innovative team in Virginia on a contract basis. This role involves creating visually engaging content that aligns with the brand's objectives and resonates with diverse audiences across multiple social media platforms. The ideal candidate will be adept at crafting culture-driven content and possess a keen eye for detail and design.

Core Responsibilities

  • Generate attention-grabbing ideas for social content that drive business and brand objectives.
  • Develop visually engaging posts for social media networks including Meta, Twitter, TikTok, and Reddit.
  • Optimize social media content based on the behavior of the target audience.
  • Collaborate with brand and creative team counterparts to ensure consistent visual identity across platforms.
  • Work with creative partner agencies to enhance campaign initiatives and develop extended content.
  • Curate and create appealing graphics and videos to complement text.
  • Maintain and update channel artwork as needed.
  • Audit existing content materials to re-purpose for newly created assets as required.
  • Participate in concept development and brainstorming sessions with the creative team.
  • Collaborate with copywriters, strategy teams, and other designers to ensure all creative deliverables are grounded in data, appropriate messaging, and design.
  • Work closely with the Creative Project Manager to ensure projects stay on track and are delivered on time with excellence.

Qualifications

Must Have:

  • 3+ years' experience as a Social Media designer; Client or Agency side.
  • Strong understanding of culture-driven content.
  • Experience in designing targeted marketing/sales copy for social media.
  • Ability to tailor visual communication natively across multiple social platforms (Meta/TikTok/Twitter/Reddit/etc.).
  • Ability to create innovative web content, supported by relevant images and videos.
  • Familiarity with organic creative content and paid advertisement strategies.
  • Adaptability to new technology.
  • Experience in designing visual communication to various audience segments on various social platforms.
  • Excellent communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Comfort in collaboration and working in an integrated environment.
  • Proactive and reactive thinking to anticipate and capitalize on content opportunities.

Nice to Have:

  • UI/UX knowledge.
  • 3D design experience.

Required Work Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:30am-5:30pm EST

Benefits

Additional Details: Max Pay is $65. Min Pay is $60.

Approximate length of assignment: 3-6 months

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county, to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.

Job Reference: JN -052025-396101