Madhappy Freelance Graphic Designer, Marketing; Los Angeles​/hybrid

Madhappy is Hiring a Freelance Graphic Designer, Marketing (Los Angeles/hybrid)

Pay scale: $20-$25 an hour

We are looking to bring on a freelance Graphic Designer, Marketing to support Madhappy on an ongoing contract basis. In this role, you will be responsible for creating primarily digital-driven marketing assets across Madhappy's owned channels, including email, social, and website. You will partner closely with the Marketing, Creative, and Ecommerce teams to translate campaigns, product launches, and brand moments into polished, on-brand visual assets that drive engagement across digital touchpoints.

The ideal candidate has a strong eye for typography, layout, and brand consistency, moves quickly across a high volume of deliverables, and is energized by producing work that performs in fast-moving digital environments. This role requires flexibility around campaign and launch timelines, including occasional evening and weekend support based on business needs.

Madhappy is a Los Angeles-based clothing brand made for a community of optimists, born in 2017. Madhappy uses apparel, events, and experimental retail spaces - including its permanent flagship in West Hollywood - to explore a personal expression as a means to an improved state of mind. Its own seasonal stores - with past and present locations including New York City (Soho), Aspen, Miami, East Hampton, and Tokyo - are each designed to reflect their site, while still sharing the brand’s DNA.

The brand currently produces a selection of ever-evolving, evergreen classic styles, seasonally available collections and collaborations. Madhappy supports research and awareness in mental health through The Madhappy Foundation (a 501c(3) non-profit) and writes Local Optimist, a print magazine. Each to celebrate us as works-in-progress, and the personal and collective expression that is a part of that.

2-3+ years of experience as a graphic designer, ideally within a fashion, lifestyle, or DTC marketing environment

Strong portfolio demonstrating digital-first design work across email, social, and web

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); experience with Figma and/or After Effects a plus

Sharp eye for typography, layout, and brand consistency

Ability to work quickly and manage a high volume of deliverables without sacrificing quality

Comfortable working within established brand guidelines and executing against creative and marketing briefs

Clear communicator who collaborates well across teams and stakeholders

Passion for fashion, culture, storytelling, and community-driven brands

Design email campaigns including product launches, promotions, newsletters, and brand storytelling moments

Build and maintain modular email templates that support fast turnaround across a busy send calendar

Partner with the Marketing team to ensure email content aligns with campaign strategy, timelines, and brand voice

Optimize layouts for mobile rendering, load times, and deliverability best practices

Create graphic assets for paid and organic social (Instagram, Tik Tok, and beyond), including static, carousel, and templated content

Support execution of campaign toolkits, translating core creative into channel-specific digital formats

Collaborate with the Social and Creative teams to ensure design output aligns with the brand's visual identity and current campaigns

Design digital assets for , including homepage banners, collection pages, landing pages, and promotional placements

Partner with the Ecommerce and Web teams to ensure assets are sized, exported, and optimized correctly for site implementation

Support the visual…