Freelance Senior Designer

Markage is looking for a Freelance Senior Designer to join our fully remote Canadian team.
This role focuses on providing senior hands-on design support across brand, campaign, digital, and multidisciplinary assignments. You will join projects for defined periods or scopes, understand the brief and existing direction quickly, and deliver senior-level work with limited ramp-up. Assignments may involve concept development, design systems, production, or additional capacity for active teams.
You will work with design directors, senior designers, strategists, producers, developers, and client-service teams. Clear communication, reliable follow-through, and careful work are expected.
AI-assisted tools may be used for research, visual exploration, content preparation, presentation development, and production checks. All AI-assisted work must be reviewed for accuracy, relevance, confidentiality, and fit before it is shared or used.
Essential duties:
Lead significant design work streams from brief and concept through final delivery.
Develop strong visual concepts and translate them into clear systems and applications.
Set a high standard for typography, composition, hierarchy, consistency, and production quality.
Present design thinking clearly to internal teams and clients when required.
Guide revisions and resolve design problems without losing the intent of the work.
Provide practical direction and review for designers working on related assignments.
Coordinate with strategy, production, technology, and client teams on complex deliverables.
Prepare or oversee accurate final files, handoffs, specifications, and implementation materials.
Maintain organized design files, systems, components, and key decisions.
Use judgment to identify quality, scope, timing, or production risks early.
Essential requirements:
Strong professional portfolio showing senior-level design thinking and finished work.
Experience owning design work streams and carrying work from concept through delivery.
Advanced working knowledge of professional design tools and production workflows.
Ability to explain decisions clearly and give useful design feedback to others.
Holds a valid Dex Professional Senior Specialist Certification (DEX-PSS) in the Arts, Media & Creative Production domain.

Preferred qualifications:

Agency, studio, or multi-client experience.
Experience contributing to design systems, brand systems, or multidisciplinary programs.
Experience guiding junior or mid-level designers.

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