Freelance Graphic Designer at Mindrift in Manchester, England, GB

Mindrift is looking for a versatile, highly skilled Graphic Designer with strong experience in logo design and visual identity to join the Tendem project (**https://tendem.ai/**) and create high-quality visual assets for real-world use cases.

In this role, you'll apply your expertise in logo design, branding, visual communication, typography, and layout to transform ideas into professional, polished creative assets. This part-time remote opportunity is ideal for creative professionals with hands-on experience in visual communications, layout design, and creating diverse marketing materials.

What We Do

The Mindrift platform connects specialists with innovative technology projects. Our mission is to help develop high-quality AI technologies by combining real-world expertise from professionals across the globe with advanced AI development efforts.

About the Role

This is a freelance role for a Tendem project. As a Graphic Designer, you'll work across a variety of visual design tasks, with a particular focus on logo design, brand identity, and visual concept development. You may also work on layouts, infographics, social media templates, one-pagers, and other marketing and communication assets. We are looking for a versatile designer who can translate ideas and brand concepts into clear, distinctive visual solutions while maintaining a high level of craft and consistency across different formats.

Key Responsibilities

• Design distinctive, professional logos and visual identity concepts based on different brand requirements and creative briefs.
• Explore and develop multiple logo directions, using strong conceptual thinking to translate brand ideas into effective visual symbols and systems.
• Apply branding principles across different assets to maintain a consistent and recognizable visual identity.
• Create clean layouts, modern infographics, and clear visual hierarchies to ensure readable and engaging content.
• Design reusable templates for social media channels, marketing materials, and impactful one-pagers.
• Elevate everyday materials by working deeply with advanced typography, grid systems, and thoughtful composition.
• Transform raw data and concepts into professional, polished visual assets tailored to specific marketing and communication goals.
• Enforce design quality standards through systematic verification of visual alignment, color usage, and layout consistency prior to delivery.

Important note

Please submit your CV in English. Your CV must include a link to your portfolio with relevant graphic design work. Portfolios featuring strong logo design and visual identity projects will be particularly important for this role. Applications without a portfolio link will not be considered.

This is project-based freelance work. Tasks are available only when projects are active. You may be invited to one or more projects depending on your profile and current opportunities.

How to get started

Simply apply to this post, complete the qualification process, and get the chance to contribute to projects aligned with your skills — on your own schedule.

Requirements

Educational qualifications

• At least 1-2 years of relevant experience in graphic design, digital design, or visual communications is desirable.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or related creative fields is a plus.

Academic and/or Professional Experience

Candidates must have a strong portfolio demonstrating professional graphic design work, with relevant examples of logo design, branding, or visual identity development. We are particularly interested in designers who can demonstrate the ability to create original logo concepts and translate brand ideas into effective visual solutions. A broader portfolio showcasing formats such as social media graphics, marketing collateral, infographics, and one-pagers is also highly valued. We are looking for versatile specialists with an exceptional grasp of typography, visual composition, color, and grid systems. An adaptable, fast-paced, and detail-oriented approach is essential, along with the ability to work independently to solve visual challenges.

Technical Skills (Essential)

• Logo & Identity Design: Proven ability to develop original logo concepts and visual identities, from initial exploration through polished final execution.
• Branding: Strong understanding of brand identity principles, including typography, color, visual language, consistency, and practical application across different formats.
• Concept Development: Ability to interpret creative briefs and translate abstract brand ideas into distinctive, relevant, and visually effective concepts.
• Layout & Typography: Exceptional grasp of typography, precise grid systems, and visual composition to elevate everyday materials.
• Visual Asset Creation: Proven ability to structure information cleanly through modern infographics and compelling social media templates.
• Design Tools: Deep proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Figma to handle a wide spectrum of visual tasks.
• Format Versatility: Seamlessly switch between designing impactful one-pagers and highly engaging digital templates, adapting to the constraints of each medium.

Additional requirements

• An adaptable, fast-paced, and detail-oriented mindset.
• Strong dedication to delivering visually polished, professional-grade assets.
• Self-directed work ethic with the ability to manage diverse visual tasks simultaneously.
• Your CV must include a link to your portfolio with graphic design examples. Applications without a portfolio link, or without relevant graphic design cases, will not be considered.
• English proficiency: Upper-intermediate (B2) or above (required)

Project time expectations

For this project, tasks are estimated to require around 10–20 hours per week during active phases, based on project requirements. This is an estimate, not a guaranteed workload, and applies only while the project is active.

Compensation

On this project, contributors can earn up to $50 per hour equivalent, depending on their level and pace of contribution.

Compensation varies across projects depending on scope, complexity, and required expertise. Please note that other projects on the platform may offer different earning levels based on their requirements.