Hire freelance design and creative experts to help you scale

Design refers to the use of imagery, typography, and iconography to express ideas, emotion, and brand personality. In business, creative refers to the use of specific skills to produce written content, digital media, advertising, marketing, broadcasting, and other types of communications for clients.

One of the first steps in hiring any talent is to determine which skills you need for your project. You know you need help with design and creative, but what specific things are you trying to do? Upwork matches you with proven remote talent who can help you with all your design and creative needs, including: 

• Logo design
• Product photography
• Social media graphics
• Voice-overs
• Podcast production
• Animation videos

The cost of your project depends largely on your scope of work and the specific skills needed to complete your project. 

A design and creative services project includes the following: 

• Deliverables: What do you need done? Perhaps you need a professional to develop a style guide or a branded template.
• Skills: Identify the design and creative services talent needed to complete the project (e.g., a designer of banner ads or a photo retoucher).
• Project Length: Your job post should indicate whether this is a smaller or larger project.
• Budget: Set a budget and note your preference for either an hourly rate or fixed-price contract.

Upwork gives you the flexibility you need to find the right talent for your design and creative services projects.

• Talent Marketplace: Find and source independent professionals for your design and creative projects directly from Upwork’s talent marketplace.
• Project Catalog: Project Catalog is a new way to quickly get started and expand your capabilities through Upwork. From web and mobile design to logo design services, projects are predefined for you, so you can get to know talent through a clearly defined project within their expertise, then easily scale up and down as needed.
• Talent Scout: With Talent Scout, our recruiters will match you with the top 1% of design and creative talent on Upwork. Hire in less time, with less effort—and with a lot more confidence.
• Specialized Teams: Upwork isn’t just for independent contractors; you can also find independent agencies who can help you fill your design and creative talent gaps with their own professional teams.
  

When it comes to design and creative, you may need a multidisciplinary team to handle the various components of your project. Examples of professionals you might need for design and creative projects include:

• A video editor to create social media ads
• A graphic designer to develop a new brand identity
• An illustrator to create custom graphics
• Front-end developer to build a series of HTML5 emails
• UX designer for website redesign

Upwork is the leading online talent solution for companies looking to scale their teams and get work done. Key advantages for businesses looking to source talent for their design and creative projects through Upwork include:

• On-Demand Talent: Access to a global talent pool of independent professionals and agencies.
• Transparency: Simplified vetting thanks to freelancer reviews, work history, testimonials, and portfolios.
• Technology: AI-assisted talent matching to help you find the right talent for your needs.
• Flexibility: Hire individuals or agencies to complete any size of project.
• Simplicity: Built-in tools that streamline the onboarding and collaboration with remote teams.