About the role

Role: Senior Graphic Designer (Art Direction & Creative Briefs)

TasteMakers is looking for experienced Mid–Senior designers to create and refine creative briefs (including prompt-style briefs), provide design feedback, and guide creative direction across multiple asset types.

Responsibilities

Draft structured creative briefs that translate brand values, aesthetics, usability, and creative intent into concrete visual direction
Ideate and execute creative concepts across print and digital mediums
Provide iterative feedback to creative models/outputs across design iterations
Give professional, actionable critique during design reviews (structured, design-principles-based feedback)
Mentor or guide designers through team critiques and creative decision-making

Requirements

5+ years of professional design experience
Strong ability to create briefs (prompts) and articulate the “why” behind creative choices
Expertise across multiple disciplines/assets (e.g., Web, Product, Slides, Brand, Gaming)
Experience delivering design feedback and creative direction in a professional setting
Ability to structure critique that is specific, grounded in design principles, and actionable
Experience conducting high-level structured design briefs (e.g., converting abstract brand values into visual constraints/boundaries)

Nice-to-haves

Demonstrated capability to contribute across many media types without needing a single specialization
Experience with AI evaluation / visual generation and interaction design workflows (from the types of work described)

Engagement & Compensation

Remote-first; async work with defined deliverables
Consultant/freelance engagement
15–40 hours/week (project-based; projects arrive frequently)
Paid via independent contractor (1099)
Competitive hourly rates (US candidates typically cited at $45–$80/hr depending on level, expertise, and location)

Hiring process

Apply on the company Notion page
Complete a ~45-minute Creative Brief Assessment (unpaid, skills-based)
Successful assessment leads to an offer and project placement
Onboarding may include background check, SOW, and MFA; typical start is 3–5 business days after the offer

About Taste Makers

TasteMakers is a curated network that brings together designers, creative technologists, frontend engineers, researchers, and AI-native makers. The company works with leading AI labs, tech companies, and brands at the intersection of design, human judgment, and AI research to improve how frontier AI systems understand taste, aesthetics, usability, and creative quality.

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