Production Designer, OkayAfrica

Areya Media • New York, NY

19d • $1,500 - $2,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

As Production Designer for OkayAfrica, you will turn the brand’s creative vision into polished, on-brand designs across platforms. You will take direction from the Creative Director and translate concepts into finished, production-ready work, balancing fast-turnaround social and editorial assignments with larger campaign builds. The role calls for speed, craft, consistency, and attention to detail, while also offering opportunities to contribute ideas and shape creative work.

You will help shape the visual voice of OkayAfrica, a brand focused on African music and culture. The role is part of a fast-moving, collaborative Creative team and involves a hybrid work arrangement, with remote flexibility and possible in-person collaboration. Some nights and weekends may be needed for shoots and events. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities.

OkayAfrica offers a competitive contractor rate of $1,500–$2,500 per month, depending on experience. The Creative team develops bold multimedia and experiential programming centered on African music and culture to innovate and amplify the OkayAfrica brand narrative.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience as a graphic designer, with a track record of turning creative direction into polished, production-ready work.
• Proficient to expert-level skill with Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and Audacity, Audition, or Pro Tools.
• Strong foundation in design principles, typography, and color theory.
• Experience building assets for paid social media campaigns, designing newsletters, creating editorial graphics, and producing social media graphics and video edits.
• Website design experience and basic UX/UI skills.
• Cultural fluency and the ability to create work that is notable, newsworthy, and engaging.
• Comfort with DSLR cameras for photo and video, studio lighting, and podcast audio engineering.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Webflow, HTML and CSS, or Blender.
• Experience working in a music media environment or agency.

Responsibilities

• Translate creative direction and concepts into polished, production-ready designs for the OkayAfrica brand.
• Create design across platforms, including fast-turnaround social and editorial work and larger campaign builds.
• Build assets for paid social media campaigns.
• Design newsletters and graphics for editorial stories.
• Produce graphics and edit video for social media.
• Contribute ideas and help shape creative work.
• Support shoots and events as needed, including some nights and weekends.

Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement with remote flexibility and possible in-person collaboration.
• Reasonable accommodations available for candidates with disabilities.
• Competitive contractor rate of $1,500–$2,500 per month, depending on experience.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed