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We bring strategy, creativity, and flawless execution together to produce high-impact events, campaigns, and experiences.\nOur Creative Team supports a wide range of work-from event branding and environmental graphics to presentations, digital campaigns, social content, and client-facing materials.\nWe are expanding our freelance creative network and are looking for talented Graphic Designers who can jump in, hit the ground running, and bring strong creative thinking and attention to detail to a variety of projects.\nThis is an opportunity to work alongside an experienced creative and event production team on projects that are often high-profile, deadline-driven, and highly visible.\nThe Role\nAs a Freelance Graphic Designer, you’ll support Markham’s Creative Team on a project-by-project basis. You’ll take creative direction and concepts and turn them into polished, compelling visual assets that meet both the creative vision and the practical demands of live events, campaigns, and client deliverables.\nProjects may range from a quick-turn presentation or social graphic to full event branding packages and large-format environmental graphics.\nThe ideal freelancer is creative, collaborative, highly organized, and comfortable working at speed. You know how to take a brief, ask the right questions, work within brand guidelines, and deliver production-ready work without needing a lot of hand-holding.\nDMV-based designers are preferred for projects that may require occasional on-site event support.\nExperience working with public affairs, political, advocacy, nonprofit, corporate, or other mission-driven organizations is a plus.\nWhat You'll Do\nDesign and produce high-quality creative assets across print and digital platforms, including presentations, signage, event collateral, social graphics, digital displays, and web assets\n\nTranslate creative concepts and direction into thoughtful, visually compelling designs\n\nWork within established client brand guidelines while bringing creativity and a strong design perspective to the work\n\nDevelop and format client-facing presentations using PowerPoint, Keynote, and/or Canva\n\nCreate layouts, mockups, graphics, and production-ready files using Adobe Creative Suite\n\nSupport event-related design needs, including large-format graphics, environmental graphics, signage, and digital displays\n\nCollaborate with Markham's Creative, Events, and other internal teams to develop and execute deliverables\n\nIncorporate feedback efficiently and make revisions while maintaining the overall creative vision\n\nManage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines at the same time\n\nMaintain organized working files and follow established file naming, version control, and asset management practices\n\nJump in on quick-turn projects and help the team meet tight client deadlines when needed\n\nProvide occasional on-site creative support for events, particularly for DMV-based freelancers\n\nWhat We're Looking For\nWe're looking for a designer who brings both strong creative instincts and strong execution skills.\nYou should have:\n3-5+ years of professional graphic design experience; agency, event, or other fast-paced environments preferred\n\nA strong portfolio demonstrating a range of print, digital, presentation, event, and/or branding work\n\nExcellent visual design skills and a strong eye for typography, composition, hierarchy, and detail\n\nThe ability to work within established brand guidelines while finding opportunities to elevate the creative\n\nStrong communication and collaboration skills\n\nThe ability to take direction, receive feedback, and work independently\n\nExcellent organization and time-management skills\n\nThe ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines\n\nA professional, solutions-oriented approach and the flexibility to jump between different types of projects\n\nTechnical Skills\nRequired:\nAdobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign\n\nStrong presentation design skills using Canva\n\nNice to Have:\nAfter Effects and/or Premiere Pro\n\nMotion graphics and animation\n\nWeb and digital design\n\nWordPress or basic HTML/CSS knowledge\n\nExperience preparing files for large-format and event production\n\nWhat Makes This Opportunity Different\nMarkham's work moves quickly, and no two projects are exactly alike. 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