We’re The DataFace, a small (but mighty!) data visualization agency founded in 2017. We operate at the intersection of data science, journalism, and design, helping our clients transform data into interactive stories and analytics tools. As we continue to expand our agency, we’re looking to add a freelance designer to our team for at least the next three months. We envision them helping with graphic design, editorial design, and art direction across a few of our upcoming client projects.

You can apply for the job here.

Who You Are

As an information designer, you’ll need both strong design fundamentals and a creative approach. Your main focus will be designing branded assets, printed reports, and visualizations for several upcoming client projects. You should be comfortable working in Figma and know your way around design systems, typography, and layout. You’re able to balance complexity with clarity and effectively communicate information to different audiences.

Here are a few recent projects you might have worked on if you were already part of the team:

• Laying out a PDF report and data-driven microsite for LAAUNCH.
• Creating a variety of charts, maps, and other static assets for Instacart’s data blog.
• Designing the interface for Equable’s Retirement Security Report.
• Producing shareable assets for Strava’s Why We Run campaign.

About the Role

Interested? Here’s some more info.

Day-to-day Responsibilities:

• Helping to shape the creative vision for several upcoming projects.
• Crafting storyboards, wireframes, and mockups as deliverables for clients.
• Designing static graphics, charts, social assets, and printed reports.

Essentials:

• 2+ years of experience working in a design capacity, perhaps at a creative agency, tech company, or media outlet.
• Proven expertise in a design tool like Figma, Sketch, and/or Adobe Creative Cloud.
• A personal portfolio full of beautiful work, ideally with some examples of data viz.
• Comfort interacting and building rapport with clients.
• Ability to manage a fast-paced environment where you’ll juggle multiple projects at once.

Nice to have:

• A baseline understanding of HTML and CSS.
• Some experience with animation and interactive design.
• Strong writing skills and a sixth-sense for storytelling.

This is a fully remote position, open to anyone whose normal workday will overlap at least a few hours with both U.S. coasts.

Note: we’re anticipating that this role will require about 20-30 hours per week. We’re happy to pay an hourly, daily, or weekly rate depending on the freelancer’s preferences.

If the working dynamic proves particularly strong, we’re also open to bringing this person on full-time 🙂