Associate Visual Designer – Freelance

Wattpad

Associate Visual Designer helping shape audience engagement across WEBTOON's platforms. Creating high-impact, performance-driven designs that attract and retain fans.

Posted 4/28/2026contractEl Segundo • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $30 - $40 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design high-impact creative across multiple channels, including platform (app, mobile, desktop), social, paid media, and marketing campaigns
Create visually compelling assets that drive audience acquisition, engagement, and retention
Translate series IP into clear, engaging visuals that communicate story, tone, and appeal to new audiences
Partner with video and motion teams to concept and develop creative for performance-driven campaigns
Collaborate closely with Art Directors, Creative Directors, marketers, and cross-functional partners in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
Apply trend awareness and audience insights to develop work that feels culturally relevant and timely
Contribute to creative ideation and execution for campaigns, launches, and key moments across the business
Design across additional touchpoints as needed, including OOH, events, and promotional materials
Manage multiple projects and priorities, maintaining clear communication and delivering high-quality work on time

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in visual design for digital platforms at a creative agency, production company, or in-house team
Strong portfolio demonstrating performance-minded creative, campaign work, and/or audience-driven design
Excellent typography, color, and layout skills, with a strong understanding of composition and visual hierarchy
Understanding of how design impacts user behavior, engagement, and marketing performance
Ability to design for diverse audiences with an awareness of both regional nuance and global appeal
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with marketing, video, product, and other creative teams
Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator; familiarity with motion tools (After Effects, Premiere) is a plus
Passion for storytelling, entertainment, and pop culture (comics, games, film, TV, animation)
Local to the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Position will be a hybrid role with in-office work 2 - 3 days a week.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals
Health benefits, including vision and dental!
Generous PTO and Parental Leave Top-up
401K Contributions
Commuter Benefits
Global WEBTOON and LINE FRIENDS discount program
Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

visual designtypographycolor theorylayout designcompositionvisual hierarchyaudience-driven designperformance-minded creativestorytellingcampaign work

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproject managementtrend awarenessaudience insightscreativityadaptabilityattention to detailtime managementcultural relevance