Freelance Design & Creative Production Specialist (Music)

OVERVIEW

Kartel Music Group is seeking a freelance Design & Creative Production Specialist to support ongoing creative output across artist and label campaigns and internal brand activity. This is a hands-on execution role, focused on the creation, editing and repurposing of visual assets across digital platforms. This role is centred on consistent, high-quality delivery of creative assets at pace. We are looking for someone who thrives in fast-moving campaign environments, understands music marketing workflows, and can deliver polished, platform-native creative.

SCOPE OF WORK

Core Focus: Execution & Delivery

• Editing and re-purposing existing creative assets for digital music campaigns
• Creating platform-specific content for:
• Instagram / TikTok / YouTube
• Meta Ads / YouTube Ads
• DSPs (Spotify Canvas, Apple Motion)
• Producing high-volume, fast-turnaround creative assets
• Maintaining consistency across campaigns and brand outputs

Kartel Internal Work

• Shopify product page visuals and mock-ups (vinyl, CD, merch)
• Website updates and visual edits (Squarespace)
• Social content and internal brand assets
• Podcast edits and supporting visual content
• eCRM (Mailchimp) creative assets
• Pitch deck formatting and design alignment
• YouTube thumbnails, visualisers and long-form content edits

Client Campaign Work

• Digital ad creative (cut-downs, re-edits, formatting for platforms)
• Social asset repurposing from existing campaign materials
• Lyric videos (basic to intermediate)
• Visualisers and simple motion graphics
• Spotify Canvas and short-form video loops
• Artwork adaptation (resizing, versioning, localisation)
• Photo editing and content optimisation

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

Essentials:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven experience working on artists, labels or music marketing campaigns
• Strong design and asset creation skills (Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent)
• Video editing capability (Premiere Pro / Final Cut / After Effects)
• Motion graphics and basic animation skills
• Deep understanding of social-first content formats and trends
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently across multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and file/version management
• Comfortable working from existing assets and briefs

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Shopify / Squarespace
• Understanding of physical music formats (vinyl/CD artwork)
• Experience with merch, product design and re-pro
• Experience delivering assets for paid media campaigns
• Advanced animation skills

WORKING STRUCTURE

• Freelance contractor role
• Monthly retainer: 20–30 hours per month 
• Rate: DOE
• Flexible workload depending on campaign activity
• Ongoing relationship with Kartel’s marketing and label teams
• Remote - UK only / London office
• Outside IR35

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Fast, reliable delivery of high-quality assets
• Strong consistency across multiple artist campaigns
• Ability to turn around content quickly in response to campaign needs
• Clear communication and efficient workflow management

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please include:

• Portfolio of relevant work (music-focused preferred)
• Examples of social/video content and campaign assets
• Confirmation of availability within the proposed retainer
• Tools/software proficiency