The role
You'll be our first placed designer, working across a varied mix of creative and design briefs for a purpose-driven client. Think print, digital, social, campaigns, publications, environmental graphics and everything in between. No two months will look the same.
The arrangement is freelance which will 20-24 hours per month, running from August 2026 through to January 2027 (six months). You'll be paid £20 per hour, you will invoice us monthly through Project Inc.
You won't be left to figure it out alone, as every brief comes through us, your work is reviewed by our Creative Director who you can collaborate with before it reaches the client, and you'll have direct access to senior support throughout the six months.
What we're looking for
We're hiring for talent, attitude, and availability over experience.
You might be fresh out of college or university. You might be dipping your toe into freelancing already and looking for guidance. You might be in a job that isn't stretching you and you know you're capable of more, you may be working in a pub knowing that creative is your bag or you may be unemployed and desperately searching. Whatever your situation, if your portfolio is strong, you’re keen to get into the creative sphere and you're available for the hours and to get started pretty quickly, we want to hear from you.
What matters to us:
A portfolio that shows us you can think as well as execute. We want to see work you're proud of whether that’s personal projects, uni work, live briefs, self-initiated pieces, anything that demonstrates your eye, your craft, and your range. What we really care about though is the thinking, the why and the understanding of brief and problem and translation into creativity.
Solid working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite — InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop as a minimum. You'll need your own licensed software and a reliable laptop. This is a freelance arrangement so your equipment is your responsibility but if you're unsure what you need, just ask and we'll point you in the right direction.
Good communication - Ask the questions, we don’t expect you to know it all. You'll be liaising with our team and occasionally with clients. You don't need to be in an office every day but you do need to be reachable and responsive during office hours, and available for a fortnightly check-in with clients whether that’s in person at our Nottingham studio or remotely.
Availability - This starts fairly imminently (August) and we need someone who can hit the ground running. We also will need you to be available for biweekly client catch ups within normal working office hrs. As we say, this will be 20-24hrs per month so it can fit around other commitments, especially part time jobs but please do consider your own timetables, shifts, rotas and other employers needs first - this isn’t really a moonlighting sitch, it’s a flexible commitment for 6 months to suit a clients needs.
Working with us
You're welcome to work from our studio at Cobden Chambers, Pelham Street, Nottingham and we'd actively encourage it, especially early on. There's no better way to understand how an agency works than being in one. But you can work from wherever suits you — we care about the output.
How to apply
This is an expression of interest.
Send us:
- A link to your portfolio (or a PDF if you don't have one online yet).
- A short note, no more than a paragraph or two, telling us who you are, where you're at, and why this feels like the right next step for you.
- A secondary note tell us about your current situation, availability levels (and immediacy), what you're doing now and what's been stopping you from getting into the creative industry.
- CV optional.
Applications close Wednesday 6 August. We're hoping to have someone in place asap.
We'll review portfolios on a rolling basis and invite a small number of people to a short informal interview before making our decision.
Send everything to [email protected] with the subject line PI Designer - Expression of Interest
Questions?
If something about this doesn't make sense or you want to know more before applying, just email us. We'd rather you asked than talked yourself out of it.
Project Inc.
project-inc.co.uk
Pay: £20.00 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Nottingham
