Graphic Designer for Viral AI Content (Social Media)

Job Description

Job Details

• Company Name: Upwork

• Employment type: Full Time

• Experience: Contractor

• Salary: $10–$20 an hour

• Location : Remote Option Available

• Work schedule : 5 days a week

Project: AK Academy – The Global AI School for Women

Type: Freelance / Remote

Workload: High-volume, ongoing

Rate: $10-20/hour (based on profile)

About AK Academy

AK Academy is a premium, women-focused AI education brand on a mission to help 1 million women earn more, work less, and redesign their lives with AI.

Our growth strategy is content-first, with a strong emphasis on viral, platform-native short-form content across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and LinkedIn.

We publish 1–2 posts per day, combining:
• ~50% carousels (educational, storytelling, value-driven)
• ~50% short-form videos (Reels, TikToks, Shorts)

We are looking for a fast, detail-oriented and creative graphic designer who understands social media culture and can help us scale content consistently.

Your Role

You will be responsible for designing high-performing social media carousels that educate, inspire, and convert a female, non-technical audience to AI.

You will work closely with the founders and content team to turn ideas, outlines, or scripts into scroll-stopping carousels that are clear, visual, and highly shareable.

Carousels represent ~50% of our total content output, making this role core to our growth.

Key Responsibilities
• Design carousels for:
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Translate scripts or bullet points into:
• Clear visual hierarchies
• Engaging storytelling slides
• Strong hooks on slide 1
• Create:
• Educational carousels (AI concepts made simple)
• Storytelling / mindset carousels
• Value-driven, saveable content
• Ensure:
• High readability on mobile
• Strong pacing across slides
• Consistent brand identity
• Adapt designs based on performance feedback
• Maintain a premium, modern, viral aesthetic

Required Skills & Experience
• Proven experience designing social media carousels
• Strong understanding of what makes content perform on Instagram & LinkedIn
• Ability to simplify complex or technical topics visually
• Excellent sense of:
• Layout
• Typography
• Visual hierarchy
• Rhythm across slides
• Comfortable working with high volume and tight turnaround times
• Fluent in English (for on-slide text)

Tools You Should Be Comfortable With
• Google Drive / Notion / Slack

What We Offer
• Long-term collaboration on a fast-growing global brand
• Clear content strategy & creative direction
• High content volume = stable workload
• Opportunity to grow with the brand and take on more responsibility