Graphic Designer (Part-Time, Freelance)

Who we are

AvantStay delivers world class, authentic, tech-enabled short-term rental (“STR”) group experiences targeted at the millennial generation. We are venture funded and growing rapidly in the explosive $100+ billion dollar STR industry. We deliver a customized end-to-end experience that is tailored just for groups and powered with technology at every layer.

What we are looking for

We’re hiring a part-time, freelance Graphic Designer to bring AvantStay’s brand to life everywhere a guest meets us, from a paid social ad to the banner at a hotel opening. You’ll design the daily marketing creative that keeps our channels moving. You’ll also create the physical and launch materials that make a new property feel like AvantStay from the moment someone arrives: signage, print, swag, event graphics, and landing pages. You’ll use AI tools to explore more concepts and turn around production faster than a traditional in-house studio.
This is a hands-on freelance role, about 10-20 hours a week, for a designer who can go from a quick Instagram story to a full brand identity for a new hotel, and who does well in a fast-moving, remote-first environment.

What you'll do

You will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities, which may not be an exhaustive list:

• Design marketing collateral for organic and paid social, digital ads, and email, from first concept through final assets sized for every placement

• Design landing pages and pop-ups with marketing and web teammates, and make them convert as well as they look

• Create brand identities for new hotels and properties, including logos, color and type systems, and launch toolkits, each one distinct but clearly part of the AvantStay family

• Design wayfinding and property signage, in-room print, menus, and other on-property materials, and prepare production-ready files for vendors

• Develop branded merchandise and swag, from guest welcome kits to partner gifts, and manage proofs with suppliers

• Produce event banners, step-and-repeats, and print pieces for openings, activations, and partner events

• Use AI tools to speed up ideation, mood boards, image generation and editing, and asset versioning

• Build and maintain on-brand Canva templates, along with brand guidelines and the asset library, so teammates and partners can create on-brand work on their own

• Work with content, performance, and PR teammates on campaign launches tied to seasonal travel moments, new destinations, and hotel openings

Requirements

• 3+ years of graphic design experience, ideally in hospitality, travel, lifestyle, or a premium consumer brand (in-house or agency)

• A portfolio with range: digital marketing creative alongside print, environmental, or packaging work. Hotel or property branding is a big plus

• Must be fluent in Canva

• Expert-level Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Figma.

• Print production know-how: bleeds, dielines, color profiles, large-format specs, and working directly with printers and fabricators

• Daily, hands-on use of AI design tools plus the judgment to tell when AI output is brand-ready and when it isn’t

• A strong eye for typography and a feel for premium, design-forward hospitality brands

• The ability to manage many projects at once, take feedback well, and hit tight launch deadlines

Logistics

• Part-time freelance contract, 10-20 hours per week

• $15-20 USD per hour, depending on location & experience

• This role is only open to global candidates outside the United States

• Must be available for some overlap with US business hours (Pacific, Central, or Eastern time)

• Must have excellent written and spoken English (near-native)

• A portfolio link is required to apply. Applications without one won’t be reviewed

• Fully remote - work from anywhere!

When you join AvantStay

You’ll be doing work that matters alongside an experienced and dynamic team, transforming the way people travel and vacation. Your place within the colossal travel and real estate industries will leave you with a wealth of opportunities to feel both challenged to innovate and rewarded for your efforts. Of course, we will offer you pay and benefits, but we’re about more than that. AvantStay is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures, or numbers, find your future at AvantStay.

Equal Employment Always

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.

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