Lafayette 148 New York

Freelancer, Digital Design

Lafayette 148 New York  •  Brooklyn, NY (Onsite)  •  15 days ago
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Job Description

The Digital Design Freelancer will partner closely with cross-functional teams to concept, design, and execute elevated digital creative across both organic and paid channels. This role plays a key part in shaping a modern, fashion-forward visual identity while ensuring all assets are optimized for performance and aligned with brand storytelling. The ideal candidate brings a strong design POV, strong motion design and video-editing abilities, and a balance of creativity and data-driven thinking. Current expected hourly commitment is 20hrs. per week, with one day per week in-office at our Brooklyn Navy Yard corporate office. Must provide a link to a portfolio to be considered.

Responsibilities:

  • Own and execute all organic and paid social creative in partnership with cross-functional teams, bringing a fresh perspective to actively evolve the brand’s social presence.
  • Concept and design high-impact paid social and performance marketing assets that are visually distinctive and optimized for engagement and conversion.
  • Create dynamic motion assets, utilizing animation and video editing, to support both paid and organic channels—ensuring content feels current, engaging, and platform-native.
  • Maintain a cohesive visual narrative across all channels, balancing strong brand storytelling with performance insights and data-informed design decisions.
  • Adhere to tight timelines and turnarounds for creating assets
  • Collaborate closely with marketing and creative teams to test, iterate, and refine creative based on performance and evolving brand needs.
  • Leverage slower periods to explore new creative directions, test concepts, and push visual innovation.

Desired Background:

  • Bachelor’s Degree Required

Experience:

  • 1–5 years relevant experience at a luxury brand; fashion experience is a plus

Skills:

  • Deep expertise with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, XD) and Figma
  • Proven motion design and video editing capabilities
  • Strongly Preferred: past experience with paid social and performance marketing
  • Ability to translate brand direction into compelling, platform-specific creative
  • Highly collaborative, responsive, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
  • A strong understanding of the luxury design aesthetic

Base Pay Range:

This is a contract position offering an hourly rate of $35–$50, with an expected schedule of 20–30 hours per week. The engagement is short-term, with the potential for extension. Compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Lafayette 148 New York

About Lafayette 148 New York

Named after the SoHo address where it was founded, Lafayette 148 New York is a New York-based luxury womenswear brand known for intelligent, understated design, impeccable craftsmanship, luxurious materials, and a modern, New York aesthetic. With its own design studio and production facility, it is rarity in the fashion world: a truly vertically integrated brand.

In 1996, Lafayette 148’s founders Deirdre Quinn, Shun Yen Siu and Ida Siu had a singular vision of fashion’s future. They imagined a company that combined concept, design and production all under one roof. A place with a globally minded culture that married its Eastern and Western roots and took an inclusive approach to design, making beautiful, meticulously constructed clothing for accomplishing women everywhere. And Lafayette 148 was born.

Today, the company employs more than 300 people in the United States, and 1,000 worldwide. In Fall 2018, Lafayette 148 moved its corporate headquarters to an expansive, sustainably renovated loft space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, continuing its tradition of innovation in the fashion industry. Globally, customers can explore the world of Lafayette 148 New York at one of thirty-nine freestanding boutiques in the US, Canada and China.

Lafayette 148 New York is also available in the world’s most luxurious stores, including Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, as well as hundreds of high-end specialty boutiques across North America. Experience the world of Lafayette 148 at lafayette148ny.com.

Industry
Fashion & Apparel
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
New York
Year Founded
1996
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