Thursday, April 30, 2020

10 best freelance social media designers for hire in 2020

Social media has an undeniable impact on the way people create and experience content, products and brands. No wonder it has become a crucial part of any brand’s marketing strategy. And it has led to a growing demand in social media designers, who can create an outstanding experience for your visitors.

The fast-paced, easily consumed nature of social media calls for the creation of dynamic and immaculately designed social media pages—it’s easier than ever to spot inconsistencies in a company’s branding and messaging.

10 Best Social Media Designers
Illustration by OrangeCrush

This is why it’s essential to work with a professional. Social media designers specialize in creating designs for the unique needs of social media platforms. They are often freelancers who are knowledgeable in market needs and know how to make a social media page stand out.

For those who are working on their social media branding strategy, hiring some of the best and most creative social media designers out there is the key to success. In this article, we’ll showcase some of the top social media designers whose designs help brand voices shine—even on the smallest screens.

How to get the best social media design

Most people are familiar with the concept of hiring a freelance designer. You can find the perfect designer for your social media design by browsing designer profiles and finding the right designer for your style, budget and brand. You’ll describe what you need and the designer will create your social media design based on your requirements. This option is perfect if you already have an idea of what you’re looking for.

Browse social media designer profiles –>
modern social media design for twitter page with graphics and photo
A modern twitter cover design by CREATIVE NINJA

While hiring a freelance social media designer directly is a great option, it’s not your only option. If you need help coming up with design ideas or you want to see a bunch of different designers’ work before committing to work with one, consider hosting a design contest.

Learn more about social media design contests –>

In a design contest, you write a design brief describing what you are looking for, and designers from all over the world submit concepts unique to your brief. You then choose finalists, give feedback to hone the designs and ultimately pick your favorite. If ideation and seeing a variety of different design styles is important to you, we’d recommend a design contest.

The 10 best freelance social media designers to hire in 2020

  1. 1
    Top Level
    5.0
    ( 139 )
    • Facebook cover
    • Social media page
    • Banner ad
    • Postcard, flyer or print
    • Other business or advertising
    • Other design
    • Poster
    • Signage
    • Logo design
    • Sticker
    • PowerPoint template
    • Icon or button
    • T-shirt
    • Other web or app design
    • Clothing or apparel
    • Infographic
    • Illustration or graphics
    • Web page design
    • Stationery
    • Other packaging or label
    • Menu
    • Logo & business card
    • Brochure
  2. 2
    Top Level
    5.0
    ( 158 )
    • Banner ad
    • Facebook cover
    • Social media page
    • Web page design
    • Other web or app design
    • Other design
    • Logo design
    • Other business or advertising
    • Landing page design
    • Web Page Design (Coded)
    • Poster
    • Postcard, flyer or print
    • App design
    • Other Graphic Design
    • Signage
    • PowerPoint template
    • Other packaging or label
    • Other book or magazine
    • Other art or illustration
    • Illustration or graphics
    • Icon or button
    • Email
    • Clothing or apparel
    • Brochure
    • Logo & brand identity pack
    • Brand guide
  3. 3
    Top Level
    5.0
    ( 51 )
    • Social media page
    • Banner ad
    • Facebook cover
    • Other web or app design
    • Other business or advertising
    • Postcard, flyer or print
    • Poster
    • Other design
    • Other book or magazine
  4. 4
    Top Level
    4.9
    ( 171 )
    • Other design
    • Icon or button
    • Logo design
    • Brand guide
    • Product label
    • Product packaging
    • Social media page
    • Landing page design
    • Other packaging or label
    • Illustration or graphics
    • Facebook cover
    • Web page design
    • Logo & business card
    • Stationery
    • Postcard, flyer or print
    • Other art or illustration
    • Button or icon
    • Brochure
    • Logo & social media pack
    • Logo & brand identity pack
    • Banner ad
    • Signage
    • Other clothing or merchandise
    • Email
    • Clothing or apparel
    • WordPress theme design
    • T-shirt
    • Sticker
    • PowerPoint template
    • Other business or advertising
    • Other book or magazine
    • App design
    • Merchandise
    • Logo & hosted website
    • Car, truck or van wrap
    • Cup or mug
    • Book cover
  5. 5
    Top Level
    5.0
    ( 93 )
    • Email
    • Web page design
    • Postcard, flyer or print
    • Other web or app design
    • Banner ad
    • Landing page design
    • Product packaging
    • Other business or advertising
    • Other design
    • Other packaging or label
    • WordPress theme design
    • Social media page
    • Product label
    • Logo design
    • Infographic
    • Illustration or graphics
    • Facebook cover
    • Signage
    • Poster
    • Other art or illustration
    • Card or invitation
    • Brochure
  6. 6
    Top Level
    4.9
    ( 53 )
    • Banner ad
    • Facebook cover
    • Social media page
    • Other web or app design
    • Other business or advertising
    • Logo & hosted website
    • Other design
    • Logo design
    • Email
    • Prezi design
    • Poster
    • Illustration or graphics
    • Icon or button
    • Business card
    • Landing page design
    • WordPress theme design
    • Postcard, flyer or print
  7. 7
    Top Level
    5.0
    ( 85 )
    • Banner ad
    • Other web or app design
    • Landing page design
    • Web page design
    • Other business or advertising
    • Other design
    • Social media page
    • Product label
    • Infographic
    • Postcard, flyer or print
    • Stationery
    • Other Graphic Design
    • Other book or magazine
    • Logo design
    • Email
    • Book cover
    • Poster
    • Logo & hosted website
    • Illustration or graphics
    • Other packaging or label
  8. 8
    Top Level
    5.0
    ( 128 )
    • Other design
    • Logo design
    • Illustration or graphics
    • Other clothing or merchandise
    • Other art or illustration
    • Clothing or apparel
    • Social media page
    • Merchandise
    • Other Graphic Design
    • Product label
    • Card or invitation
    • Other web or app design
    • Other business or advertising
    • Product packaging
    • Infographic
    • Icon or button
    • T-shirt
    • App design
    • Brochure
    • Banner ad
    • 3D
    • Logo & business card
    • Logo & brand identity pack
    • Poster
    • Postcard, flyer or print
    • Other packaging or label
    • Business card
    • Book cover
    • App
    • Logo & social media pack
    • Web page design
    • Facebook cover
  9. 9
    Top Level
    5.0
    ( 47 )
    • Banner ad
    • Facebook cover
    • Poster
    • Social media page
    • Postcard, flyer or print
    • Other web or app design
    • Email
    • Other design
    • Logo design
    • Illustration or graphics
    • Other business or advertising
    • Other book or magazine
    • Menu
    • Landing page design
    • Brochure
    • Logo & brand identity pack
    • Book cover
  10. 10
    Top Level
    4.9
    ( 36 )
    • Logo design
    • T-shirt
    • Product label
    • Social media page
    • Product packaging
    • Other business or advertising
    • Merchandise
    • Book cover
    • Postcard, flyer or print
    • Other clothing or merchandise
    • Icon or button
    • Web page design
    • Business card
    • Poster
    • Other design
    • Illustration or graphics
    • Facebook cover
    • Logo & social media pack
    • Cup or mug
    • Clothing or apparel
    • Card or invitation
    • Brochure
    • Logo & brand identity pack
    • Email

How did we choose these as the top social media designers?

Social media design is important to get just right because it has a large audience, in fact, it can be the channel in which your reach is at its maximum. Top social media designers will create designs that express your unique brand voice through various platforms while growing your engagement. Social media is an indispensable opportunity to interact with and receive feedback from your audience and the aim is to get their attention and keep it with professional design choices. Here’s what we looked for when selecting the designers on this list:

1. Design quality

When a designer joins 99designs, an expert from our team goes through their portfolio and considers the conceptual thought, technical execution and knowledge of design principles evident in their work. They then assign the designer one of three levels:

  • Top Level
  • Mid Level
  • Entry Level

These levels are displayed on designer portfolios, so you can easily see if you’re working with someone with lots of experience and design chops, or someone that is up-and-coming.

modern instagram design with muted colors
A stunning instagram brand design by Daylite Designs

2. Social media design experience

Just like most fields, designers also choose to specialize. Social media design is a relative venue in design and though it feels very specific, it is actually quite expansive. Think of how varied the different platforms are in sizing, style, layout, even in their limitations. When making our selection, in addition to looking at overall quality, we specifically vetted each designer on this list to make sure they specialized in social media design.

3. Professionalism

Of course you want someone with design skills, but you also want a social media designer who communicates with you throughout the process, delivers on time and is generally enjoyable to work with. We factored in past customer experiences to make sure all of our recommended social media designers are professionals in service as well as design.

Are you ready to hire your freelance social media designer match?

Social media platforms are the venues in which customers most frequently interact with your brand. A designer who focuses on social media design can create designs that not only represent your brand voice flawlessly but also increase your engagement with your existing audience while growing beyond them.

If these 10 designers aren’t quite what you’re looking for you can always do a search to connect with the countless incredible designers on our platform.

Want more social media designer choices?
Browse top social media designers for your project

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