Graphic Designer

We’re Hiring a Graphic Designer 🎨

We don't just run marketing. We scale restaurant brands.

Hook + Ladder is a fast-growing fractional marketing agency that helps multi-location restaurant brands, think QSRs with 100–500 locations, fast casual concepts, and regional chains, grow revenue, drive foot traffic, and win local markets. We operate as a true extension of their marketing teams.

We're looking for a Graphic Designer who doesn't just make things look good; they bring ideas to life. Someone who understands how great design supports strategy, strengthens brands, and creates meaningful customer experiences across every touchpoint. If you love transforming ideas into impactful visuals, enjoy collaborating with talented marketers, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where creativity and business impact go hand in hand, this role was built for you.

Okay, but why Hook + Ladder? 👀

• 🏡 Remote-first, flexible, and built on trust. We care about outcomes, not clock-ins. You'll have the autonomy to own your work without micromanagement, while being supported by a collaborative team that has your back.
• 🚀 Your work creates real impact. Your ideas won't sit in a deck collecting dust. You'll help drive measurable growth for exciting multi-location brands, and your contributions will directly influence client success.
• 🌱 Built to grow. As the agency scales, so can your career. We invest in your development through coaching, strengths-based growth, continuous feedback, and opportunities to become one of our future leaders.
• 🤝 A team that genuinely collaborates. You'll partner closely with Client Success, Content, Design, SEO, and Leadership in a fast-moving environment where initiative is valued, ideas are shared, and wins are celebrated together.
• 💰 Great work deserves great rewards. Enjoy a remote-first culture, flexible PTO, unlimited sick days, and a profit-sharing program. Because when we win, everyone wins!

✨Who you are & the impact you’ll make:

• You help shape creative concepts by collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with Client Success, Content, and Performance teams to bring multi-channel campaigns to life.
• You transform ideas into compelling visual experiences by designing social media content, emails, paid ads, landing pages, print assets, and other creative materials that align with each client's brand and business goals.
• You bring motion into the story by creating animations and motion graphics that make campaigns more engaging and memorable.
• You turn strategy into visual storytelling by translating business objectives and audience insights into creative concepts that connect and perform.
• You elevate every deliverable through thoughtful design, strong attention to detail, and consistent brand execution across digital and traditional channels.
• You stay curious and inspired by keeping up with design trends, emerging tools, AI, and creative best practices that push the quality of your work even further.
• You collaborate openly, embrace feedback, and continuously iterate to create the strongest possible creative solutions.

This job is for you if:

• 🎨 2+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally in an agency or fast-paced environment.
• 🖥️ You're highly proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
• 🎞️ Experience creating motion graphics and editing video using After Effects or similar tools.
• 📱 Experience designing across multiple channels, including social media, email, paid ads, landing pages, and print materials.
• ✨ Strong visual storytelling skills with the ability to transform ideas into compelling creative that supports business goals.
• 🤝 Comfortable working cross-functionally in fast-paced environments.
• 🤖 Daily user of AI tools (ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, Claude, Gemini; you use them, not fear them).
• 📋 Strong project management and organizational skills, balancing multiple projects while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• 🗣️ Fluent English (C1+).

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with restaurant, hospitality, retail, or multi-location brands.
• Experience in a digital marketing agency.
• Experience with UX/UI design.
• Experience creating motion graphics or advanced animations.
• Experience with illustration, web design, or copywriting.
• Familiarity with Agile or Scrum workflows.
• Experience using AI tools to enhance creative workflows and design processes.
• Speak Spanish and/or French (not required, but a plus).

Do NOT Apply If:

• You're looking for a role where you work completely on your own.
• You struggle to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• You avoid feedback, collaboration, or creative iteration.
• You prefer slow-moving corporate environments.
• You avoid learning new tools, technologies, or AI.
• You see design as decoration instead of a way to solve business problems and drive results.

Show us what you got. Tell us how you think. Let's see if we're a fit.

Apply now - we'd love to meet you!