Designer (Remote)

About Gabrielle Sands Publishing

Velvet Pages is the publishing company behind Gabrielle Sands, a self-published dark romance and mafia romance author with 7 published titles and an 8th launching Q2 2026. We're expanding into direct sales (sprayed edge special editions, deluxe boxes) and building out two websites — gabriellesands.com (author brand hub) and houseofferraro.com (Shopify storefront). We need a designer who can own the visual identity across everything we produce.

What You'll Work On

- **Book marketing graphics** — social media posts, release announcements, pre-order graphics, countdowns

- **Website design** — landing pages, banners, product photography styling guidance

- **Storefront assets** — Shopify product images, collection graphics, promotional banners

- **Brand collateral** — email headers, newsletter graphics, podcast artwork

- **Merchandise design** — bookmarks, stickers, box inserts, packaging design concepts

- **Book cover input** — collaborating on cover concepts and typography (covers are done with a dedicated cover designer, but input and iteration is valuable)

- **Ad creatives** — Facebook/Instagram/TikTok ad graphics and short-form video templates

Required Skills

- Brand visualization — ability to translate a mood/aesthetic into cohesive visual assets

- General design taste — strong instinct for what looks good, consistent, and on-brand

- Graphic design — layouts, compositions, marketing materials (Canva, Figma, Adobe Suite, or equivalent)

- Typography — pairing fonts, hierarchy, readability across formats

- Illustration — decorative elements, icons, flourishes that fit the dark romance genre

- AI design tools — experience with Midjourney, DALL-E, Adobe Firefly, or similar tools to accelerate creative workflows

- Website design — landing page layouts, UI for Shopify/WordPress

- UX/UI fundamentals — user-friendly layouts, mobile-first thinking

Nice to Have

- Image editing — photo manipulation, compositing, color grading

- Video editing — short-form reels, book trailers, animated graphics

- Motion graphics — animated social posts, countdown timers

- Experience in book publishing, romance genre, or author branding

- Familiarity with Shopify and/or WordPress