{"id":30577,"date":"2021-10-13T10:24:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T09:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\/discover\/?post_type=guides&p=30577"},"modified":"2021-10-13T10:24:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T09:24:29","slug":"how-to-work-with-freelance-graphic-designers","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\/discover\/guides\/how-to-work-with-freelance-graphic-designers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to work with freelance Graphic Designers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We all know that the demand for finding a graphic design freelancer for any given project you may be dealing with is high. The crucial caveat in this however is getting in right in terms of finding the right talent. In 2018, there were over 290,000 graphic design jobs out there and that only accounted for the US.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve all had mixed experiences with graphic design freelancers in the past, and this often comes as result of approaching things in the wrong way from the offset and not being clear in the mutual understandings and expectations from either party. Take a look at some of the below scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe colours are completely off from what I had in mind\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe budget has well exceeded our initial expectations and it took far too long\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe communication process was quite muddled and we didn\u2019t get what we wanted in the end\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do any of these sound frustratingly familiar? We\u2019ve all been there, although it doesn\u2019t have to be like this. Oftentimes, a lot of these issues come down to communication, though of course there are wider things to keep in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within this guide on how to hire (and work with) freelance graphic designers<\/a> we\u2019ll provide some useful tips to try and mitigate and hopefully avoid these familiar pain points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Successfully Hire and Onboard a Freelance Graphic Designer: The Pre-Hire Phase<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pre-hire phase is a crucial opportunity for all parties to get fully aligned for everything moving forward. We can\u2019t overstate the importance of getting in as much agreement as possible during the pre-hire phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s certainly easy to waffle on about the importance of this in order to avoid issues further down the line, but what does this encompasses exactly? Here\u2019s a quick checklist of everything you should look to cover during the pre-hire phase of a graphic designer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n