Social Media Graphic Designer Needed for Pokémon TCG Marketplace Content

We are looking for a social media graphic designer to create bold, high-retention content for MISPRINT, a Pokémon card marketplace and community brand. The style we are looking for is similar to @PriceCharting’s Instagram content: strong thumbnails, bold text, card-focused visuals, market movement graphics, PSA slab imagery, Pokémon card features, high-contrast layouts, and content that feels native to collectors. This is not clean corporate design. This is high-scroll-stopping collector content. The graphics need to feel sharp, loud, clickable, and built for Instagram, TikTok thumbnails, Reels covers, Shorts covers, Discord announcements, and marketplace education posts. The goal is to make MISPRINT look like a serious, trustworthy, collector-first brand while still creating content that performs on social platforms. Responsibilities: Create social media graphics for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Discord, and other MISPRINT channels. Design bold market-analysis style posts around Pokémon cards, graded cards, auctions, sales, marketplace trends, and collector education. Create thumbnail-style graphics that make people stop scrolling. Use card imagery, slab imagery, price callouts, arrows, gradients, bold typography, and strong visual hierarchy. Create reusable templates for recurring MISPRINT content series. Adapt graphics into multiple sizes when needed. Work from briefs, captions, examples, or rough concepts. Maintain a consistent MISPRINT visual identity. Content Types We Need: Pokémon card market movement graphics. “Raw vs PSA 10” comparison posts. “Bids vs Asks” marketplace education posts. “Card of the week” posts. “Undervalued card?” posts. “Why did this sell for X?” posts. “Recent sale” graphics. “Collector spotlight” posts. Discord giveaway graphics. App feature announcement graphics. Founder quote graphics. Comparison graphics between MISPRINT, eBay, TCGPlayer, and other platforms. Social proof graphics. Content series covers. YouTube Shorts / TikTok / Reels thumbnails. Visual Style Reference: We like the general direction of PriceCharting’s Pokémon content: bold yellow and white text, high-contrast backgrounds, graded card slabs, strong price numbers, arrows, dramatic lighting, and card-focused layouts. MISPRINT should feel slightly more modern, premium, and community-driven, but still built for performance. The designs should not feel like generic Canva templates. You Should Be Good At: Social media thumbnail design. Bold typography. Visual hierarchy. Card / collectible content design. Designing for attention and clarity. Creating repeatable templates. Working fast without making the design look lazy. Understanding what makes someone click, pause, or save a post. Requirements: Experience designing social media graphics. Strong portfolio with thumbnail, sports, collectibles, gaming, finance, crypto, marketplace, or entertainment-style graphics. Ability to create graphics in Canva, Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, or a similar tool. Ability to follow brand direction while improving the creative. Fast turnaround. Strong attention to detail. Bonus Points: Experience with Pokémon, TCG, sports cards, collectibles, gaming, or marketplace content. Experience designing YouTube thumbnails. Experience creating carousel posts. Experience working with creator-led brands. Understanding of PSA, grading, slabs, raw cards, auctions, bids, asks, and card collecting culture. What We Do Not Want: Generic templates. Minimalist corporate graphics. Overly polished designs that do not perform socially. AI-looking images. Messy text hierarchy. Designs that are hard to read on mobile. Designers who need every detail explained before starting. To Apply: Please include: 1. Relevant design examples. 2. Any experience with Pokémon, TCG, collectibles, gaming, or marketplace brands. 3. What tools you use. 4. Your turnaround time for social graphics. 5. Your rate per graphic or hourly rate. Also, please include the phrase “collector-first design” somewhere in your application so I know you read the full post.