Web Designer & Developer To Build a Premium Travel & Hospitality Website (Framer or Squarespace)

JOB OVERVIEW We're looking for a talented web designer and developer to design and build a new, premium one-page website for our travel and hospitality marketing brand. We're rebranding and we want a clean, minimal, visually led site that lets our video and photography do the talking. This is a design plus build role. We need someone who can take strong creative direction and execute a beautiful, fast site, not a heavy or over-engineered one. The look should feel premium and editorial, never corporate or templated. MORE ABOUT US We're a boutique marketing agency specializing in high-end hospitality, travel, and short-term rental brands. Our clients range from unique cabins and boutique stays to destination-based travel businesses. Our team has: - Helped grow Instagram accounts by a combined 1M+ followers - Generated 4+ billion impressions across client accounts - Produced content featured by major hospitality and travel brands including Airbnb, Forbes, Sheraton, and Mandarin Oriental We focus heavily on performance marketing, direct bookings, and conversion-driven growth. WHY WORK WITH US - Consistent, high-quality work (not a one-off task if this goes well) - We've spent $200,000+ USD on Upwork and worked with 100+ freelancers over the past 5 years - Clear direction, fast feedback loops, and no micromanagement TIME COMMITMENT / SCHEDULE - We're looking to move on this ASAP - Ideally designed, built, and launched within approximately 2 weeks from hiring - Fully remote - We'll align on the exact scope and timeline after reviewing your approach and experience REQUIREMENTS - Fluent English speaker (required) - Based in the Americas (North, Central, or South America) for time zone alignment. Strongly preferred, but willing to make an exception for the right candidate - A strong portfolio of clean, minimal, visually led websites - Experience building on Framer and/or Squarespace - Comfortable with video-heavy sites (inline hero video, optimized loading, no lag) - Able to hand off a site we can edit ourselves for minor copy changes - A strong eye for premium, editorial design - Detail-oriented, fast-moving, and comfortable working independently SCOPE OF WORK / KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Website Design & Build (Primary Focus): - Design and build a premium one-page site from our brief and brand direction - Implement an inline, clickable hero brand video - Build the sections in the layout below Performance & Usability: - Ensure the site is fast, smooth, and mobile first - Keep the build light and easy to edit, with no over-engineering Handoff: - Set us up to make minor copy edits without a developer - Basic on-page SEO SITE STRUCTURE & MENU The site is a single scrolling one-page layout. Top menu: Home, Press, About, Work, Services, Contact, plus a Book a Call button. Sections, in order: - Hero (menu: Home): inline brand video, a strong headline, and the primary call to action - Press (menu: Press): a strip of client and press logos - About (menu: About): the positioning and founder story - Work (menu: Work): case studies presented alongside written testimonials - Services (menu: Services): services described clearly, with no pricing shown - Contact (menu: Contact): a contact form plus scheduler, with the main call to action We look forward to hearing from you!