✨Expert-Vetted, Top-Rated Plus Upwork Professional Graphic Designer ✨
With over 25 years of solid experience, I help businesses present themselves with clarity, credibility, and confidence through thoughtful, strategic graphic design. I’ve worked with companies of all sizes to create branding and marketing materials that don’t just look good—they support real business goals, drive sales, and get you noticed.
Whether you're launching something new or refining an established brand, I bring a steady, experienced hand to the process. I have my own studio, and I use Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Firefly, etc.), Canva, Figma, and email marketing tools (Constant Contact, MailChimp, Klaviyo), and Microsoft Office (Powerpoint, Word, Excel).
My focus is simple: providing you with great design that works in the real world. That means understanding your audience, your message, and how everything needs to come together to make the right impression. I work hard to make sure my clients have the best possible experience on UpWork, providing you with:
• A brand that feels polished and professional
• Marketing materials that are clear, cohesive, and effective
• A designer who can take direction—or lead when needed
• Reliable, consistent quality without hand-holding
• Long-lasting, professional relationships for years (or decades)
I excel in:
• Brand identity (logos, color systems, business cards, social media design)
• Marketing materials (print & digital, magazine, newsletter, catalog, pricelist, mailer, postcard, presentation)
• Brochures, ads, and sales collateral (full color, trifold, specialty sizes, folders)
• Real estate and small business marketing (offering memorandums, listing pages, email campaigns)
• Packaging and promotional design (diecuts, box, tube, wrap or sleeve, POP displays, countertop and carousel displays, planograms)
• Graphic Design, Visual Design, Brand Design, Layout Design
• Problem solving, redesigns, updates or recreating lost materials
What you can expect working with me:
• Clear communication from start to finish
• Thoughtful, detail-oriented work
• Consistency and follow-through
• Working files that are print-ready and high quality
• Designs that are practical, usable, and aligned with your goals
If you're looking for someone experienced, dependable, and easy to work with, look no further! I'm here for YOU!
Services offered: Packaging & Retail-Ready Design • Production & Pre-Press Preparation • Marketing & Sales Collateral • Book, Magazine & Publication Design • Brand Identity & Logo Design • Illustration & Product Artwork • Technical Illustration • Presentations & Proposals • Sell Sheets & Offering Memorandums • Photo Retouching & Image Editing • Trade Show, Billboard, and Promotional Materials • Amazon Marketing Design • Real Estate & Luxury Design & Marketing • Design for Social Media & eMail Campaigns • Remote Freelance Collaboration & Consultations • Adobe Creative Cloud: Solutions (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat) • Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Word, Excel • Email & Marketing Platforms: Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, HTML • Digital & Social Assets: Meta Business Suite, Canva, Figma
Illustration
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Logo Design
Packaging Design
Prepress
Technical Illustration
Graphic Design
Brand Identity Design
Photo Retouching
Constant Contact
Klaviyo
Social Media Advertising
PDF Conversion
Todd S.
Maumelle, Arkansas
$30/hr
5.0
129 jobs
Commercial Photographer with a discriminating eye, coupled with the technical knowledge needed in this digital age. Been working in the industry for over 25 years and have the experience and equipment to deliver images of the highest quality, and proper specifications for their intended use.
Product Photography - Food Photography - Interior Photography Jewelry photography
Architectural Photography - Ecom Photography - Environmental Photography
Clipping paths - Background removal - Transparent background - Retouching
Skin smoothing - Color correction - Image sizing and formatting - Composites
Illustration
Adobe Illustrator
JPG
White Background Photography
Home & Kitchen Photography
Digital Photography
Adobe Photoshop
Photography
Photo Editing
Photo Color Correction
Graphic Design
Capture One Pro
Clipping Path
Logo Design
Molly V.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
$42/hr
4.9
89 jobs
I am a creative, collaborative designer/illustrator with 13 years of experience delighting clients. I specialize in bringing traditional work to life digitally. Watercolors are my biggest strength. As a previous in-house designer for a sports brand, and a small business owner myself, I know how both big and small businesses work. I want to help you achieve your goals for your business through gorgeous design. I can help you create cohesive branding + packaging design and guide you through working with packaging manufacturers. If you use a publisher, I am experienced with all the major self publishing platforms and their file requirements. Experienced in working and reworking to fit different color spaces as needed.
My education includes Memphis College of Art- BFA and the Missouri Fine Arts Academy (MFAA).
SERVICES
Logos
Packaging Design
Watercolor Illustrations
Book Covers
Wedding Invitations
Digital Elements or Clip Art
Greeting Cards
Pattern Design
PROGRAMS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Esko Studio
Affinity Designer
Affinity Photo
Affinity Publisher
Canva
Procreate
Clip Studio Paint
Microsoft Office Suite
Google Suite
Vinyl Master
IDS Embroidery Software
Illustration
Adobe Illustrator
Drawing
Sketching
2D Illustration
Freehand Digital Illustration
Organic & Natural Style
Vector Graphic
Watercolor
Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Design
Digital Illustration
Digital Painting
Susan P.
Elkins, Arkansas
$60/hr
5.0
50 jobs
Great design should do more than look good. It should help people understand, connect, and take action.
I'm Susan "Bunnie" Powell, a senior graphic designer and illustrator with 20+ years of experience creating brand systems, illustrations, packaging, publications, marketing campaigns, presentations, and production-ready artwork. From custom illustrations and visual storytelling to polished marketing materials and print-ready production files, I help businesses, nonprofits, publishers, authors, and creative teams turn ideas into thoughtful, organized visuals that are ready for print, digital, and launch.
If you're looking for a creative partner who can combine thoughtful design, illustration, and production expertise to bring your ideas to life, I'd love to hear about your project.
Illustration
Adobe Illustrator
Sketching
2D Illustration
Adobe After Effects
Graphic Design
Character Design
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premiere Pro
Digital Photography
Adobe Lightroom
Photo Editing
Photo Restoration
Annika S.
El Dorado, Arkansas
$55/hr
4.6
10 jobs
Hi, I'm Annika (Anni) — a German native now based in the southern U.S., where I've spent the past 11 years working as a graphic designer in publishing and marketing. Thank you for considering me for your project — I'm new to Upwork, but not to design!
With over 20 years of experience in both agency and freelance settings, I’ve worked across a broad range of industries — from movie studios and record labels in Germany to local businesses here in the U.S. No project is too big or too small.
I specialize in creating impactful visual identities and marketing materials that not only look great but also deliver results. My expertise spans magazine design, branding, web design, social media content, and print collateral.
In addition to design, I offer full-service social media management to help businesses grow and maintain a strong online presence with consistent, high-quality content.
Let’s work together to bring your vision to life with creativity, precision, and purpose.
Adobe Illustrator
Logo Design
Branding
Photo Editing Software
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Photoshop
Magazine Layout
Flyer Design
Brochure
Typography
Banner Ad Design
Social Media Design
Instagram Post
Facebook Post
Josh W.
Bella Vista, Arkansas
$95/hr
4.9
494 jobs
For over 13 years, I've been helping clients meet their needs through a variety of applications of graphic design. My strengths are vector illustration, infographics, report layouts, and logo/identity creation.
I rely heavily on solid communication to offer the best possible service to my clients, and I encourage an open discourse as regards my work and how to achieve what the client wants. I have a strong repeat client rate because of the relationships I work to develop and maintain. Moreover, I work with clients I can trust and who can trust me. This is critical to the success of individual and large-scale projects.
At my disposal are strong skills in Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop, and I've some basic coding knowledge as well. I can illustrate both traditionally and digitally, and enjoy a mixture of straight graphic design work alongside creative freedom to explore style.
Choosing me as a freelancer means choosing someone dedicated to exceeding your expectations and providing meaningful, substantive graphic design services.
Adobe Illustrator
Drawing
2D Illustration
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Children's Book Illustration
Technical Writing
Creative Writing
English
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