Graphic Designer (Freelance)

About The Role

We're seeking a freelance Graphic Designer to support our operation and brand marketing with high-impact visual content. This role is ideal for someone who understands music culture, nightlife branding, and fast-paced promotional design. You'll help translate food and beverage content, show announcements, artist residencies, and venue activations into eye-catching visuals that perform across social media, email, in-venue screens, and print materials.

This is an independent contractor engagement, not an employee position. Chief's will not withhold taxes or provide employee benefits. All work product created under this engagement will be considered work made for hire. Specific terms will be outlined in the independent contractor agreement.

What You Will Do

• Design promotional graphics for ticketed shows, residencies, and special events
• Create social media assets for Instagram, Facebook, and story formats
• Build email newsletter visuals and digital marketing banners (Mailchimp experience a plus)
• Develop in-venue signage, digital TV slides, and wayfinding materials
• Support branded campaigns for partnerships, holidays, and seasonal programming
• Maintain consistency with Chief's brand guidelines while bringing fresh creative ideas
• Turn artist assets into cohesive, on-brand promotional content quickly and efficiently
• Deliver agreed-upon project assets by mutually established deadlines
• Collaborate with marketing team to meet deadlines for monthly ticketed show collateral

Who You Are

Chief's is seeking a highly motivated individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, creative environment. The ideal candidate will have graphic design experience in entertainment, hospitality, or live event marketing and a genuine passion for music culture. This role also requires the following attributes:

• Independent self-starter who can manage deadlines with minimal oversight
• Strong communicator who collaborates well with a marketing team
• Detail-oriented with a consistent eye for on-brand, polished output
• Adaptable and efficient when juggling multiple formats and quick-turn requests
• Enthusiastic about Nashville's live music and entertainment scene and the stories worth telling in it

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) or equivalent tools and Canva
• Portfolio showcasing social media, entertainment, or event-based design work
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, and visual storytelling
• Ability to work fast and adapt designs for multiple formats and platforms
• Interest in music, live events, or hospitality branding strongly preferred
• Comfortable working in a deadline-driven, high-volume environment
• Must be able to sustain loud noise volume
• Must have access to and supply their own licensed design software and hardware (Chief's will not provide equipment for this engagement)

Preferred

• Experience in nightlife, music venue, or festival marketing
• Motion graphics or simple animation skills for digital signage
• Photography or content editing skills
• Familiarity with Broadway/Nashville music scene culture

What We Offer

• Flexible freelance or part-time schedule
• Opportunity to design for one of Nashville's most recognizable live music venues
• High-visibility work seen by thousands of guests weekly
• Creative freedom within an established, growing brand
• Collaborative environment in the heart of downtown Nashville