Remote Brand Designer at Kazaar - Europe CET Freelance — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
Is this role nomad-friendly? Partially. While the contract is 100% remote and async-friendly day-to-day (Slack communication, flexible scheduling), there is a hard requirement: you must be based in Europe and working CET-overlapping hours. This significantly limits pure location-independence — you'd need to stay within roughly UTC+0 to UTC+3 to reliably cover CET.
Timezone reality: CET is UTC+1 (UTC+2 in summer). Practically, this means Lisbon (WET/WEST) is borderline workable, Eastern Europe is ideal, and destinations like Bangkok or Bali fall outside acceptable hours. Popular nomad hubs like Tbilisi (UTC+4) would be a stretch.
Salary vs. cost of living: At €1,000–3,500/month freelance (gross, pre-tax), your purchasing power varies significantly:
- Lisbon, Portugal: €1,500–2,000/month covers a comfortable lifestyle; €3,500 affords real quality of life.
- Tbilisi, Georgia: Even €1,000/month goes surprisingly far — rent from €400/month for good apartments.
- Warsaw, Poland: €1,500+ is very comfortable; strong tech infrastructure.
Visa considerations: As a freelancer contracted to a Swiss company, you can leverage EU/EEA freedom of movement, Portugal's freelancer visa, or Georgia's Remotely from Georgia program. You must maintain self-employed legal status in your country of residence.
Travel perks: Performance-based equipment upgrades (MacBook) are a tangible perk for nomads who need reliable hardware.
Headquarters: Switzerland
URL: http://www.kazaarfragrances.com
Brand & Creative Designer (Freelance, 100% Remote)
Kazaar Fragrances · European Market Leader in Perfume Dupes · Full-Time Freelance · CET Hours
About Us
We're Kazaar Fragrances (kazaarfragrances.com), the European market leader in high-quality fragrance dupes, and profitable for over 6 years. Our core markets are Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Beyond our main brand, our portfolio includes additional projects in health/wellness and a second fragrance-focused brand.
We're 100% remote across time zones, with core collaboration happening in Central European Time (CET). Day-to-day, things are structured and predictable. Around major sales periods (Black Friday, big launches), it gets fast-paced and intense.
About the Role
You'll join our 2-person design team (making us 3), reporting directly to our Design Lead / Co-Founder and Marketing Lead. You'll work as an all-round creative across our brand portfolio, with focus on our main brand and support on others as needed.
- Type: Full-time freelance / independent contractor
- Hours: 45 hrs/week, Monday–Friday
- Location: 100% remote, based in Europe
- Start: ASAP or September 2026
- Reports to: Design Lead & Marketing Lead
What You'll Work On
Roughly in order of time spent:
- Ad creative & motion design for paid social/ad accounts — static and animated graphics
- Day-to-day campaign design — newsletters, email design, sales creatives
- Web & UI/UX optimization
- Packaging design
- Social media content
- AI-assisted image generation, editing, and optimization (Claude, Gemini, etc.)
Some projects come with tight briefs; others give you real creative freedom. Expect a genuine mix.
What We're Looking For
Must-Have
- Expert-level Figma skills — our primary design tool. All candidates complete a Figma design test as part of our process.
- Hands-on experience using AI tools (Claude, Gemini, etc.) for image generation and editing
- A genuine eye for design
- Fluent to native-level English — this is our working language, non-negotiable
- Based in Europe, working hours overlapping CET, with a valid right to work as a freelancer/self-employed professional in your country of residence
- Comfortable working independently and asynchronously; we communicate via Slack
- Adobe Suite experience (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects)
Very Good to Have (will significantly boost your chances)
- Motion design skills — animated graphics, explainer/product animations, video ad elements
- 3D / Blender skills — creating 3D stills and videos
- German — most creative work is produced in German; AI-assisted translation covers this if you don't speak it
- A Mac/macOS setup
We care more about your portfolio and what you can do than your years of experience or where you studied. Strong junior talent with an excellent portfolio is welcome to apply.
What We Offer
- Real ownership and creative freedom, clear goals, no micromanagement
- Work across multiple brands — it never gets boring
- Direct line to the founders, fast decisions, short feedback loops
- Growth potential as the team scales, including leadership opportunities based on performance
- Fully remote, flexible scheduling as long as deadlines are met
- €1,000–3,500/month (freelance basis), depending on your performance, portfolio, and experience. Negotiable and strongly performance-based. Team members who consistently deliver great work have earned raises, bonuses, and equipment upgrades (e.g. a MacBook) within their first year.
Contract Type
This is a freelance / independent contractor position, contracted directly through our parent company. You'll invoice for your work; health insurance, taxes, and social contributions are your own responsibility as a self-employed professional.
Our Process
- Collection: We collect applications and respond on a rolling basis as they come in.
- Shortlist: We shortlist candidates into a smaller pool and conduct interviews.
- Figma design test: (~1 week), typically unpaid.
- Final decision: Timed so the successful candidate can start around September.
How to Apply
Send the following directly to [email protected]:
- CV — including previous companies, roles, and concrete examples of tasks/projects you worked on
- Cover letter
- Full portfolio with detailed project descriptions — ideally a live portfolio website, PDF also accepted
- A photo of your current workspace/setup
Contact: Anid, Design Lead & Co-Founder
Frequently Asked Questions
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