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Big Ideas. Real Craft.
Product, UX and creative-strategy talent who make digital experiences convert — not just look good. From product and UX design to creative strategy and design leadership, these are people we know personally and would trust with our own product.
Disciplines
What we place in Creative
Four areas of digital and product design, from the people who craft the experience to the leaders who set the direction — product, UX/UI, creative strategy and design leadership. Whether you need a product designer to own a flow or a design lead to raise the bar, we introduce specialists vetted on real product work.
Product
Product Designer
Product designers who own end-to-end flows — research, interaction and UI — and design for adoption and conversion, not just aesthetics. The people who make the product easier to use and easier to grow.
UX
UX/UI Designer
UX and UI specialists who turn complexity into clarity — usability, design systems and interfaces that reduce friction and lift conversion. Comfortable in Figma and close to the data.
Strategy
Creative Strategist
Creative strategists who connect brand and performance — turning positioning into concepts and campaigns that move the metric, then briefing the people who build them.
Leadership
Design Lead
Design leads and Heads of Design who own the design system, raise the quality bar and manage designers or studio partners as you scale.
How we help
People, partners & platforms
Good design is a growth lever, not decoration — it decides whether people adopt the product and convert. Kindred introduces the product and design talent, studios and platforms to make that happen, with a first intro in 72 hours.
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People
3 ways to hire
Permanent
Product and UX/UI designers judged on shipped work, not a glossy folio — the people you build a design function around.
Contract & Freelance
Sprints, redesigns and overflow — freelance UX and product designers who drop into your stack, ship usable work fast, and leave clean files.
Fractional Lead
A fractional Head of Design to set the system, the quality bar and the direction a few days a week.
FAQ
Creative questions
What brand and marketing leads ask when building creative capability in-house versus buying it in.
In-house studio, agency or freelance?
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In-house suits high-volume, always-on content; agencies suit big campaigns and brand work; freelance fills spikes. Most brands blend all three — the skill is knowing which work belongs where.
Do I need a generalist or a specialist?
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Early on, a versatile designer who can also handle basic motion is gold. At scale, a bit of everything becomes a liability — you need real depth in design, copy and video.
What does a Creative Director actually add?
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They hold the idea and the standard — turning strategy into work that's on-brand and actually good. Without one, you get output that's busy but inconsistent, and juniors with no one to learn from.
How do I hire creatives if I'm not creative?
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Judge the portfolio against the brief, not just the aesthetics — can they solve a problem, not only make things pretty? Bring a creative voice into the interview; that's often where we help.
Freelance or permanent for creative?
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Permanent for brand consistency and institutional knowledge; freelance for campaign spikes and specialist skills like motion or 3D. Senior freelance day rates move fast — brief tightly to control cost.
How does Kindred place creative talent?
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We place vetted creatives — art direction, copy, video, motion and creative leadership — across agencies, studios and in-house teams. A curated shortlist of three to five, first intro within 72 hours.
The right people know people.
Join the Kindred network and tap the talent, partners and platforms you won't find on a job board.