Design · Remote from Colombia

Hire vetted Design talent, managed for you.

Product, brand and UX designers who ship polished, thoughtful work — sourced, assessed on portfolios and live briefs, and managed by Nearwork.

Valentina Ríos
3D Artist
Medellín, Colombia
Top match
95Craft
C1English
5yExperience
2,400+vetted designers
C1English standard
~14 daysbrief to shortlist
58%less than a US hire
New to Nearwork?

Vetted design talent — sourced, employed and managed for you.

Nearwork is a managed remote-staffing partner. We help US and Canadian companies hire English-fluent talent from Colombia without the cost, risk or overhead of doing it alone.

The problem

Hiring a great designer is slow, costly and risky.

A US hire is expensive and takes months. Going remote on your own means sifting résumés, chasing contractors, running payroll across borders and hoping the person actually works out.

The solution

One partner that sources, vets and runs the role.

We source and rigorously assess Design talent in Colombia, then employ, payroll and manage them for you. You get a proven designer on your team in about two weeks, at roughly half the US cost — fully managed.

Talent, ready now

Deep Design talent, already here.

A vibrant regional design community produces product and brand designers who work daily with US startups and design systems.

  • Product, UX, brand and design-system specialists
  • Overlap with US design reviews and sprints
  • Assessed on portfolios and a live design brief
  • Fluent in Figma, prototyping and design-system thinking
2,400+Vetted designers
C1English standard
~14 daysBrief to shortlist
58%Less than a US hire
How we vet

We assess what makes design talent actually good.

Every designer is scored on the skills that matter for the role — so you hire on evidence, not a résumé.

Visual & interaction craft

95 / 100

Polished, considered work — spacing, type and states that hold up.

Product thinking

93 / 100

Designs for the user and the metric, not just the mock.

Systems & consistency

92 / 100

Builds and respects design systems so the whole product feels one.

Prototyping & handoff

91 / 100

Prototypes fast and hands off specs engineers can build without guessing.

English & communication

95 / 100

C1: presents and defends design decisions clearly in reviews.

Feedback & iteration

90 / 100

Takes critique well and iterates toward the strongest version quickly.

Every score comes with evidence — assessment recordings, references and a DISC profile in your portal.
Roles we place

Every Design role, vetted the same way.

Pick the role you're hiring for — we shortlist scored, English-fluent candidates in about two weeks.

Managed service

We don't just place them — we run them for you.

Nearwork is the Employer of Record and the operating layer. You get the output of a designer; we handle everything behind it.

1

Source & assess

We screen the market and score every designer on the criteria that matter — then present 2–3 finalists.

2

Onboard & contract

We hire them locally as Employer of Record — compliant contracts, payroll, benefits and equipment. No entity needed.

3

Manage & coach

A dedicated success lead runs 1:1s, quality reviews, performance tracking, time-off and day-to-day HR.

4

Report & scale

Monthly performance reviews and SLAs — plus a 6-month replacement guarantee if the fit isn't right.

The math

A senior designer, for less than half.

US in-house hire
$105k / year
With Nearwork
$44k / year
Save $61k/yrSame caliber of talent — payroll, benefits and management fully included.
The talent

Meet a few designers ready now.

A sample of vetted, available candidates. Tell us your brief and we'll shortlist for your exact needs.

Mariana López
Cali, CO · 7y exp
DesignC1 EnglishAvailable
95Craft
$46k/yrall-in
Mateo Jiménez
Barranquilla, CO · 7y exp
DesignC1 EnglishAvailable
93Craft
$44k/yrall-in
Daniela Gómez
Bucaramanga, CO · 7y exp
DesignB2 EnglishAvailable
91Craft
$47k/yrall-in
FAQ

Hiring Design talent, answered.

Product or brand designer?

Both. Tell us whether you need product/UX depth or brand and marketing design, and we scope the portfolio review and live brief accordingly.

Do they know design systems?

Yes — systems thinking is part of the assessment. Candidates show how they build and maintain components, tokens and consistency at scale.

Do I need a legal entity in Colombia?

No. Nearwork acts as the Employer of Record and handles local contracts, payroll, benefits and compliance. Your hire works for you day to day; we're their legal employer.

How fast can I hire?

Most searches produce a scored shortlist in about 14 days. You interview the finalists you like and pick — no résumé piles.

What if a hire isn't the right fit?

You're covered by a 6-month replacement guarantee. If it isn't working out, we re-source at no extra cost.

Ready to hire Design talent?

Tell us the brief. We'll have scored, vetted finalists in front of you in about two weeks.