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Freelance Designer/Developer for Website Transformation
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About the Role
ILN is looking for a talented freelance website designer/developer to lead the design, build and safe launch of a transformed website for a premium editorial, content marketing and digital business working with luxury, heritage and high-value brands.
This is a project for one person who can combine strong visual design judgement with practical development expertise. We are looking for someone who can translate a clear strategic brief into a sleek, modern, editorial and commercially effective website, while protecting the existing live site throughout the process.
About the Project
ILN needs a transformed one-page scrolling website that reflects our premium, editorial and contemporary services. The site should showcase ILN’s heritage, creative work, client calibre, services, case studies, team and point of view, while speaking to luxury and premium brands.
The current website must remain live and protected while the new version is designed, built and tested. The successful supplier must be comfortable working with staging environments, backups, WordPress best practice, SEO preservation and safe launch processes.
What We Need
- Initial audit of the current website, CMS, hosting, plugins, theme, analytics, SEO and technical setup.
- Recommendation on the safest and most appropriate build route.
- Visual direction, wireframes and polished desktop/mobile designs.
- Responsive one-page website build with anchor navigation.
- CMS setup that allows ILN to update case studies, insights and team information easily.
- Integration of imagery, video/showreel, client logos, case studies and contact functionality.
- SEO, accessibility, analytics and performance setup.
- Staging build, full testing, launch plan and post-launch checks.
- Clear handover notes so ILN can maintain and update the website after launch.
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Essential Skills and Experience
- Strong portfolio of premium, design-led websites, ideally for luxury, lifestyle, culture, media, creative or high-end B2B brands.
- Excellent visual design judgement, including typography, layout, imagery, spacing, motion and responsive design.
- Practical development experience with WordPress.
- Ability to build safely on staging without overwriting the existing live site.
- Good understanding of backups, redirects, plugin/theme updates, QA and rollback planning.
- Knowledge of SEO fundamentals, analytics setup, performance optimisation and accessibility basics.
- Ability to work independently from a strategic brief and advise on best practice.
- Clear communication, reliable project management and strong attention to detail.
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Nice to Have
- Experience working with heritage brands, editorial businesses, luxury clients or creative agencies.
- Confidence handling video, showreel or motion-led sections without compromising site speed.
- Experience creating elegant case study modules and conversion-focused contact journeys.
- Copy refinement, UX writing or content structuring skills.
- Basic training or handover support for non-technical teams.
Project Approach
We expect the project to follow a controlled process: audit and backup, staging setup, design direction, wireframes, visual design, development on staging, testing, approval, safe launch and post-launch checks. The current website must remain operational until the new version has been fully approved and is ready to go live.
Application Requirements
Please apply to Izzy Schaw Miller at hello@iln.co.uk with a short introduction, relevant portfolio links, your recommended approach to this project, estimated timeline, estimated fee or day rate and confirmation that you are comfortable working with staging, backups and a non-disruptive launch process.
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