Hire Graphic Designers in Latin America

Fill out the form and book your intake call, where you describe the brand guidelines, campaign assets or motion pieces the designer will handle, the tools your team uses, the seniority you need and your budget. NBS screens each candidate in four stages, including an English assessment and a role-specific work sample. You interview your first candidates within 3 business days of the intake call and choose your hire.

Graphic designer salaries in Latin America run 40 to 60 percent below US rates for senior roles and 50 to 70 percent below for mid-level roles. A direct hire placement carries a one-time fee, and nearshore staff augmentation runs on a fixed monthly fee that covers employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and monthly invoicing. NBS quotes its fee on the intake call.

Hire nearshore if your team reviews creative during the US workday, because all 12 NBS countries sit within 2 hours of US Eastern time, while India runs about 9.5 to 10.5 hours ahead, the Philippines about 12 to 13 hours ahead and Eastern Europe about 7 hours ahead. A designer in Colombia can receive your creative director's 10 a.m. notes on a landing page hero and send revised files by 2 p.m. the same day.

A nearshore graphic designer works from Latin America on your team during US business hours. The designer can join a morning Figma review with your marketing lead, then resize the approved ad set for each channel while the US team is online. NBS recruits in 12 Latin American countries, all within 2 hours of US Eastern time.

You can hire from 12 LatAm countries: Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua in North and Central America, and Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay in South America. NBS has local recruiters in each, and each country has a hiring guide on this site.

Yes, NBS offers nearshore staff augmentation for a fixed monthly fee and Employer of Record coverage in all 12 markets. It also offers direct hire placements with a one-time fee and Recruitment as a Service for high-volume hiring teams.

Mid-level graphic designers in Latin America earn $1,900 to $2,955 a month. Junior graphic designers earn $1,265 to $1,900 a month, and senior graphic designers earn $3,375 to $4,750 a month. NBS quotes its fee on the intake call.

Yes, NBS recruits logo designers who build vector identities in Illustrator, motion designers who animate in After Effects, and marketing designers who turn agency campaign concepts into channel-ready creative. Each candidate completes a portfolio screen and a role-specific work sample that match the specialty you need. Product and UI designers who work in Figma have their own page, UI/UX designers.

Interview your first candidates within 3 business days of the intake call.

Yes, graphic designers work US hours. All 12 countries sit within 2 hours of US Eastern time all year.

Mexico City and Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua) run 2 hours behind US Eastern during US daylight time and 1 hour behind the rest of the year. Colombia, Peru and Ecuador run 1 hour behind during US daylight time and level with US Eastern the rest of the year.

Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil (Brasília time) run 1 hour ahead during US daylight time and 2 hours ahead the rest of the year. Mainland Chile also changes its clocks: it runs level with US Eastern from early April to early September, 1 hour ahead in the weeks around that, and 2 hours ahead from early November to mid-March.

Look for recruiters in each hiring market, a four-stage screen with a design work sample, Employer of Record coverage where the designer lives, and a replacement guarantee. NBS has recruiters in all 12 countries and screens each graphic designer through a resume and portfolio review, a B2-or-higher CEFR English assessment, a role-specific work sample, and a behavioral interview with reference and background checks. NBS also provides Employer of Record coverage in all 12 markets and replaces a designer for free within 90 days if the hire does not work out.

Yes, NBS acts as Employer of Record for graphic designers hired through nearshore staff augmentation and covers employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and monthly invoicing for a fixed monthly fee. Your team directs the designer's work in your own Figma files and brand guidelines, and NBS helps you handle local labor law compliance, payroll and Employer of Record in all 12 markets. NBS quotes its fee on the intake call.

NBS helps you handle local labor law compliance and payroll. As Employer of Record for nearshore staff augmentation, NBS covers employment, payroll, benefits, compliance and monthly invoicing. Employer of Record coverage spans all 12 markets.

NBS replaces your hire free within 90 days if the hire does not work out, and the replacement rate is under 2 percent. A dedicated account manager manages the relationship, and NBS checks in at 30, 60, and 90 days.