Designer needed to create Twitter profile backgrounds

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I’m looking for a few great designers who can create Twitter profile backgrounds.

I’ll tell you upfront, I’m picky. I’m not a good enough designer to meet my own high standards, which is why I hire designers. :)

I’m not looking for any one particular style at this point; I’d really like to have a range of styles represented in the group of designers I work with. I’m more interested in attention to the little details and overall design sense.

What I’ll provide

I’ll tell you:

• Whether this background is for a particular person/company, or if it will be for general distribution

• The general style we’re after (clean, grunge, feminine, etc.)

• General color scheme info (bright, muted, earth tones, monochrome, etc.); sometimes there will be a specific color palette

• Font preferences (if there are any)

• If there are any specific images or illustrations to be used

• Any other details about content to be included

What you’ll provide

All of the backgrounds should be designed in line with my general design specs. If you have questions on any of those, let me know and I’ll clarify.

Here’s what I’ll expect from you:

• A first-draft mockup that shows the background with standard Twitter elements. You can create this by applying the background to your own Twitter account, or you can build it all in your graphics software.

• Up to three rounds of revisions (though often there aren’t that many). You can charge per round if that’s important to you, as long as I know in advance what you’re going to charge me. :)

• A good attitude about making requested changes. Sometimes end-clients request the most ugly changes, and while we try to talk them out of it, in the end, they are paying and they get what they want. It’s painful for everyone if the designer is stubborn on top of everything else. :)

• When the design is approved, I’ll need a layered version of the background (PSD or Fireworks PNG), and a reasonable-quality flattened version to deliver to the end-client.

• Receipts or other proof of appropriate license(s) for images/illustrations/etc.

Payment and legal stuff

For our first project together, I’m happy to work with whatever payment arrangements you need (deposits, etc.). I don’t expect you to just take my word that I’ll pay you (though I will!)—I’ve done the freelance thing and I know what it’s like trying to get some clients to pay.

After the first project, I will pay you once a month (on the first business day of the month) for all the work you’ve done, preferably through PayPal (unless it’s not available in your country, in which case we can use MoneyBookers or some other alternative). This is simply to keep things manageable from a bookkeeping standpoint—it’s a big hassle to pay lots of people on different schedules.

You will get paid for the work you do regardless of whether my end-client pays me or not. Bottom-line, I am your client, and I take responsibility for paying you.

You’ll work as an independent contractor, and any work I pay you for is considered “work for hire,” meaning I own it upon payment. If you’re in the US and not incorporated, I’ll need a completed W-9 form from you if I pay you more than $600 US annually.