Fractional Design Lead by Brittany SteinerFractional Design Lead by Brittany Steiner
Fractional Design LeadBrittany Steiner
Cover image for Fractional Design Lead
An experienced design partner to shape direction, own the work and guide delivery across brand, web, motion and AI, 8 to 20 hours a week.
I join your team as a design lead on an ongoing basis. Some companies need their first senior designer. Others need someone to own a project or bring experienced direction to an established team.
I can start with an open-ended problem, shape the brief, lead workshops and set the creative direction. From there, I help set priorities, organize reviews and keep designers, developers and stakeholders aligned through delivery. I stay hands-on with design, prototypes, motion or a custom tool when that's where I'm most useful.
If you already have designers, I can direct their work and give them clear feedback. If you don't, I can own the design myself and work with your content and development partners.
This is how I've worked with Wizardly since 2022. On Alloy Therapeutics, I've led design across the parent brand, division brands, campaigns and events, working directly with Alloy's point of contact and directing the designers and developers behind the work.
I'm based in Switzerland and work CET hours with US Eastern overlap, so I can join calls with both European and East Coast teams. I prefer one steady engagement over lots of small projects, because that's where I can care about the work the way an in-house lead would.
Bring me what's on your plate and we'll figure out where I'm most useful!
Process
Intro call. What's on your plate, who's on the team, and where you need a lead.
First two weeks. I get into your brand files, tools and current projects, then send a short Loom with what I'm seeing and where I'd suggest starting.
Weekly rhythm. One sync, async reviews in Figma and Slack, and a Loom walkthrough for anything complex.
Monthly check-in. What's working, what to shift, and whether the hours still fit.
Deliverables
Brief development, stakeholder workshops and creative direction for projects, launches and campaigns
Priorities, review structure and coordination across designers, developers and stakeholders
Design reviews and clear feedback for your designers
Hands-on design where it helps most: web pages, campaign assets, decks, brand updates
Brand system upkeep so new work stays consistent
Developer handoff and design QA on web work
One shared place for project context, in whatever tool you already use (Notion, Monday, Slack...)
What I need
One main point of contact who can make decisions
Access to brand files, Figma, and your team's Slack or equivalent
Your current priorities and anything launching in the next few months
Intros to any designers, content partners and developers I'll be working with
Pricing
Ongoing, billed weekly or monthly at $100/hr:
8 h/week: $800/week (about $3,200 for a 4-week month)
12 h/week: $1,200/week (about $4,800 for a 4-week month)
20 h/week: $2,000/week (about $8,000 for a 4-week month)
Assumes a 4-week month and 30 days' notice to pause or stop. Hours outside the tier are billed at $100/hr, agreed in advance.
FAQs

Starting at$800 /wk
Tags
Figma
Loom
Slack
Art Director
Brand Designer
Creative Director
Environment
Healthcare
Pharmaceutical
Service provided by
Brittany Steiner proZürich, Switzerland
Fractional Design LeadBrittany Steiner
Starting at$800 /wk
Tags
Figma
Loom
Slack
Art Director
Brand Designer
Creative Director
Environment
Healthcare
Pharmaceutical
Cover image for Fractional Design Lead
An experienced design partner to shape direction, own the work and guide delivery across brand, web, motion and AI, 8 to 20 hours a week.
I join your team as a design lead on an ongoing basis. Some companies need their first senior designer. Others need someone to own a project or bring experienced direction to an established team.
I can start with an open-ended problem, shape the brief, lead workshops and set the creative direction. From there, I help set priorities, organize reviews and keep designers, developers and stakeholders aligned through delivery. I stay hands-on with design, prototypes, motion or a custom tool when that's where I'm most useful.
If you already have designers, I can direct their work and give them clear feedback. If you don't, I can own the design myself and work with your content and development partners.
This is how I've worked with Wizardly since 2022. On Alloy Therapeutics, I've led design across the parent brand, division brands, campaigns and events, working directly with Alloy's point of contact and directing the designers and developers behind the work.
I'm based in Switzerland and work CET hours with US Eastern overlap, so I can join calls with both European and East Coast teams. I prefer one steady engagement over lots of small projects, because that's where I can care about the work the way an in-house lead would.
Bring me what's on your plate and we'll figure out where I'm most useful!
Process
Intro call. What's on your plate, who's on the team, and where you need a lead.
First two weeks. I get into your brand files, tools and current projects, then send a short Loom with what I'm seeing and where I'd suggest starting.
Weekly rhythm. One sync, async reviews in Figma and Slack, and a Loom walkthrough for anything complex.
Monthly check-in. What's working, what to shift, and whether the hours still fit.
Deliverables
Brief development, stakeholder workshops and creative direction for projects, launches and campaigns
Priorities, review structure and coordination across designers, developers and stakeholders
Design reviews and clear feedback for your designers
Hands-on design where it helps most: web pages, campaign assets, decks, brand updates
Brand system upkeep so new work stays consistent
Developer handoff and design QA on web work
One shared place for project context, in whatever tool you already use (Notion, Monday, Slack...)
What I need
One main point of contact who can make decisions
Access to brand files, Figma, and your team's Slack or equivalent
Your current priorities and anything launching in the next few months
Intros to any designers, content partners and developers I'll be working with
Pricing
Ongoing, billed weekly or monthly at $100/hr:
8 h/week: $800/week (about $3,200 for a 4-week month)
12 h/week: $1,200/week (about $4,800 for a 4-week month)
20 h/week: $2,000/week (about $8,000 for a 4-week month)
Assumes a 4-week month and 30 days' notice to pause or stop. Hours outside the tier are billed at $100/hr, agreed in advance.
FAQs

$800 /wk