Onboarding a New Designer to Your Brand
Whether you hire in-house or bring in a freelancer, a new designer needs to get up to speed on your brand quickly. Good onboarding means their first piece of work already feels like yours rather than a near-miss that needs heavy correction.
A little preparation turns a slow, frustrating start into a smooth one.
What to Share First
- Your brand guidelines and the reasoning behind them.
- Access to the master asset library.
- Examples of work you consider on-brand.
- Templates and any tools you use.
Explaining the Why
Rules make more sense when designers understand the thinking behind them. A short conversation about your audience and what the brand is trying to achieve helps them make good judgement calls in situations the guide does not cover.
Feedback Early and Often
We encourage a quick first task with prompt feedback, so any misunderstandings surface immediately. This is far cheaper than discovering a drift in style weeks into a big project.
If you need a hand with any of this, your Progressive Robot delivery team is ready to help. Raise a ticket from the Support area of your client portal or speak to your account manager and we will guide you through the next steps.