Dribbble

Dribbble is the portfolio wall the design world actually looks at, and the hiring side of it lets you post a job free and pay a small percentage only when a project completes. Subscriptions exist for anybody hiring often enough to want to approach people directly. Designers list their own hourly rates in public, which makes it one of the few places you can price a job before writing the brief.

Posting is free with a platform fee the page states as 2 to 5 percent, scaled by project size and with no hidden costs. Paid tiers are $150 and $300 a month, removing placement fees and adding ad-free browsing and support for remote, onsite or hybrid roles. Designer rates shown on the page run from $60 to $135 an hour. Payment is held until the project completes.

Creators hiring a designer for a specific piece of work who want to see the portfolio first. Anybody hiring once a year should use the free tier and ignore the subscriptions entirely.