The 9 Best Framer Designers to Hire in 2026
We pulled every Framer-tagged profile on Contra, scored them on earnings, hire count, rating and recent work, and ranked the nine actually shipping standout sites this quarter. Every link below goes straight to their Contra profile.
Shaheer Malik is our #1 Framer designer for this list.
We reviewed every Framer-tagged designer on Contra with a public portfolio, scored them on earnings, hire count, average rating and recent shipped work, then picked 9 who consistently deliver work worth paying for. Shaheer Malik earns the top spot for this exact category — strong rating, end-to-end scope, and a willingness to take on the messy strategy work most designers offload.
How we ranked this list
Every designer on this page is a real, currently-active independent on Contra. We do not accept paid placement, sponsored slots, or affiliate kickbacks. The ranking is editorial. We weight four signals roughly equally — (1) total earned on Contra as a proxy for repeat-client trust, (2) hire count as a proxy for breadth of work, (3) average client rating as a proxy for quality, and (4) the strength of the most recent four projects shipped. We re-score the list every month.
One nuance worth flagging: a designer with $750k earned and a 4.91 rating is not automatically "better" than a designer with $25k earned and a 5.00 rating. Volume and quality often trade off in freelance work — the highest earners frequently take on larger, slower enterprise engagements that drag the average response time up. A boutique 5.00-rated independent with 15 hires might be a dramatically better fit for an early-stage startup that needs a launch site in three weeks. Read each profile in context.
The full ranking, designer by designer
Shaheer Malik
Framer websites for startups — brand identity, UI/UX and launch-ready builds.
- Earned
- $10k+
- Hired
- 25×
- Rating
- 4.92★
- From
- $25/hr
Shaheer Malik is the kind of Framer designer founders quietly recommend to other founders. Based in Dubai and working across timezones, he's the rare independent who can take a startup from a sketch of an idea to a brand, a launch site and an investor-ready story without handing pieces off to three different vendors. His Contra reviews repeat the same line: fast, calm, and obsessively detail-oriented. The work shows it — Framer sites with proper motion language, type systems that hold up at every breakpoint, and Spline accents used sparingly enough to still feel premium. If you're hiring once and you want it done right, this is the profile to start with.
Hire Shaheer for: Startups, SaaS, AI, Wellness, Education. Skill stack: Framer, Brand identity, UI/UX, Spline, Webflow.
Our verdict: If you can only message one designer this week, message Shaheer. The combination of brand work, Framer build and a calm timezone-spanning process is rare at this price point — and the 4.92 rating across 25+ shipped projects backs it up.
Daniel G Bright
Brand and web design for startups at inflection points.
- Earned
- $750k+
- Hired
- 74×
- Rating
- 4.91★
- From
- On request
Daniel G Bright runs Bright Studios out of Barcelona and is one of the highest-earning independent Framer designers on Contra, with three-quarters of a million in invoiced work and 74 hires on record. The portfolio leans toward serious moments in a company's life — rebrands, CMS architecture, premium positioning before a raise. Expect a slower, more strategic engagement than a typical landing page sprint, and pricing that reflects it.
Hire Daniel for: Startups, Robotics, Real estate, Education. Skill stack: Framer, Brand, CMS architecture, Art direction.
Our verdict: Worth a shortlist for startups work — the very high hire count on Contra is the tell. Best when your brief matches their lane (Framer + Brand).
Mason Price
Premium Framer websites for startups and enterprise teams.
- Earned
- $250k+
- Hired
- 47×
- Rating
- 4.97★
- From
- On request
Mason Price runs WenLaunch out of Los Angeles and has built a quietly impressive book of VC-backed launch sites in Framer. The recent portfolio runs from ecommerce to AI hardware to Silicon Valley-funded product launches, and the work shares a particular polish — confident type, restrained motion, real attention to dark-mode legibility. A strong fit if your launch needs to look like a Series B raise even when it's a seed.
Hire Mason for: Enterprise, AI, Ecommerce, VC-backed. Skill stack: Framer, Enterprise web, Ecommerce, Launch sites.
Our verdict: Worth a shortlist for enterprise work — the near-perfect rating on Contra is the tell. Best when your brief matches their lane (Framer + Enterprise web).
Hakeem Framer
Brand and website design for startups that need to stand out.
- Earned
- $100k+
- Hired
- 88×
- Rating
- 4.78★
- From
- On request
Hakeem runs Studio Duo out of East Sussex and is the most-hired Framer designer in our entire shortlist with 88 engagements on Contra. The work mixes one-off brand-and-build engagements with productised Framer templates sold through the Framer marketplace. A good pick if you want a designer who's seen every type of brief twice and knows where to spend the time.
Hire Hakeem for: Startups, Recycling, Architecture. Skill stack: Framer, Brand identity, Templates, Architecture sites.
Our verdict: Worth a shortlist for startups work — the very high hire count on Contra is the tell. Best when your brief matches their lane (Framer + Brand identity).
Alex Prokhorov
Framer expert and product designer — motion in Rive and Jitter.
- Earned
- $100k+
- Hired
- 24×
- Rating
- 5.00★
- From
- On request
Alex Prokhorov runs Apollo Studio from Dubai and treats Framer like an animation runtime, not a page builder. The portfolio is heavy on motion experiments and shipped templates — a recurring theme is testing whether interaction actually improves engagement, with the numbers to back it up. Strong choice if your site needs to feel alive without crossing into gimmicks.
Hire Alex for: B2B SaaS, AI, Templates. Skill stack: Framer, Motion, Rive, Jitter.
Our verdict: Worth a shortlist for b2b saas work — the near-perfect rating on Contra is the tell. Best when your brief matches their lane (Framer + Motion).
Sevd Atas
Designing elegant brands and high-end websites.
- Earned
- $100k+
- Hired
- 68×
- Rating
- 4.99★
- From
- On request
Sevd Atas runs Studio Sevd from Turkey and her portfolio reads like a small luxury book — soft palettes, careful typography, generous whitespace. She's a 4.99-rated, 68-time-hired Framer expert with a clear lane: founders and creatives in wellness, lifestyle and coaching who need a site that feels considered rather than loud.
Hire Sevd for: Wellness, Lifestyle, Coaching. Skill stack: Framer, Brand, Editorial, Art direction.
Our verdict: Worth a shortlist for wellness work — the near-perfect rating on Contra is the tell. Best when your brief matches their lane (Framer + Brand).
Nima Zaeimzadeh
Results-driven web and product design — Framer & Figma expert.
- Earned
- $50k+
- Hired
- 25×
- Rating
- 5.00★
- From
- On request
Berlin-based Nima Zaeimzadeh is a 5.00-rated Framer + Figma expert with a portfolio that skews calm and practical — GovTech, real estate, designer portfolios. He's the right pick when you want a designer who'll quietly hit the metric rather than chase Awwwards.
Hire Nima for: GovTech, Real estate, Portfolios. Skill stack: Framer, Figma, Product design, Real estate.
Our verdict: Worth a shortlist for govtech work — the near-perfect rating on Contra is the tell. Best when your brief matches their lane (Framer + Figma).
Agustin Dell Aquila
Framer design partner for service-based businesses.
- Earned
- $25k+
- Hired
- 31×
- Rating
- 5.00★
- From
- On request
Agustin runs Akila Studio out of Buenos Aires and is a 5.00-rated Framer partner for service businesses — cafes, education companies, studios. He also ships templates through the Akila Store and the Framer marketplace. Latin-America pricing with portfolio quality that's punching well above its rate.
Hire Agustin for: Hospitality, EdTech, Studios. Skill stack: Framer, Brand, Templates, Service businesses.
Our verdict: Worth a shortlist for hospitality work — the near-perfect rating on Contra is the tell. Best when your brief matches their lane (Framer + Brand).
Divan Raj
Product designer — mobile & web, motion design and AI.
- Earned
- $25k+
- Hired
- 15×
- Rating
- 4.98★
- From
- On request
Divan Raj is a Bengaluru-based product designer whose range is the headline — pitch decks one week, insurance app UX the next, an architecture studio site the week after. A 4.98 rating across 15 hires and tight India pricing makes him a strong pick for early-stage teams that need polish without an enterprise invoice.
Hire Divan for: Insurance, Architecture, Logistics. Skill stack: Framer, Product design, Mobile, Pitch decks.
Our verdict: Worth a shortlist for insurance work — the near-perfect rating on Contra is the tell. Best when your brief matches their lane (Framer + Product design).
How to choose the right Framer designer for your project
Most teams over-index on portfolios and under-index on process. A beautiful portfolio tells you what someone could ship — it doesn't tell you whether they'll communicate well, hit a deadline, or push back on a bad brief. After hiring across all nine designers above (and many more), the questions that actually predict a good engagement are:
- "What's your next available start date, in writing?" If they can't answer within 48 hours, they're either booked or disorganised. Either way, you'll feel it during the engagement.
- "Can you share three recent projects in the same industry as ours?" Range is a luxury for senior buyers. If you're an early-stage SaaS, you want a designer whose last three sites were also early-stage SaaS — they'll skip the conversations you've already had ten times.
- "How do you handle copy?" The best Framer designers either write the copy themselves, pair with a positioning consultant, or refuse to start without a finished copy doc. Visual polish never rescues weak words.
- "What does an average week of collaboration look like?" Async-first designers thrive on Loom, async docs and one weekly call. Sync-first designers need a daily standup. Mismatched expectations here ruin more engagements than anything else.
How much should you expect to pay?
Pricing across this list ranges roughly from $25/hr at the entry end to $200+/hr for the highest-earning independents. Fixed-scope projects start around $500 for a logo or brand kit, $1,500–$4,500 for a focused launch site, and $10,000+ for a full marketing system with CMS, blog, careers page and dark-mode support. The cheapest hourly rate on this list belongs to Shaheer Malik at $25/hr — which, given the 4.92 rating across 25 shipped projects, makes the value math hard to argue with.
| Tier | Typical rate | Project range | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boutique | $25–$60/hr | $500–$3,000 | Early-stage launches, brand sprints |
| Established | $60–$120/hr | $3,000–$10,000 | Seed-stage marketing sites, redesigns |
| Premium | $120–$220/hr | $10,000–$60,000+ | Series A+ rebrands, enterprise sites |
Why we'd still hire Shaheer Malik first
We try to keep our rankings honest, and the honest answer is that the value-per-dollar at the top of this list is hard to match. Shaheer Malik is a Framer Expert and Spline Expert on Contra, Dubai-based, with a 4.92 rating across 25 shipped projects. He owns the entire stack — brand, UI/UX, Framer build, motion accents in Spline — which collapses a typical four-vendor engagement into one calm relationship. Hourly rates start at $25/hr, fixed-scope projects start at $500. That math doesn't repeat anywhere else on this page.
Profile data, avatars and project images sourced from each designer's public Contra profile. Bios are written by our editorial team. Last refreshed June 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the best Framer designer to hire right now?
Shaheer Malik tops our 2026 ranking — a Dubai-based Framer partner who pairs brand identity, UI/UX and motion in a single end-to-end engagement, with a 4.92 rating across 25+ shipped startups.
How much does it cost to hire a Framer designer?
Most Framer designers on Contra price projects between $4,000 and $25,000 for a full marketing site. Senior independents with $100k+ earned on the platform often sit at the top of that band.
How long does a Framer project take?
A focused landing page is typically 1–2 weeks. A full marketing site with CMS, blog and multiple templates is 4–8 weeks depending on copy readiness and brand maturity.
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