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Jess B.

Visual Identity | Systems | Communication

I’m Jess Purmeswar, a visual designer and strategist with over twenty years of experience helping brands, nonprofits, and institutions communicate with clarity and purpose. My mission is to use strategy and human insight to translate complex ideas into visual systems that are clear, credible, and emotionally intelligent. I work best with organizations who value long-term thinking, thoughtful design, and communication that earns trust. My areas of focus are: - Brand Systems: Visual identities designed for clarity, consistency and longevity - Editorial & Reports: Considered design for print and digital - including reports, marketing collateral, presentations, and campaigns. - Campaign Communication: Focused messaging designed to align audiences around shared outcomes. - Visual Frameworks: Structured visual systems that translate complex or nuanced information into insight. - Presentations: Visual narratives designed to support understanding, alignment, and confident decision-making.

🇿🇦Durban, South Africa$50/hr100% JSS4.95 (44)Since Aug 2014

Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.9k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#13,082 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#66 / 2,548
Revenue, last 30 days
$3.5k

Last 6 months: $18k

World#9,837 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#44 / 2,548
Total earnings
$58k

Billed in all: $62k

World#66,757 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#343 / 2,548
Per project
$672

$8.8k in the last 6 months

World#156,331 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#979 / 2,548
Projects, last 6 months
2
50% fixed50% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#405 / 2,548
Projects in all
87

Across 96 contracts

82% fixed18% hourly
World#33,169 / 412k
🇿🇦Country#136 / 2,548

Earnings, last 30 days

$62k+$3.5k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$58k$60k$62k$64kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 0.69% in Portrait Art

Top 1% in 2 of 11 skills, ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 3Oil Painting246 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 1%
  2. #6Portrait Art871 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 0.69%
  3. #12Concept Artistry1,175 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 1%
  4. #14Digital Painting1,669 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 0.84%
  5. #25Children's Book Illustration2,208 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 1%
  6. #28Book Cover Design1,441 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #1Top 2%
  7. #32Book Layout764 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #2Top 4%
  8. #44Social Media Imagery1,915 freelancers · 🇿🇦 #2Top 2%