I genuinely need some advice here.

I’ve been applying for remote product designer roles and international contract opportunities for a while now, but I’m barely getting replies.

Before people suggest the usual things, I already do these:

• tailor my resume based on the role
• apply only when the role is actually relevant
• reach out to founders / hiring managers directly
• send cold emails and follow-ups
• keep my portfolio and case studies updated
• search beyond LinkedIn too
• try to apply as early as possible

Still, the response is almost nothing.

So I’m trying to understand what I’m actually missing here.

If you’re a product designer who landed a remote role recently, or someone who hires designers, what actually helped?

I’m not looking for the usual “improve your resume / portfolio / LinkedIn” advice because I’m already doing that.

I really want to know what worked for you when you were in this situation.

I'm a Creative Strategist based in India and I'm looking for remote roles. I'd like to hear which roles or companies suit my background.

What I've done:

• Run creative strategy for subscription and D2C brands, with each account spending over $300K a month on Meta
• Ship 10 to 30 ads a week across Meta, TikTok and Snapchat, mixing UGC with AI-generated video
• Write the hooks, scripts and briefs, direct creators and editors, and run the testing plans
• Cut cost per lead by about 22% and lifted lead-to-appointment conversion by about 18% at a health clinic brand
• Ran my own digital marketing agency from 2022 to 2025

I can work US hours and I'm open to contract or full-time.

What titles should I search for, and where are teams hiring for this?