Airtable Process Automation Expert

Headquarters: Remote
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About the Role

We're looking for an Airtable Process Automation Expert to design, build, and optimize workflow systems that eliminate manual busywork for growing teams. This is not a "set up a base" role — you'll be architecting end-to-end operational systems: automations, integrations, and process logic that fundamentally change how a business runs day to day.

You'll work directly with clients to translate messy, manual processes into clean, scalable Airtable-based systems — often integrating with other tools in their stack.

What You'll Do

  • Design and build custom Airtable bases, interfaces, and automations tailored to a client's specific operational workflows

  • Map existing manual processes and re-architect them into automated, self-maintaining systems

  • Build integrations between Airtable and third-party tools (Zapier, Make, Slack, Gmail, native APIs) to create seamless cross-platform workflows

  • Write and maintain Airtable scripting (JavaScript) for advanced automation logic beyond native no-code capabilities

  • Design relational data structures and table architecture that scale as client needs grow

  • Create intuitive interfaces and views for non-technical end users, ensuring adoption without a steep learning curve

  • Troubleshoot and optimize existing Airtable systems that have become slow, fragile, or overly complex

  • Document systems clearly so clients can maintain and extend them after handoff

  • Communicate directly with clients to gather requirements, set expectations, and explain technical tradeoffs in plain language

What You Bring

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience building in Airtable, including advanced automation and scripting

  • Demonstrated experience integrating Airtable with tools like Zapier, Make, or via native/REST APIs

  • Strong process-mapping and systems-thinking skills — you can see the full workflow before you start building

  • Experience designing for non-technical teams, with systems that are adopted and actually used, not abandoned

  • Comfortable working independently and communicating asynchronously with distributed, remote teams

  • A portfolio or examples of past Airtable automation projects you can speak to

Nice to Have

  • Experience with other no-code/low-code platforms (Notion, Make, Retool, Glide)

  • Background in operations, business process consulting, or a related field

  • Familiarity with JavaScript beyond Airtable's scripting block

  • Experience working with global clients in a consulting/freelance capacity



RATE: $80-$105/hr. USD

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