Illustrator (Contractor)

Amplify Education • Contract • Remote (United States) • $55 / hour • 1w ago

Fast Facts

Amplify is seeking a creative Illustrator to enhance its K–12 literacy curriculum through engaging narrative art and illustrations. This 1-month contract position involves collaboration with a diverse team to create impactful visual experiences for students and teachers.

Responsibilities: Create age-appropriate illustrations for literacy curriculum, collaborate with the art director, follow visual style guidelines, and develop artworks through various stages from sketches to final vector art.

Skills: Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator, excellent communication skills, ability to adapt to multiple illustration styles, and strong conceptual problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, design, illustration, or related field and 3+ years of illustration experience.

Location: Remote - United States.

Compensation: $55 - $55 / Hourly

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

Job Description:

Amplify’s creative team is a group of designers, artists, and storytellers. We sketch, we write, we push pixels, we also love paper. We live for the big ideas, and we sweat the details. We work on digital, print, environmental, interactive, and animation projects. We have a strong hands-on and highly collaborative approach to both product development and graphic design systems and ensure ideas are realized to the highest standards of execution.

Illustrators at Amplify create beautiful and meaningful experiences that delight our young learners and their teachers, inside and outside of the classroom. As a member of Amplify’s design group you will partner with a diverse cross-functional product team of designers, product owners, developers, and curriculum experts to extend and improve Amplify’s Literacy team.

*** This is a Temporary Contract position with an expected duration of 1 month ***

Essential Responsibilities:

Create age appropriate narrative art that brings literacy curriculum to life through illustrated characters and storytelling
Collaborate closely with the art director to gather requirements for art specs, and produce illustrations from sketch to final vector art
Follow established visual style guidelines, and be able to work across a variety of styles
Articulate concepts and creative solutions visually and verbally
Develop and refine deliverables by obtaining feedback from stakeholders and designers

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, design, illustration, communications, or related field
3+ years of experience in illustration
Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite, with a focus on Adobe Illustrator
Experience with creating rapid sketches and thumbnails for review and feedback
Experience with creating rich, high-fidelity vector art illustrations
Ability to follow style guides, and adapt to multiple illustration styles
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Superb visual and conceptual skills to solve problems and create novel solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with storyboarding or sequential storytelling
Experience with animation or motion graphics
Experience with visual design in education technology or a related field
Enthusiasm for contributing to the landscape of education

Compensation:

The hourly rate range for this role is $55.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.

Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email hr-payroll@amplify.com.

If you are selected for employment, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination, or submit to enhanced background screening, such as fingerprinting.

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