Digital Artist job at Amplify Education in US National
Digital Artist (Contract) locations Remote - United States time type Full time job requisition id Req_12660
Job Description
Summary: 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. Amplify’s creative team is a group of designers, artists, and storytellers who bring ideas to life across digital, print, environmental, interactive, and animation projects. We value both big ideas and thoughtful execution, with a hands-on, highly collaborative approach to product development and design systems. Digital Artists 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 art content.
- This is a contract role.
Essential Responsibilities: Create age-appropriate narrative art that brings the literacy curriculum to life through illustrated characters and storytelling Collaborate closely with the art director or design lead to gather requirements for art specs, and produce illustrations from sketch to final vector art Collaborate with interaction developers and UX designers Follow established visual style guidelines, and be able to work across a variety of styles Articulate concepts and creative solutions visually and verbally Iterate on deliverables based on stakeholder and team feedback Contribute to at least 3 of the following workflows, based on qualifications: asset production in Figma/Adobe suite, animation in AfterEffects, print layout design in InDesign, graphic design in Figma/Illustrator, iconography, photo research, photo retouching in Photoshop Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, design, illustration, communications, or related field 3+ years of experience in illustration Ability to draw by hand Expertise with Adobe Creative Suite, with a focus on Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, AfterEffects and InDesign 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 Demonstrated expertise in at least three of the following areas: Figma Photo retouching and image creation in Photoshop Animation or motion graphics in AfterEffects Typography, graphic design, and print production in InDesign Icon design in Illustrator and/or Figma Photo research 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 Experience with working with mobile game assets Experience with Design Systems Experience with A11Y in visual content Compensation: The hourly rate range for this role is $55 - $57. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job