Illustrator, Graphic & Merchandise Designer — Full-Time (WFO)
**Experience Required:** 2–4 Years
Role Overview
We are looking for a creative and detail-oriented Illustrator, Graphic & Merchandise Designer to join our team for building visually engaging children-focused products and customized story book experiences.
The ideal candidate should have strong illustration, graphic design, and visual storytelling skills with the ability to create appealing designs for both digital and print mediums. The role involves designing story book illustrations, character concepts, merchandise creatives, branding materials, and marketing assets that connect emotionally with children and parents.
The candidate should be capable of transforming story concepts into engaging visual experiences while maintaining consistency in style, creativity, and brand identity.
Key Responsibilities
- Create high-quality illustrations, character designs, and visual assets for customized children’s story books.
- Design merchandise creatives such as mugs, t-shirts, posters, stickers, packaging, greeting cards, and gift items.
- Develop engaging branding and marketing creatives including social media posts, banners, advertisements, brochures, and promotional materials.
- Create rough sketches, concept art, and storyboard visuals based on story narratives and creative discussions.
- Collaborate closely with story writers, creative teams, and product teams to bring characters and stories to life visually.
- Ensure consistency in visual style, color palettes, branding, and storytelling aesthetics across all products.
- Prepare production-ready files for digital and print requirements.
- Suggest creative ideas, visual themes, and merchandise concepts that improve children’s engagement and user experience.
- Stay updated with modern illustration trends, children’s content styles, and merchandise design concepts.
Skills Required
- Strong illustration, sketching, and graphic design skills.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate, Figma, Canva, or similar design tools.
- Good understanding of visual storytelling, composition, typography, and color theory.
- Ability to create child-friendly, emotionally engaging, and visually appealing designs.
- Strong creativity, attention to detail, and concept development abilities.
- Ability to handle multiple creative tasks and meet project deadlines efficiently.
- Good communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred Experience
- Experience working on children’s books, animation projects, merchandise design, or digital branding.
- Understanding of print-ready design formats and merchandise production workflows.
- Experience designing social media and marketing creatives is a plus.
- Familiarity with character design and storytelling-based illustration workflows is preferred.
Job Type
- Full-Time
- Work From Office (WFO)
- 1 Position Opened
- Long-term opportunity