Illustrator, Wearables

Establish and implement an illustration system logic, creating both still and animated assets that are delightful, beautiful, and clear, supporting the global wearables program strategy.

• Generate new concepts quickly based on stakeholder direction and self-driven research.
• Manage individual projects in an organized manner, ensuring on-time delivery and a clear workflow.
• Collaborate closely with Product Designers, Art Directors/Creative Directors and Product Managers to align product needs within an illustration/animation system.
• Ensure all illustration assets align with brand guidelines, maintaining visual consistency across all platforms and materials.
• Adapt and customize illustration styles to suit various communication channels, ensuring relevance and effectiveness in different contexts.
• Actively seek and incorporate feedback from stakeholders to refine and improve illustration work, ensuring it meets both creative and strategic goals.
• Stay updated with industry trends in illustration and animation, applying innovative techniques to keep visual content fresh and engaging.
• Utilize advanced tools and software for illustration and animation, ensuring high-quality output and efficient workflows.
• Share learnings across the organization to continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of our work.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, UX/UI, and engineering, to ensure that illustrations effectively support overall communication and product design strategies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proven background in illustration, with a portfolio showcasing high-quality work and a keen eye for detail
• 5+ years experience in illustration at a creative agency or an in-house design team
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• An effective strategic acumen for building cohesive components and developing system guidelines for illustrated components
• Illustration experience in a varied set of styles, with knowledge of color, composition and digital production
• Experience building across product experiences
• Experience developing illustration concepts for motion
• Experience incorporating research insights into the work
• Organizational and project management skills, with the experience to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience working within constraints and driving successful visual compromises

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in generative AI, including prompt writing and an understanding of AI creation tools and how to leverage them in pipelines.