We're on a mission to build brands with purpose. Over the last 10 years, we’ve worked with a wide spectrum of exciting brands with a fresh point of view and grown into a thriving team of creatives and strategists.
We’re looking for a Senior Illustrator as an integral part of our creative team - someone who has a versatile outlook and style, engages with culture to fuel their work, can mentor and guide junior illustrators and loves new-age brands, culture and behaviour. Sounds familiar? Let’s talk!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Design skills & Experience
- Excellent illustration skills: Use illustration to elevate a brief, bringing in a distinctive, fresh and tailored approach to your work.
- Versatility & Range: Adapt and reinvent your style with every project. We work with a wide variety of brands and categories, which means being able to draw from multiple sources of inspiration is key.
- Process led approach: Lead and contribute to the design of projects from concept to completion - have an iterative approach to work, are able to take feedback openly and implement the same on a timely basis.
- Insight-led design thinking: Bring an insight-led approach to work - the way we approach design is not just visual. We focus on conceptual thinking that aligns with the brand strategy.
- Articulate presentation: Present work to clients (and internally) with confidence & clarity. Past experience with client facing projects is a plus.
- Laser-focused attention to detail: Ensure the highest quality and consistency in visual & tonal communication across the brand. After all, the beauty of design is in the details.
Point of View
- A distinct voice: Bring your opinions & perspectives to the work you do - be unafraid to challenge the status quo and contribute fresh ideas.
- A pulse on the design world: An understanding of current trends & cultural influences - dive headfirst into research & stay up-to-date on what’s happening in the wider world of design.
- Curiosity to learn: Constantly learning new illustration methods, mediums and styles that fit new briefs and industries.
Leadership
- Ownership: Someone who can hit the ground running, brief in hand. Take a lead on projects, have the ability to look at your own work critically and address feedback in a timely manner, to help move projects forward.
- Mentoring the team: A team player who can mentor and provide guidance to the team, fostering their growth and creativity.
- Foresight: Someone who trusts their gut, can anticipate challenges and contribute to the continuous improvement of our design processes and workflows.
Mindfulness
- Compassion towards people: At TOD, we’re all about the people we work with. That means your target audience, clients and team - engaging in an empathetic & mindful manner is most important.
QUALIFICATIONS
- A degree / diploma in Graphic Design, Illustration or a related field (or enough experience to prove you’ve got a hold of the craft!)
- 5+ years of illustration experience.
- Excellent illustration and graphic design skills. If you can animate too, that’s a plus!
- Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite & Procreate. Specifically Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign; After Effects is a plus.
- A portfolio that showcases ambition, creativity, diversity and drive.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Diverse and exciting projects with leading brands across categories.
- Working directly with founders and leadership teams.
- A warm and welcoming work culture that values creativity and collaboration.
- Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- An opportunity to be part of a passionate and supportive team.