Multimedia Illustrator

Description

Salary: $60,000 - $65,000

Employee Classification: Full-Time/Exempt (Creative Professional)

Summary:

QuaverEd is a rapidly growing, innovative education technology company founded in 2009. Our mission is enriching the lives of children by helping educators to engage students in general music, social and emotional learning, as well as health and physical education. We are headquartered in historic Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. Check out our website at QuaverEd.com. 

The Multimedia Illustrator is an entry-to-mid-level creative role responsible for conceiving and creating illustrations and storyboards using AI, Raster, Vector, and other applications that support animation, interactive design, and educational media projects. Reporting to the Illustration Manager, this position works closely with animation and design teams to collaboratively develop engaging visuals that meet project needs and brand standards. 

Primary duties include creating complex vector assets, producing and developing concept artwork, designing logos and text graphics that meet accessibility guidelines, and contributing to the development of storyboards and visual narratives while using industry-standard and proprietary company software. The Multimedia Illustrator plays an important role in shaping the visual identity of projects while ensuring consistency, collaboration, and masterfully applying knowledge of creative applications, technologies, and thoughtful use of AI-assisted creative tools across teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Create detailed vector assets, or formatting assets of characters, backgrounds, and props for animation, interactive design, and social media marketing.
• Produce storyboards, visual development concepts, and pre-production artwork for characters and environments.
• Integrate generative AI tools into concepting, asset generation, upscaling, background extension, and style transfer.
• Design logos, icons, and text graphics that are visually appealing and accessible.
• Collaborate with art directors, illustration managers, animators, and educational specialists to refine visual concepts, maintain stylistic consistency, and project alignment. 

Requirements

• 1-4 years of professional illustration or multimedia design experience.
• Intermediate to expert knowledge of Adobe Illustrator or other similar vector-based software, with strong proficiency in Adobe Photoshop (or similar software) and other creative applications and software, including different AI-technologies.
• Understanding of production pipelines in animation, interactive media, or digital content creation.
• Ability to adapt to and replicate multiple drawing or illustration styles with a comprehensive knowledge of graphic design principles and their application to multimedia projects.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to take direction and apply feedback effectively.

Please submit a resume and cover letter along with three references.

This role is not a remote work position. All employees must live within commuting distance of Music Row in Nashville. We are currently requiring all team members to work at minimum 3 days a week in the office on the QuaverEd campus and allowing 2 days remote. This requirement is subject to change at the discretion of the team member's Supervisor and company policies.

QuaverEd, Inc. offers an excellent benefits package including 80 hours of vacation per year with an increase after 3 years, 12 paid holidays, 60 hours of sick leave, subsidized health care up to $9,000 per year, a 401(k) program with no participation fees. QuaverEd also offers full employer paid basic life, fertility, health advocate, TelaDoc, identity theft and a collegial, supporting atmosphere.

QuaverEd, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or genetic information.