Illustration Assistant

Job Description:

• Create new artwork and complete sets in Hadley Designs' established style across product lines.
• Draw original characters, motifs, patterns, and scenes in a cute, kid-friendly aesthetic.
• Turn the CCO's concepts and creative direction into finished, production-ready product designs.
• Carry designs from initial handoff through final build-out independently.
• Execute variations, build out full design sets, and prepare files.
• Prepare print and production files to specification.
• Build mockups and product previews for listings.
• Maintain on-style, on-brand consistency across product sets.
• Maintain the living style-reference as the catalog grows.
• Provide occasional secondary ad-ops support and revisions on existing product lines.

Requirements:

• Portfolio of original illustration work showing a cute, playful, kid-friendly or product-design sensibility.
• Working proficiency in Adobe Illustrator for native illustration.
• Ability to match and extend an existing art style and complete a cohesive set.
• Strong ability to take written and verbal creative direction and turn it into finished work.
• Reliability on deadlines while managing several pieces at once.
• Experience preparing print / production files to spec (nice-to-have).
• Familiarity with the children's, educational, or consumer-product space (nice-to-have).
• Comfort with Notion, ClickUp, and file organization (nice-to-have).
• Early-career/entry-level illustrator; not a senior art director or veteran illustrator.

Benefits:

• Impact: Your work will directly impact how families experience learning through the Hadley Designs brand.
• Join a passionate, mission-driven team that values trust, creativity, and collaboration.
• Freedom of a remote role with flexible working hours.
• Remote-first work environment.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Access to learning resources and professional development.
• Free access to Hadley Designs products.
• Regular interaction with leadership, including the CEO and CCO.
• Stability from a decade as a family-founded, mission-driven brand.