Elementary Music Illustrator

Thank you for your interest in this role! This position supports an online curriculum platform for elementary music teachers. The business creates curriculum materials, lesson plans, teaching resources, and professional development for general music educators. This role focuses specifically on **creating original illustrations and visual assets from ideas, source material, and creative direction**. You will work with me to turn educational ideas and raw materials into polished illustrations and graphics that feel cohesive, thoughtful, and distinctly on-brand. The brand look is inspired by **Rifle Paper Co., Anthropologie, and Montessori**. The visual style is warm, sophisticated, educational, and thoughtfully designed. A willingness to learn the brand deeply and study existing content is essential. You will be expected to notice patterns across previous work and carry those patterns into new illustrations and visual assets. If you have strong creative judgment, excellent attention to detail, a sharp eye for visual design, and the ability to take an idea and figure out how to turn it into a finished visual, you'll thrive here! **Work Vibe:** This position requires a high level of creative thinking, attention to detail, and independent judgment. However, it is imperative to me that all team members enjoy their work. Expect a positive work environment with extremely high standards. You will have flexibility in creating your own schedule and completing work during the hours that fit your workflow. Projects will be assigned with clear deadlines, and I expect work to be completed accurately and early, or at the very latest, by the deadline. I am looking for someone who wants to become deeply familiar with the brand and take pride in making the work better over time. Salary increases will follow a consistent schedule and will be based on job performance. You’ll know ahead of time what I’m looking for at each increase, that way you can move toward your desired hourly rate. -------------------------------------------- **RESPONSIBILITIES** ### 1. Educational Illustration * Create original illustrations for curriculum materials, teaching resources, social media, and other educational content * Take educational ideas, written descriptions, sketches, and creative direction and translate them into clear, engaging illustrations * Create illustrations that communicate music education concepts, classroom activities, movement directions, game formations, and teaching concepts * Develop visual solutions that make educational information easier and more engaging for elementary music teachers * Adapt illustrations for different formats and uses while maintaining visual consistency * Create original visual assets that can be used across multiple pieces of content ### 2. Graphic Design and Visual Development * Create polished graphics and visual assets for social media, website content, teaching materials, Google Slides, worksheets, and other curriculum resources * Apply strong visual hierarchy, balance, alignment, composition, and typography * Develop layouts that feel intentional and visually cohesive * Create new visual treatments that feel consistent with the established brand rather than relying on generic templates * Work from existing examples and established visual conventions when developing new materials * Prepare finished artwork in the appropriate format for its intended use ### 3. Brand Consistency and Visual Development * Study existing content and learn the visual patterns of the brand * Apply established typography, spacing, layouts, colors, illustration styles, and other visual conventions consistently * Maintain a cohesive visual identity across different types of materials * Recognize when an illustration or design feels inconsistent with the established brand and make appropriate adjustments * Develop new illustrations and visual treatments that expand the existing visual language while remaining r