Senior Illustrator / Illustrator
- Highly motivated and innovative with extensive experience of XX years in creating illustrations and designs for print, books, pamphlets, leaflets, trade publications, and other forms of media; gaining knowledge of appropriate styles; negotiating pricing and deadlines; utilizing digital formats to create sketches
- Skilled in analyzing a brief's specification and the text to be illustrated, as well as researching sources; liaising with clients, editors and authors in order to understand and interpret their business needs; thinking imaginatively and creatively to produce new ideas
- Using computer-aided design (CAD) packages to scan images and change the size, colors, and other elements; providing roughs for approval; redefining a brief through further consultation with the client to include new ideas or text as appropriate
- Adept in undertaking relevant research and generating ideas; liaising with editors, authors, or designers; negotiating contracts and timescales; drawing rough sketches for approval; producing final illustrations; promoting and running the business
