Art Visual Illustrator for Emotionally Resonant Human Stories
Posted 2 weeks ago by RareNV
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Art Visual Illustrator focuses on creating emotionally resonant illustrations that convey powerful human stories, particularly when real footage is unavailable. The illustrator will work collaboratively with a motion designer to bring still images to life, emphasizing deep emotional expression through various artistic techniques. A strong portfolio showcasing relevant skills and experience is essential for application.
Key Responsibilities:
- Illustrating key scenes based on true stories or scripts
- Using expressive faces, posture, and composition to convey human experience
- Collaborating with a motion designer/animator to bring stills to life
Key Skills:
- Exceptional illustration skills (character-driven, emotionally expressive)
- Proven experience in storytelling through visuals
- Ability to visually communicate emotions like fear, triumph, shame, hope, loneliness, and confidence
- Strong understanding of cinematic framing and storyboarding
- Collaborative mindset, able to work with an animator remotely
- Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
- Strong freehand sketching ability
- Familiarity with storyboarding tools
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Description: We're looking for a highly skilled illustrator who can visually reconstruct powerful human stories, especially when access to real footage is limited. Your job is to create visuals that evoke deep emotion through facial expression, body language, and atmospheric storytelling. This isn’t about drawing pretty pictures. It’s about moving people. Please submit a portfolio of your work via a cloud link (e.g. Google Drive)
You’ll Be:
- Illustrating key scenes based on true stories or scripts
- Using expressive faces, posture, and composition to convey human experience
- Collaborating with a motion designer/animator to bring your stills to life
Required:
- Exceptional illustration skills (character-driven, emotionally expressive).
- Proven experience in storytelling through visuals.
- Ability to visually communicate emotions like fear, triumph, shame, hope, loneliness, and confidence.
- Strong understanding of cinematic framing and storyboarding
- Collaborative mindset, able to work with an animator remotely
Required Tools & Proficiency:
- Adobe Photoshop — for emotionally expressive illustration.
- Strong freehand sketching ability.
- Shading, lighting, and soft emotional detail.
- Adobe Illustrator - for creating assets in vector.
- File handoff compatible with After Effects animation pipeline
- Familiarity with storyboarding tools (e.g. Storyboarder, Photoshop templates, or hand-drawn)
Your work will be judged on how visually captivating and emotionally powerful it is. If your illustrations can make a viewer pause, reflect, or feel, you're who we're looking for. To apply, please submit a portfolio of your work via a cloud link (e.g. Google Drive).