Illustrator

Overview

Are you a talented illustrator looking for a place to expand your horizon? Join Penji! We’re a fast-growing startup made up of high-energy, passionate, memes-loving, and diverse creatives. Here at Penji, we don’t believe in “culture-fitting.” Please bring your most authentic self and join us on our mission to become the world’s most dependable and amazing graphic design company.

Your team

Nobody works alone at Penji. You’ll be part of a nurturing team that cares about your success as an individual. Despite being new, you play a vital role in your team’s success. Should you ever encounter issues, anyone on your team can be of assistance.

Benefits

• Fully remote work
• Vacation days
• Overtime pay
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Penji Academy
• Promotional opportunities (we always promote internally first)
• Monthly design contests
• Earn points & awards (points redeemable during team retreat)
• Annual team retreats
• Quarterly mini-vacations
• Health benefits (after 1 year employment)
• In-house therapist

Expertise requirement

Even though you’re applying as an Illustrator, you’ll still be tested on the following and are expected to be proficient in most design categories. It’s ok if you’re still a beginner at some design types. We’ll teach you how to sprint, but you need to know how to run.

• Visual identity (logo, brand guidelines, icons etc.)
• Marketing & advertising (flyers, print ads, infographics, brochures, presentations etc.)
• UI/UX (website, mobile apps, web dashboard etc.)
• Publication (books, newspaper, newsletter, magazines, catalog etc.)
• Packaging (box, bottle, bag, container, labels etc.)
• Art and illustration (t-shirt, patterns, comic books, concept art, character design, mascots, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Manage 8 – 10 projects per day
• Collaborating on complex projects
• Effectively communicate with clients
• Follow project-handling procedures
• Work with a wide range of media and use graphic design software (Adobe Illustrator, In Design, Photoshop).

Technical Requirements

• Reliable laptop or PC to work on
• Your own copy of all required design software
• 100MB+ high speed internet
• Dedicated and quiet room to work in