Senior Associate - Educational Book Graphic Designer

Lend A Hand India; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Lend A Hand India is seeking a Senior Associate - Educational Book Graphic Designer in Pune to craft engaging, age-appropriate textbooks, student handbooks, teacher handbooks and learning materials. You will design layouts, illustrations, icons and infographics that translate curriculum into learner-friendly visuals while ensuring consistency with our visual language.

Collaborating with curriculum and content teams, you will produce print-ready and digital-ready files, support multilingual

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in educational publishing, book design or learning materials.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Strong understanding of layout, typography, visual hierarchy and information design.
• Ability to create child-friendly, accessible and engaging visuals.

Responsibilities

• Design book layouts, page templates, illustrations, icons, diagrams and infographics.
• Translate educational content into clear, engaging learning experiences.
• Create age-appropriate designs for different grades, subjects and learning contexts.
• Collaborate with curriculum and content teams to align visuals with learning objectives and activities.
• Maintain consistency in layout, typography, illustrations, colours and visual language.
• Develop print-ready and digital-ready files and incorporate review feedback.
• Support design of multilingual educational materials where required.

Skills

Creative thinking

Detail oriented

Learner-centric

Collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Degree/Diploma in Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Job Title: Senior Associate - Educational Book Graphic Designer

Location: Pune

Travel: As per the project need

Position Overview:

We are looking for a creative and detail-oriented Educational Book Graphic Designer to design engaging, age-appropriate and learner-friendly textbooks, student handbooks, teacher handbooks and learning materials.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design book layouts, page templates, illustrations, icons, diagrams and infographics.
• Translate educational content into clear, engaging and visually meaningful learning experiences.
• Create age-appropriate designs for different grades, subjects and learning contexts.
• Work closely with curriculum and content teams to align visuals with learning objectives and activities.
• Maintain consistency in layout, typography, illustrations, colours and visual language.
• Develop print-ready and digital-ready files and incorporate review feedback
• Support design of multilingual educational materials where required.
• Degree/Diploma in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in educational publishing, book design or learning materials.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop or equivalent tools.
• Strong understanding of layout, typography, visual hierarchy and information design.
• Ability to create child-friendly, accessible and engaging visuals.
• Strong attention to detail, creativity and ability to work within timelines.
• Good collaboration skills and ability to work with content and curriculum teams.

Preferred: Experience in school textbooks, vocational/experiential learning materials, children's publications or multilingual educational content.

Personal Attributes:

• Creative and Innovative.
• Detail-Oriented
• Learner-Centric
• Adaptable & Open to Feedback
• Quality-Focused

About Lend A Hand India : Lend A Hand India (LAHI) is a leading national Think Tank/NGO with over 20 years of experience in strengthening India’s skill and vocational education ecosystem. LAHI works closely with 20+ State and UT governments through long-term partnerships, providing technical advisory and Project Management Unit (PMU) support to drive systemic reforms. In Uttar Pradesh, LAHI partners with the Directorate of Training (DTE) and the State Council for Vocational Training (SCVT) to support large-scale improvements in ITIs, skill education curriculum, assessments, certification, and policy implementation.

Our Mission

Equip School Students to Maximise Their Potential Through Skill Education

Our Approach

• Partnership with central-state governments to define, and scale policy
• Building of Centres of Excellence that act as lighthouses for innovation
• Resource organisation for the skilling ecosystem

Our Knowledge in Action

Through the design & execution of innovative models from training centres, innovation hubs to mobile outreach initiatives, LAHI’s innovative knowledge resource drives both grassroots learning and systemic transformation across India. With 250+ LAHI staff embedded in state education systems across 20+ states, we provide technical and project management support, enabling governments to translate policy into action.