Senior Associate - Illustrator & Educational Visual Designer

Impleo; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Impleo in Pune invites a Senior Associate to blend illustration with instructional visual design for educational resources. You will build clear visuals for students, teachers and trainers, spanning print to digital media, while ensuring accuracy and consistency across resources.

Key tasks include creating diagrams, infographics and safety visuals, collaborating with writers and subject experts, and maintaining reusable visual libraries for multi-language use. A strong portfolio is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Fine Arts, Applied Arts, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Animation or related field.
• 2–4 years experience in illustration, educational visual design or related field.
• Certification/coursework in Illustration, Graphic Design or Digital Design is an advantage.
• Experience in educational publishing, learning resources or instructional design preferred.
• Strong illustration and visual-communication skills; explain concepts visually.
• Proficiency with professional illustration/design tools; collaborate with writers and experts.

Responsibilities

• Create illustrations for student resources, teacher guides, training materials and digital content.
• Develop step-by-step visuals for activities, tools and equipment.
• Create diagrams, process maps, infographics and instructional graphics.
• Develop safety visuals and correct/incorrect practice illustrations.
• Work with writers and instructional designers to understand learning purpose of visuals.
• Ensure processes, tools and practices are accurately represented with experts.
• Develop editable visual assets adaptable across states and languages.
• Design visuals for print, mobile, LMS, presentations and video.
• Maintain reusable visual libraries and source files; ensure consistency.
• Revise visuals based on technical review and user feedback.

Skills

Strong illustration

Visual communication

Instructional visuals

Diagrams & infographics

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Education

Bachelor's in Fine Arts/Design

2–4 years illustration experience

Educational publishing/ID experience a plus

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Job Title: Senior Associate -Illustrator &Educational Visual Designer

Location: Pune

Travel: As per the project need

Position Overview:

Toturn concepts, processes and practical knowledge into clear, accurate andreusable educational visuals for students, teachers and trainers.

Thisrole combines illustration with instructional visual communication.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create illustrationsfor student resources, teacher guides, training materials and digitalcontent.
• Develop step-by-stepvisuals for practical activities, processes, tools and equipment.
• Create diagrams,process maps, infographics, icons and instructional graphics.
• Develop safety visualsand correct/incorrect practice illustrations.
• Work with writers andinstructional designers to understand the learning purpose of eachvisual.
• Work with technicalexperts to ensure processes, tools and practices are accuratelyrepresented.
• Develop editable visualassets that can be adapted across states and languages.
• Design visuals suitablefor print, mobile, LMS, presentations and video.
• Represent students,teachers, practitioners and different forms of work respectfully andwithout stereotypes.
• Maintain reusablevisual libraries, source files and consistency across resource families.
• Revise visuals based ontechnical review and user feedback.

About Lend A Hand India: Lend A HandIndia (LAHI) is a leadingnational Think Tank/NGO with over 20 years ofexperience in strengthening India’s skill and vocationaleducation ecosystem. LAHI works closely with 20+ State and UTgovernments through long-term partnerships, providingtechnical 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, skilleducation curriculum, assessments, certification, andpolicy implementation .

Our Mission

EquipSchool Students to Maximise Their Potential Through SkillEducation

Our Approach

• Directimplementation in schools
• Partnership withcentral-state governments to define, and scalepolicy
• Building of Centresof Excellence that act as lighthouses for innovation
• Resourceorganisation for the skilling ecosystem

Our Knowledge in Action

Through the design& execution of innovative models from trainingcentres, innovation hubs to mobile outreach initiatives,LAHI’s innovative knowledge resource drives bothgrassroots learning and systemic transformation acrossIndia. With 250+ LAHI staff embedded in state educationsystems across 20+ states, we provide technical andproject management support, enabling governments to translatepolicy into action.

Our Reach

LAHI’s currentscale of work includes -

• 20+ States and UTs
• 15000+ Schools
• 15 Lakh+ Students
• 250+ Team Members

Requirements

Educational Background:

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Fine Arts, Applied Arts, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Animation or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience in illustration, educational visual design, graphic design or a related field.
• Certification/coursework in Illustration, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Animation or Digital Design would be an advantage.
• Candidates with experience in educational publishing, learning resources or instructional design would be preferred.
• Strong illustration andvisual-communication skills.
• Ability to explainprocesses and concepts visually—not only create decorative illustrations.
• Good understanding ofinformation hierarchy and instructional graphics.
• Ability to illustratetools, actions and practical sequences accurately.
• Proficiency withrelevant professional illustration/design tools.
• Comfortable workingclosely with writers, instructional designers and technical experts.
• Experience witheducational publishing, children's learning resources or instructionaldesign would be an advantage.

Portfolio :

Portfolioshould preferably include examples of instructional illustrations,step-by-step processes, diagrams or educational information graphics, inaddition to general illustration work.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong illustration and visualcommunication skills
• Ability to create instructionalvisuals, diagrams, infographics and step-by-step illustrations
• Strong understanding ofinformation hierarchy and educational visual design
• Proficiency in professionaldesign and illustration tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
• Ability to accurately represent tools, processes, practical activities and safety practices.

Personal Attributes:

• Creative and visuallyoriented.
• Detail-oriented andaccuracy-focused.
• Learner-centricand empathetic
• Adaptable and solution-oriented.
• Strong ownership and commitment to quality.