Senior Associate - Illustrator & Educational Visual Designer

Lend-A-Hand India

Pune District

On-site

INR 400,000 - 700,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Lend A Hand India in Pune is seeking a Senior Associate - Illustrator & Educational Visual Designer to turn concepts into clear educational visuals for students, teachers and trainers. The role blends illustration with instructional visual communication, developing step-by-step visuals, diagrams, infographics and safety illustrations for print, mobile, LMS and video.

Collaborate with writers and subject experts to ensure accurate representation, maintain reusable visual libraries, and adapt

Qualifications

Bachelor’s/Diploma in Fine Arts, Applied Arts, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Animation or related field.
2–4 years of experience in illustration and educational visual design.
Certifications in Illustration, Graphic Design, Visual Communication would be an advantage.
Experience in educational publishing, learning resources or instructional design preferred.
Strong illustration and visual-communication skills.
Ability to explain processes visually—not just decorative illustrations.
Good understanding of information hierarchy and instructional graphics.
Ability to illustrate tools, actions and practical sequences accurately.
Proficiency with professional illustration/design tools.
Comfortable working with writers, instructional designers and technical experts.

Responsibilities

Create illustrations for student resources, teacher guides, training materials and digital content.
Develop step-by-step visuals for practical activities, processes, tools and equipment.
Create diagrams, process maps, infographics, icons and instructional graphics.
Develop safety visuals and correct/incorrect practice illustrations.
Work with writers and instructional designers to understand the learning purpose of each visual.
Work with technical experts to ensure processes, tools and practices are accurately represented.
Develop editable visual assets that can be adapted across states and languages.
Design visuals suitable for print, mobile, LMS, presentations and video.
Represent students, teachers, practitioners and different forms of work respectfully and without stereotypes.
Maintain reusable visual libraries, source files and consistency across resource families.
Revise visuals based on technical review and user feedback.

Skills

Illustration

Visual communication

Instructional graphics

Educational design

Education

Bachelor/Diploma in Fine Arts or Graphic Design

2–4 years in illustration/educational visual design

Certifications in Illustration/Visual Design

Experience in educational publishing/ID

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Senior Associate - Illustrator & Educational Visual Designer

Date Opened 08/26/2026
State/Province Maharashtra
Country India

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

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

OurKnowledge 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.

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

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: