Creative Lead, Artist Partnerships (Illustrator)

Pixyls Crafts Inc.; United States; À distance; USD 34 000 - 49 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible hours

Small friendly team

Path to full-time

Résumé du poste

Pixyls Crafts Inc. is seeking a Creative Lead, Artist Partnerships (Illustrator) to grow our studio by identifying and onboarding artists, guiding their work into Vexyls kits, and delivering production-ready partnerships.

This part-time role offers flexible hours, with a path to full-time and remote collaboration with a small, creative team. Experience with vector art and Adobe Illustrator is valued.

Qualifications

• Strong technical illustration skills, especially vector work in Adobe Illustrator.
• Ability to guide artists and translate art concepts into production-ready kits.
• Portfolio of illustration work demonstrating range and style.

Responsabilités

• Discover artists whose style could become new for Vexyls and brainstorm ideas.
• Reach out to artists, pitch partnerships and answer questions.
• Onboard artists into the Vexyls Studio platform and explain art requirements.
• Meet with artists to give clear, inspiring creative direction.
• Run regular check-ins to keep projects on track.
• Support artists with technical questions (vector setup, layers, colour limits, sizing, export).
• Review artwork for quality and production readiness and provide feedback.
• Report progress, ideas and blockers back to the team.
• Deliver final partnership kits, with files checked and ready for production.

Connaissances

Creative mindset

Vector illustration

Adobe Illustrator

Art direction

Communication

Teaching artists

Organization

Portfolio

Self-learning

Outils

Adobe Illustrator

Description du poste

Creative Lead, Artist Partnerships (Illustrator)

Pixyls Crafts Inc. | Part-time, with a path to full-time | Remote | 10-20hrs/week | USD$30/hr

About Us

We make premium sticker art kits. Every kit is designed by a real artist and credited to them by name. We don't use AI art. We're always pushing what a sticker kit can be, and we want someone who wants to push it further.

What matters most

We're looking for someone who is endlessly creative. You see a new material, format or art style and think "what if we tried..." instead of "that won't work." You believe anything is possible, you love exploring artistry in all its forms, and your enthusiasm is contagious, especially to the artists you work with.

The role

You'll lead Vexyls artist partnerships from start to finish: finding new artists, bringing them on board, guiding them as they turn their work into a Vexyls kit, and delivering the final, production-ready kit to our team. It's half creative direction, half project and relationship management. It starts part-time and can grow into a full-time role as our artist program grows.

What you'll do

• Discover artists whose style could become something new for Vexyls, and dream up ideas for what their work could become
• Reach out to artists, pitch the partnership and answer their questions
• Onboard new artists into the Vexyls Studio platform and walk them through our art requirements
• Meet with artists to give clear, inspiring creative direction
• Run regular check-ins to keep each project on track
• Support artists with technical questions (vector setup, layers, colour limits, sizing, export)
• Review artwork for quality and production readiness, and give kind, specific feedback
• Report progress, ideas and blockers back to the team
• Deliver final partnership kits, with files checked and ready for production

What you bring

• Endless creativity and an "anything is possible" mindset
• Real enthusiasm for exploring art styles, techniques and new ideas
• Strong technical illustration skills, especially vector work in Adobe Illustrator
• A clear artistic point of view and an eye for pieces worth hanging on a wall
• Excellent communication; you can explain technical things simply
• Patience, and a love of teaching artists at very different experience levels
• Organization and follow-through across several projects at once
• A portfolio of your own illustration work
• You're a fast self-learner. You know the right questions to ask.

Nice to have

• Experience in art direction, artist relations, licensing or product development
• Knowledge of print production and special finishes (foil, holographic, layering)
• An existing network in the illustration or craft community

Why you'll love it

• Creative freedom to shape the Vexyls artist roster and what our kits can become
• Work directly with independent artists and bring their art to thousands of people
• Flexible hours and a small, friendly team
• A clear path to full-time