[Hiring] Freelance Illustrator @Reedsy

Reedsy; United States; Remote; USD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Reedsy is hiring a remote Freelance Illustrator to join a vibrant community of authors and publishing professionals. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of illustration experience, a solid portfolio, and a passion for creative collaborations in the publishing industry. With supportive remote work and project selection, this position offers unique opportunities to showcase your talent and creativity.

Benefits

Work remotely and choose projects

Access to a large network of authors

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in illustration.
• A solid portfolio demonstrating high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with authors to create illustrations for books.
• Select projects based on personal interest.

Skills

Illustration

Portfolio

Job description

Jun 12, 2025 - Reedsy is hiring a remote Freelance Illustrator. Location: Australia.

Reedsy is a community of over 1,000,000 authors and freelance publishing professionals, creating high-quality and beautiful books. We help authors to find and work with the top professionals in the industry: from editors to designers, marketers, and translators.

Requirements

- Have 3+ years of experience in illustration.

- A solid portfolio

Experience working for a renowned publishing company or a history of high-quality work with a bestselling author/book will be positively valued.

Benefits

There are hundreds of authors currently looking for an illustrator on Reedsy. Reedsy allows you to pick which types of design you'd like to do, so you only receive projects in your area of interest. Once your application has been approved, you will be among the industry's top 1% of talent. Here is a look at our current trends: https://blog.reedsy.com/book-cover-art/

About the company

A friendly place for authors to learn, create and market the best indie books

We're a community of 1,000,000 authors and freelance publishing professionals. We help authors find top editors, designers and marketers: reedsy.com

And we're fully remote! Read about our co-founder Matt spending 3 months living and working from the Alps: businessinsider.com/i-live-and-work-in-my-car-heres-how-2018-5. And a bit more about how we started here: starterstory.com/book-publishing-services-marketplace.