Illustrator

Duolingo; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 111,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo in Detroit, MI and Pittsburgh, PA is seeking an Illustrator to join our Design team. You will craft engaging character and scene illustrations that support our brand across apps, websites, and campaigns, collaborating closely with product designers and researchers.

We value a strong online portfolio, proficiency with Figma for vector illustration, and experience creating artwork for animation and social media.

Qualifications

• You have an online portfolio with illustration samples.
• You have proficiency illustrating with Figma.
• You have illustration experience in tech, agency, or editorial roles.
• You have experience illustrating for animation.
• You can juggle multiple projects from concept to completion.
• You can relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or Detroit, MI.

Responsibilities

• Concept and compose engaging character and scene illustrations.
• Work in a highly collaborative fashion with the Design and partner teams.
• Create new and memorable characters and enhance existing ones.
• Consider the user experience surrounding the artwork you create.
• Create artwork for social media, marketing campaigns, and workplace experience.

Skills

Illustration

Figma

Animation

Portfolio

Job description

Illustrator

Detroit, MI & Pittsburgh, PA

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and even though we've made a lot of headway, we still have work to do — and that’s where you come in!

Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we have a high bar for excellence and an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.

Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

About the role…

This role reports to a Design Studio Manager as a member of the Design team, the instrumental creative partner in most projects at Duolingo—from our mobile app and website to branded environment builds and Super Bowl ads. We take pride in crafting a user-friendly (and fun) experience for everyone, and your work will play a meaningful role in helping us achieve our mission and take our brand further.

You will…

• Concept and compose engaging character and scene illustrations
• Work in a highly collaborative fashion with the Design and partner teams
• Create new and memorable characters and enhance existing ones
• Consider the user experience surrounding the artwork you create
• Create artwork for social media, marketing campaigns, and workplace experience

You have…

• An online portfolio with illustration samples
• Skill and proficiency illustrating with Figma
• Illustration experience in a tech, agency, or editorial role
• Experience illustrating for animation
• The ability to juggle multiple projects in parallel from concept to completion
• The ability to relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or Detroit, MI

Exceptional candidates will have…

• 1+ years of experience working at a high-paced tech start-up
• Experience with product design or animation (or both)

Benefits

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Accommodations

We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact [e-mail].

Equal Employment Opportunity

Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Salary Range

$110,500—$149,500 USD

AI in Hiring

Duolingo uses AI technology to assist in our hiring process. We want to be transparent about how we use this technology and your rights. We use Greenhouse Software's Talent Matching feature to assist with reviewing applications for the skills and experience we have decided are important for this role.

How it works

1. Talent Matching reviews your resume and responses to application questions to determine the extent to which your qualifications match the job requirements selected for this role. These requirements and their desired weighting are established by our recruiters in collaboration with hiring managers.
2. All Talent Matching output is reviewed by our recruiting and hiring teams, who make the final decision on each application. Talent Matching does not automatically disposition any candidate or make hiring decisions.