AI-Enhanced Illustration Designer — Remote

Superside; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Superside is seeking an Illustration Designer with a strong command of Generative AI to craft visuals for leading brands. You will blend traditional illustration craft with AI-enabled workflows across campaigns, branding, editorial content and digital experiences.

You will develop character-driven narratives, adapt to brand systems, collaborate across distributed teams, and elevate visuals with AI-assisted concepting while maintaining high quality and consistency.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional illustration experience with a portfolio showcasing strong conceptual and narrative work.
• Excellent drawing fundamentals including anatomy, composition, perspective, form, and visual storytelling.
• Proven ability to work within established brand systems and illustration guidelines.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; experience with Generative AI tools as part of a professional workflow.

Responsibilities

• Create original illustrations across branding, campaigns, editorial content, social media, and digital experiences.
• Develop character-driven narratives, visual storytelling systems, and concept-led illustration work.
• Work within existing brand and illustration systems, matching established styles with consistency and accuracy.
• Use Generative AI tools to accelerate concept development, visual exploration, and illustration production.
• Integrate AI-generated assets into projects while maintaining strong artistic direction and brand integrity.
• Experiment with emerging AI workflows and share learnings with the broader creative team.
• Partner with creatives, project managers, and customers to translate briefs into polished visual outcomes.
• Connect illustration decisions to broader brand, campaign, and storytelling goals.
• Iterate quickly based on feedback while maintaining a high standard of craft.
• Manage multiple projects while balancing independent ownership and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Illustration

Visual storytelling

Brand systems

Communication

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Generative AI tools

Job description

Superside is seeking an Illustration Designer with a strong command of Generative AI to craft visuals for leading brands. You will blend traditional illustration craft with AI-enabled workflows across campaigns, branding, editorial content and digital experiences.

You will develop character-driven narratives, adapt to brand systems, collaborate across distributed teams, and elevate visuals with AI-assisted concepting while maintaining high quality and consistency.