Summary of the Illustrator job at Duolingo
Duolingo is hiring a Illustrator. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, US +1 more. Working arrangement: On-site. Expected pay: USD 111k-150k/yr.
About Duolingo
Duolingo is an educational technology company that offers free, game-based language learning courses across dozens of languages via mobile apps and its website. It also provides the Duolingo English Test, an online English language certification accepted by institutions worldwide.
Illustrator job description
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)
The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role!
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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 accommodations@duolingo.com.
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.
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