Illustrator & DIY Craft Designer
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Petra BrandsCraft and party goods
Workable locations: Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico. Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia. São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilFull-TimeJunior
Salary not disclosed
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Job Details
- Experience
- 2-4 years of professional experience focusing on commercial illustration, surface pattern design, children's book/toy graphics, or DIY craft product development.
- Required Skills
- Adobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe Photoshop
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Illustration, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Surface Pattern Design, or a related visual arts field.
- 2–4 years of professional experience in commercial illustration, surface pattern design, children’s book or toy graphics, or DIY craft product development.
- A portfolio demonstrating digital illustration, character and motif creation, pattern design, and playful color theory.
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
- Comfort with digital illustration tools such as Procreate.
- Strong proficiency with AI art generation tools such as Midjourney or DALL-E for concepting and moodboarding.
- Hands-on expertise in physical crafting techniques such as paper crafts, textiles, clay, scrapbooking, or DIY kits.
- Understanding of print production, including CMYK and RGB, spot colors, print finishes, and vector files.
- Understanding of component-based product assembly.
- Ability to manage multiple visual projects and balance creative thinking with practical design execution.
- Ability to collaborate with creative, sourcing, and marketing teams.
- Interest in seasonal trends relevant to party and craft industries.
Responsibilities
- Conceptualize and design DIY craft products, activity sets, and party items, and review product samples.
- Use AI tools during creative concepting and mockup development.
- Support the creation and delivery of biannual retail product catalogs.
- Track craft subcategory progress and deadlines for SKU definition, pricing, packaging, and samples.
- Coordinate with design, sourcing, and marketing teams on craft materials, assembly instructions, and presentation visuals.
- Collaborate with creative, sourcing, and private label teams on design direction, material selection, feasibility, and product standards.
- Review physical samples, test assembly and craft mechanics, and provide pre-production design feedback.
- Ensure product lines, packaging, and instructional inserts align with brand guidelines and seasonal themes.
- Research craft, DIY, party goods, gifting, and lifestyle trends; benchmark competitor craft kits.
- Prepare design specifications, product renders, assembly guides, craft instructions, and print-ready supplier files.
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