Job Title: Senior Associate - Illustrator & Educational Visual Designer

Location: Pune

Travel: As per the project need

Position Overview:

To turn concepts, processes and practical knowledge into clear, accurate and reusable educational visuals for students, teachers and trainers.

This role combines illustration with instructional visual communication.

Key Responsibilities:

- Create illustrations for student resources, teacher guides, training materials and digital content.

- Develop step-by-step visuals for practical activities, processes, tools and equipment.

- Create diagrams, process maps, infographics, icons and instructional graphics.

- Develop safety visuals and correct/incorrect practice illustrations.

- Work with writers and instructional designers to understand the learning purpose of each visual.

- Work with technical experts to ensure processes, tools and practices are accurately represented.

- Develop editable visual assets that can be adapted across states and languages.

- Design visuals suitable for print, mobile, LMS, presentations and video.

- Represent students, teachers, practitioners and different forms of work respectfully and without stereotypes.

- Maintain reusable visual libraries, source files and consistency across resource families.

- Revise visuals based on technical review and user feedback.

About Lend A Hand India : Lend A Hand India (LAHI) is a leading national Think Tank/NGO with over 20 years of experience in strengthening India’s skill and vocational education ecosystem. LAHI works closely with 20+ State and UT governments through long-term partnerships, providing technical advisory and Project Management Unit (PMU) support to drive systemic reforms.

Our Mission





Equip School Students to Maximise Their Potential Through Skill Education

Our Approach

- Direct implementation in schools

- Partnership with central-state governments to define, and scale policy

- Building of Centres of Excellence that act as lighthouses for innovation

- Resource organisation for the skilling ecosystem

Our Knowledge in Action

Through the design & execution of innovative models from training centres, innovation hubs to mobile outreach initiatives, LAHI’s innovative knowledge resource drives both grassroots learning and systemic transformation across India. With 250+ LAHI staff embedded in state education systems across 20+ states, we provide technical and project management support, enabling governments to translate policy into action.

Our Reach

LAHI’s current scale of work includes -

- 20+ States and UTs

- 15000+ Schools

- 15 Lakh+ Students

- 250+ Team Members

Requirements

Educational Background:

> - Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Fine Arts, Applied Arts, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Animation or a related field.
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> - 2–4 years of experience in illustration, educational visual design, graphic design or a related field.
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> - Certification/coursework in Illustration, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Animation or Digital Design would be an advantage.
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> - Candidates with experience in educational publishing, learning resources or instructional design would be preferred.
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> - Strong illustration and visual-communication skills.
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> - Ability to explain processes and concepts visually—not only create decorative illustrations.
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> - Good understanding of information hierarchy and instructional graphics.
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> - Ability to illustrate tools, actions and practical sequences accurately.
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> - Proficiency with relevant professional illustration/design tools.
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> - Comfortable working closely with writers, instructional designers and technical experts.
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> - Experience with educational publishing, children's learning resources or instructional design would be an advantage.
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Portfolio :

Portfolio should preferably include examples of instructional illustrations, step-by-step processes, diagrams or educational information graphics, in addition to general illustration work.

Skills & Competencies:

- Strong illustration and visual communication skills

- Ability to create instructional visuals, diagrams, infographics and step-by-step illustrations

- Solid understanding of information hierarchy and educational visual design

- Proficiency in professional design and illustration tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign

- Ability to accurately represent tools, processes, practical activities and safety practices.

Personal Attributes:

- Creative and visually oriented.

- Detail-oriented and accuracy-focused.

- Learner-centric and empathetic

- Adaptable and solution-oriented.

- Strong ownership and commitment to quality.

📌 Senior Associate - Illustrator & Educational Visual Designer (Pune)
🏢 Lend A Hand India
📍 Pune