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Discord · 5 hours ago

Senior Product Creative Illustrator

Discord is a platform used by over 200 million people every month, primarily for gaming. The Senior Product Creative Illustrator will enhance user experience by creating cohesive iconography and illustrations while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align creative work with product goals.

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Responsibilities

Develop high-quality creative assets that communicate a message, tell a compelling story, and align with guidelines, stakeholder expectations, and product goals
Work with the Product Design Team on reactive projects to produce a diverse range of in-product creative assets, including illustrations, icons, abstract UI, and animated illustrations
Taking on proactive initiatives that are driven by the Creative Systems team to update and maintain the platform and visual systems
Partner with the Design Systems Team to uphold the visual style and ensure design quality is consistent across all surfaces and use cases
Ensure all designs meet project requirements, brand guidelines, and technical specifications
Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery while adapting to changing priorities
Maintain an understanding of current design trends and techniques, and incorporate them into your work
Bring new ideas to the table and push the visual standards for graphic content
Collaborate with team members, designers, and animators to create cohesive and visually captivating creative solutions
Provide valuable feedback on the work of team members and iterate on creative based on constructive feedback
Working in Figma for graphic reviews and asset handoff, partnering with engineers to implement assets into code for use in product

Qualification

Illustration expertiseFigmaAdobe IllustratorPhotoshopDesign principles2D animation techniquesConceptual skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

6+ years working as an illustrator in a product design environment
Excellence in illustration, with the ability to create a wide range of subjects and styles
Strong conceptual skills, able to present a wide range of concepts and iterate upon ideas
Experience working with guidelines, maintaining guidelines and a strong understanding of design principles
Experience creating illustrations for animation
High Proficiency in industry-standard software and tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma
Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable presenting concepts and providing feedback to fellow designers
Ability to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, cross-functional team
Excited about working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Preferred

Strong product design and layout skills, including the ability to create UI-oriented solutions
Experience building out illustration and icon guidelines and libraries
Knowledge of 2D animation techniques, able to storyboard and communicate direction to animators

Benefits

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Company

Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.

H1B Sponsorship

Discord has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (48)
2024 (32)
2023 (13)
2022 (18)
2021 (5)
2020 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$995.41M
Key Investors
Flat CapitalDragoneer Investment GroupSony Interactive Entertainment
2024-03-01Secondary Market
2022-11-22Series I
2022-03-12Secondary Market· $10.86M

Leadership Team

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Mike Polner
VP, Global Head of Marketing
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Bob Bahramipour
Head of Ecosystem Partnerships
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