Hybrid Senior Illustrator

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About the role

  • Senior Illustrator creating high-quality illustrations for scientific and medical content at The Lancet. Collaborating with authors and Editorial team to meet deadlines and satisfy house styles.

Responsibilities

  • To redraw author-supplied material, including general diagrams, graphs, maps, CONSORT diagrams, charts, timelines, forest plots, and cellular/anatomical illustrations into house style, working to tight deadlines in order to ensure the on-time publication of content
  • Carry out editorial/author revisions and corrections to illustrations in a timely and efficient manner whilst safeguarding in-house style and conventions
  • Montage, resize, crop, retouch, and colour-correct photographs on a fast turnaround ad hoc daily basis
  • Adhere closely to detailed illustration style guides, conventions, written procedures, and use of house colour palettes
  • Create and maintain a graphic library of Lancet content for future reuse
  • Manage workflow using our content management system (WoodWing Studio) and in-house Editorial Management system
  • Liaise with Editorial and other Production staff as when appropriate
  • Be proactive in formulating fast and innovative solutions regarding illustrations when required

Requirements

  • Ability to create complex illustrations from scratch using author-supplied files as source material
  • Understanding the importance of precision and adherence to detailed style conventions
  • Ability to work well under pressure in a weekly/monthly publishing environment and to be able to adapt quickly to changing circumstances whilst handling multiple pieces of work
  • Excellent attention to fine detail and understanding of the importance of style adherence
  • Ability to demonstrate extensive skills in Adobe Illustrator in producing precise, accurate, and consistently high-quality work - NOTE a timed illustration test will form part of the interview process
  • Understanding of the 4-colour printing process and web publishing
  • Excellent and proven Adobe Photoshop skills and demonstrable experience of photo retouching and colour-correction for 4-colour reproduction as well as preparing images for online use
  • Knowledge of using Adobe Acrobat to convert and manipulate files
  • Solid understanding of size vs resolution when working with photographic images
  • Working knowledge of InDesign and Microsoft office

Benefits

  • Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
  • Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Life assurance
  • Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Long service awards
  • Save As You Earn share option scheme
  • Travel Season ticket loan
  • Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
  • Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
  • RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
  • Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
  • Access to extensive learning and development resources
  • Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work

Job title

Senior Illustrator

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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