Senior Associate - Illustrator & Educational Visual Designer

Job Title: Senior Associate - Illustrator & Educational Visual Designer

Location: Pune 

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.

• 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. In Uttar Pradesh, LAHI partners with the Directorate of Training (DTE) and the State Council for Vocational Training (SCVT) to support large-scale improvements in ITIs, skill education curriculum, assessments, certification, and policy implementation .

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
  

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.

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.

2–4 years of experience in illustration, educational visual design, graphic design or a related field.

Certification/coursework in Illustration, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Animation or Digital Design would be an advantage.

Candidates with experience in educational publishing, learning resources or instructional design would be preferred.

Strong illustration and visual-communication skills.

Ability to explain processes and concepts visually—not only create decorative illustrations. 

Good understanding of information hierarchy and instructional graphics.

Ability to illustrate tools, actions and practical sequences accurately.

Proficiency with relevant professional illustration/design tools.

Comfortable working closely with writers, instructional designers and technical experts.

Experience with educational publishing, children's learning resources or instructional design would be an advantage.

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
  
• Strong 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.
  

• Creative and visually oriented.
  
• Detail-oriented and accuracy-focused.
  
• Learner-centric and empathetic
  
• Adaptable and solution-oriented.
  
• Strong ownership and commitment to quality.