Senior Medical Illustrator (AI)

Location: United States

Salary: $65,000–$70,000 per year, plus eligibility for a discretionary company bonus.

Company

hirify.global’s MedscapeLIVE! delivers live and virtual healthcare events and visual communications for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

What you will do

• Create accurate medical illustrations, anatomical artwork, iconography, infographics, composited medical images, and custom graphics for branding, marketing, education, events, presentations, animations, and print and digital communications.
• Research medical and anatomical information and review original, stock, and AI-generated imagery for accuracy, compliance, and adherence to established standards.
• Build and maintain reusable anatomical, medical, and graphic asset libraries.
• Develop visual assets with graphic design, marketing, sales, content, program management, and other stakeholders across websites, social media, stage displays, presentations, and printed materials.
• Apply brand guidelines and templates while updating existing materials and creating custom designs across formats.
• Manage multiple deadlines and priorities while providing creative and technical guidance on medical illustration and visual communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Illustration, Biomedical Illustration, or a related field.
• 8+ years of full-time professional experience as a Medical Illustrator, or 5+ years of full-time professional experience with CMI certification. Experience is preferably in publishing, medical education, pharmaceutical advertising, medical communications, healthcare, or a related industry.
• A portfolio must be provided for consideration. The portfolio must demonstrate innovative, modern, visually compelling, and medically accurate medical illustration, graphics, and design work.
• Experience creating medical illustrations, infographics, conceptual graphics, and visualizations that communicate complex medical or statistical information for CME, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or medical communications materials.
• Experience working within established brand guidelines, including typography, color, graphic elements, style, and visual standards.
• Expert knowledge and advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, plus other illustration and graphic design software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint, and Google Workspace applications, including Docs, Sheets, and Drive.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, grammar, attention to detail, professionalism, independence, sound judgment, and collaborative relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven production environment, work independently with minimal supervision, respond to changing requirements, and incorporate feedback.

Nice to have

• Minor or additional coursework in Graphic Design.
• Knowledge of copyright laws, image licensing, and print permissions.
• Experience with storyboards and illustrations for animation, GIFs, motion graphics, photo editing, responsive design, and social media graphics.
• Experience with 3D software such as Maya, Cinema 4D, and ZBrush, including 3D modeling, rendering, and animation.
• Experience with web-based document-sharing platforms and project management tools such as SharePoint and Workfront.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work with graphic design, marketing, sales, content, program management, clients, vendors, and other internal teams.
• Full-time employment with health, dental, and vision insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and flexible holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching, life and disability insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Commuter and/or transit benefits where applicable.
• Specific benefits may vary by job classification, schedule, work location, and length of employment; benefits are available within the first 12 months of employment.