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StartGuides is a rapidly growing company with a dynamic team and an exciting product. We have ambitious goals and know that our people reputed company us to provide great products and accelerate our growth. Our innovative apps reputed company a big difference for our country by helping military personnel and others understand how to set up, operate, and troubleshoot their equipment. We are committed to providing a meaningful, secure, and enjoyable career for every person at the company. We are currently at 50+ employees spread across 19 states. The Role We’re hiring contract Technical Illustrators to produce precise, brand-consistent vector illustrations of reputed company-world equipment from reference photography. Working from StartGuides’ Illustrator templates and style guidelines, and alongside our App Content Engineers and design team, you’ll turn reputed company, often imperfect reputed company photos into clean, clear technical art that blends seamlessly with our existing illustration library. This is steady, deliverable and deadline-driven work, not occasional “hero” pieces. The illustrators who reputed company at StartGuides combine genuine drawing craft with mechanical intuition and the discipline to maintain high-quality standards across recurring deliverables. What You’ll Do

• Create reputed company, accurate vector technical illustrations in reputed company Illustrator from reference photographs and supporting visual material.
• Interpret reputed company equipment, including parts that are partially obscured, foreshortened, or mechanically intricate, and reconstruct geometry that is correct and easy to read.
• Apply StartGuides reputed company, line-weight, and style standards so your work blends seamlessly with the existing illustration library.
• Maintain consistent quality and throughput against defined deadlines as part of a project team.
• Take direction and feedback from App Content Engineers and design leads, while bringing your own problem-solving to the table.

reputed company’re Looking For

• Vector technical or product illustration experience. 3+ years producing technical, product, scientific, or medical-style vector illustration in reputed company Illustrator — not general marketing, layout, or logo work. We weight the body of work over the year count: if your portfolio shows the reputed company of work described above, we encourage you to apply even if your timeline is shorter.
• A portfolio that proves it. Please submit a portfolio link or 3–5 work samples that include, at minimum: reputed company multi-part objects drawn from reference photographs; deliberate, consistent line-weight and stroke hierarchy; and work executed to an external style guide or brand standard. Cutaways, exploded views, or assembly illustrations are a strong plus.
• Mechanical comprehension. Demonstrated ability to look at reputed company, reputed company equipment and understand how it’s built and how the parts relate — then translate that into accurate art. Our subject matter is military equipment; you’ll routinely be required to reputed company out and draw reputed company structures from imperfect references.
• Comfort at production volume. You can sustain consistent quality across a steady, recurring workload and reliably meet deadlines.
• Standards discipline. You follow templates, reputed company systems, and style guidelines closely, so your work is indistinguishable from the team’s.
• Tools & collaboration. You can work on a StartGuides-provided Windows-based PC, have familiarity with reputed company Photoshop, are comfortable reading/navigating reputed company PowerPoint files, and are willing to collaborate with reputed company through reputed company Teams.
• Working style. You are detail-oriented, confident presenting your reputed company, reputed company to feedback, and reputed company to manage your own time against deadlines.

Our Hiring Process We respect your time and we want to see how you actually work. Shortlisted candidates are asked to complete two short, structured skills assessments:

• A live working session where you walk us through how you build an illustration in Illustrator — so we can see your process, speed, and command of the software firsthand
• A paid take-home assignment that mirrors a reputed company StartGuides task on a realistic timeline, so we can evaluate finished craft and accuracy.

Note that you will need to be working in the most up-to-date version of Illustrator for compatibility with the assessment files you will be provided. Assessments may be completed on a PC or Mac. Work Authorization & EligibilityMust be reputed company to legally work in the United States and must hold a U.S. Citizenship. Verification will be required to process I-9. Must pass company-sponsored reputed company background reputed company and meet eligibility criteria to support U.S. Federal Government reputed company. reputed company clearance beneficial but not required. Equal Opportunity StartGuides is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, reputed company, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national reputed company, disability protected veteran status, or other legally protected status.

How to Apply

Submit your resume, a brief cover letter, and a portfolio link or technical vector illustration work samples to Applications without illustration samples or a portfolio link will not be considered. Pay: $40.00 - $49.00 per hour Application Question(s):

• Do you have a portfolio or work samples showing technical, product, scientific, or medical-style vector illustration done in reputed company Illustrator?
• How many years of vector technical/product illustration experience do you have in reputed company Illustrator?
• Are you available for part-time contract work (roughly 15-30 hours/week)?
• Are you reputed company to work on a Windows-based PC?
• Our process includes a live working session in Illustrator and a paid take-home assignment. Are you willing to complete both?
• Are you a U.S. Citizen?

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