Illustrator & Graphic Designer

Sight & Sound•Paradise Township, PA

19h

About The Position

The Illustrator & Graphic Designer advances Sight & Sound’s mission as part of a multidisciplinary Graphics Team. The role concepts and creates artwork for advertising campaigns, marketing initiatives, and retail product development across print and digital platforms for the organization’s branches. It creates original illustrations, concept art, digital paintings, promotional imagery, and merchandise artwork, while collaborating with creative, production, art, marketing, and design colleagues from brief through final production-ready artwork. The position also ensures assets follow brand standards and artistic direction, prepares imagery for a range of applications, and manages multiple projects while meeting deadlines and quality standards. The position is primarily desk-based, with the option to sit or stand. It may involve occasionally lifting or exerting up to 10 pounds and frequent use of computers and other office productivity machinery. A valid driver’s license may be required. Full physical requirements are available upon request.

Requirements

Strong understanding of digital painting and illustration workflows.
Familiarity with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of software.
Advanced photo retouching, compositing, and color-correction skills, with an understanding of the post-production workflow.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality work.
Demonstrated portfolio showcasing digital painting, illustration, photo manipulation, and graphic design.
Passion for entertainment, visual storytelling, illustration, graphic design, and retail product design.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of 3D software such as Blender, Maya, or similar.
Knowledge of motion graphics software such as After Effects or similar.

Responsibilities

Create original digital illustrations, concept art, and digital paintings.
Design key art and promotional imagery for productions, special events, and branded experiences.
Partner with the Creative Director, Producers, Art Director, Marketing teams, and Designers to develop visual concepts from creative briefs through final production-ready artwork.
Create retail merchandise artwork, including apparel, souvenirs, collectibles, and custom products promoting Sight & Sound shows and films.
Ensure creative assets align with established brand standards and artistic direction.
Perform advanced photo retouching, compositing, color correction, and image enhancement.
Develop cinematic and theatrical promotional imagery from production photography and original illustration.
Prepare and optimize imagery for print, web, social media, advertising, and large-format applications.
Participate in concept development, brainstorming sessions, and creative reviews.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality standards.
Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and digital art practices.
Perform other duties as assigned.