Illustrator

📍 Remote (UK-based)

Reports to: Head of Design

👋 About Medify

Medify is a medical education company helping aspiring medical students succeed. We support learners preparing for the UCAT, GAMSAT, medical school interviews, A-levels, and more - providing the tools, structure, and guidance they need to achieve their goals.

🎯 The Role

We’re looking for an Illustrator to own our illustration function - combining hands-on creative work with strategic oversight. This is a high-impact role sitting at the intersection of craft, systems, and education.

You’ll spend the majority of your time creating illustrations yourself, particularly skill-based educational visuals, icons, and marketing illustrations, while also managing external contractors, defining style guidelines, and maintaining visual consistency across the product.

Our platform is text-heavy by nature, so illustrations play a critical role. They must clarify complex concepts, guide students through challenging material, and make learning more engaging and effective. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys translating abstract ideas into clear, compelling visual communication.

What You’ll Do

🎨 Create Illustrations (60–80%)

• Skill-based educational illustrations: Visualise study strategies, exam approaches, time-management techniques, and mnemonics. This work is highly conceptual and iterative.
• Icon & emoji system: Own and evolve our library of ~300 icons used across topics and courses. Icons must remain clear at small sizes (24px) while scaling effectively.
• Marketing & product illustrations: Produce illustrations for the website, empty states, and key product moments.
• AI-assisted content: Use tools such as Midjourney for blog and concept illustrations, with post-processing in Photoshop. AI is used for rapid prototyping and exploration — not as a replacement for craft.

🧩 Manage Quality & Consistency (20–40%)

• Define and maintain illustration style guides and visual systems
• Review illustration work flagged by the learning team and provide clear feedback
• Write high-quality briefs for skill-based illustrations assigned to contractors
• Onboard and manage a roster of external illustrators
• Coordinate with 3–5 contractors, primarily focused on scientific illustrations and diagrams

🤝 Collaborate Cross-Functionally

• Work closely with the learning/content team, your primary stakeholders
• Partner with product designers to ensure illustrations integrate smoothly into the interface
• Maintain illustration assets across formats (Illustrator for learning content, Figma for product work)

What We’re Looking For

✅ Essential

• Strong conceptual illustration skills: Ability to turn complex, abstract ideas into clear, instructional visuals
• Tool proficiency: Confident working in Adobe Illustrator and Figma
• Pragmatic use of AI: Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. Midjourney) as part of the creative workflow
• Systems thinking: Experience building or maintaining style guides, icon libraries, or visual systems
• Autonomy: Comfortable owning decisions, direction, and workload
• Collaboration: Able to work effectively with non-designers and iterate based on feedback
• Portfolio: Demonstrates strong conceptual thinking and visual problem-solving (educational work is a plus)

⭐ Nice to Have

• Experience in EdTech, medical/scientific illustration, or educational content
• Experience managing freelancers or contractors
• Understanding of designing for both small-scale and large-scale usage
• Interest in medical education or helping students succeed

🧪 The Process

Our hiring process includes a paid work trial, where you’ll complete a skill-based illustration challenge. This allows us to see how you approach communicating complex ideas visually - and for you to experience the kind of work you’d be doing at Medify.

💙 Why Medify?

You’ll have full ownership of the illustration function, the autonomy to evolve our visual systems, and the opportunity to create work that directly supports students in achieving their medical school ambitions. This role offers a rare balance of hands-on creative work and strategic impact in a mission-driven, fully remote team.

🎁 What We Offer

• Competitive salary aligned to experience and role scope
• Fully remote working with flexibility around hours and location (UK-based)
• 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 28 days with tenure
• Pension scheme
  
• Private health and dental care after one year of employment
• Professional development support, including learning budgets and skills growth
• A high-autonomy role with genuine ownership over a core creative function
• Mission-driven work, creating resources that help students access medical careers