Illustrator (Freelance)

Role & Responsibilities

HAUS is seeking an experienced freelance Illustrator. The ideal person will be responsible for the following:

• Create Original Illustrations for Deep Tech Clients: Lead the creation of compelling illustrations for client campaigns across digital and print media. You'll develop visual concepts that capture the essence of breakthrough technologies, from biotech innovations to quantum computing systems, making complex ideas visually engaging and accessible.

• Visual Storytelling & Concept Development: Transform dense technical subject matter into clear, captivating imagery. Whether illustrating a scientific process, visualizing an abstract concept, or creating editorial illustrations for thought leadership content, your work will help audiences understand and get excited about technologies shaping the future.

• Brand Illustration & Visual Systems: Develop illustration styles and visual systems that align with client brand identities. You'll create icon sets, spot illustrations, and supporting graphics for websites, presentations, pitch decks, and marketing materials, ensuring consistency and quality across all deliverables.

• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Work directly with account teams to conceptualize and execute visual narratives. You'll present concepts to the HAUS team, incorporate feedback efficiently, and guide projects from initial sketches through final delivery, communicating your creative decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Creative Range & Adaptability: Shift between illustration styles and formats depending on client needs. One project might call for clean, vector iconography; another might require rich, editorial illustration. You're comfortable working across a range of visual approaches and can adapt your style to fit different brand aesthetics.

Requirements

• Passion for Deep Tech: You must love deep tech and demonstrate genuine curiosity about the technologies our clients are building.

• Portfolio Excellence: Strong portfolio showcasing a range of illustration styles, conceptual thinking, and the ability to communicate complex ideas visually. We'll look for evidence of your ability to adapt your approach to different subject matter and brand contexts.

• Software Proficiency: Expert proficiency in digital illustration tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Procreate, or similar. You understand file preparation for both digital and print outputs.

• Visual Fundamentals: Strong command of composition, color theory, typography, and visual hierarchy. Your work demonstrates an understanding of how illustration functions within larger design systems.

• Technical Communication Skills: You can take complex technical concepts and translate them into clear, engaging visuals that resonate with non-technical audiences while maintaining accuracy.

• Client Communication: Strong communication skills and the ability to present work, articulate creative decisions, and navigate feedback from multiple stakeholders. Your professionalism builds client confidence in ambitious creative directions.

• Self-Direction & Reliability: You manage your time well, meet deadlines, and communicate proactively. You don't need hand-holding to deliver quality work.

Bonus Skills: Experience with motion graphics or animation (After Effects, Animate). Familiarity with editorial or conceptual illustration. Knowledge of icon design or visual identity systems. Experience with scientific or technical illustration, especially infographics. Traditional drawing or painting skills that inform your digital work.

About HAUS

HAUS is the world's first integrated public relations and creative services agency purpose built for deep tech startups and scaleups.

In January 2022, we set out on a mission to accelerate the adoption of technologies that maximize freedom, material abundance, and human flourishing.

Since then, we've had the opportunity to support more than 100 startups, scaleups, venture firms, research labs, and other organizations in industries including artificial intelligence, aerospace, biotechnology, climate, defense, energy, advanced manufacturing, quantum computing, semiconductors, robotics, and more.

Compensation

• Competitive; depends on experience and market rates

Location

• Remote

Submit Your Resume

While we do check the LinkedIn careers submission inbox, the best candidates will have read this entire job description and send a short note demonstrating their creative excellence and enthusiasm for the specific type of work we do at HAUS to creative-careers@deeptech.agency. Include the name of the freelance position you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

Please keep in mind that we receive an overwhelming number of submissions that are written by AI. If you keep your note human and show that you actually care about what we are doing specifically here at HAUS, this will be strongly considered along with your application.