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Senior Illustrator

Creative Circle
Santa Monica, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 6/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/4/2026

Our well-known client in the streaming space is looking for a top-notch Illustrator to join their team.

This is a full-time ongoing contract role. You MUST be local to Santa Monica, San Jose, or New York City or and able to attend ONSITE meetings from time to time.

This client is looking for someone who is strong with VECTOR illustrations and who has the samples to show in a variety of styles\

Ideally, you will have a cool, versatile style that lends itself to commercial and brand illustrations. There will be a lot of vector work with textures and shading! You must have a sense of pop culture and what is trending in society and on social media. Ideally, you will have experience with art directing and owning creative direction. You must be flexible with style and able to adapt to our clients style.

Responsibilities:
-Help illustrate seasonal scenes within brand guidelines
-Use color pallets and gradients to help build out a library of items to be used across the design team
-Manipulate illustrations as needed
-Help design scenes as needed
-Support the team with any extra needed illustrations

Qualifications:
-A portfolio showcasing vector illustration, typography, and a refined design sensibility 
-Raster experience is a major plus
-Samples related to buildings, cities, structural drawings a plus
-Experience with ad sales/marketing is a plus
-Must be proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
-Must be comfortable taking feedback/ direction and working with a team

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

Email Your Resume In Word To
pkoenig@creativecircle.com
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Pamela Koenig - Senior Recruiter

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.



This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 05/07/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

Everforth Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results.  Everforth Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. Anthem / Blue Cross Blue Shield creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Creative Circle.

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