Senior Illustrator - 6 Month Maternity Cover
Are you experienced in technical/scientific illustration?
Do you have experience of working on a scientific, technical, or medical journal?
Location: London
About our Team
The
Lancet Illustrators are responsible for redrawing and converting author-supplied information graphics, into house style for our family of weekly and monthly titles. We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate having worked extensively on STM journals and understands the demands of working on deadline-driven weekly titles where quality, speed, accuracy, and adherence to detailed and precise house styles are of equal and paramount importance. Please note that this is predominantly a technical/scientific illustration role for which work is governed by established style conventions but may on occasion require some creativity within the bounds of house style. This is not a trainee role as we are looking for someone who can produce high-quality work upon joining.
About The Role
We are looking for a talented Senior Illustrator to join The Lancet team. In this role, you will create high-quality, accurate, and engaging illustrations that support scientific and medical content. You should have strong design skills, attention to detail, and experience working with complex information. The ideal candidate is creative, collaborative, and able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
The role will not be suitable for candidates from graphic design, freehand illustration, or animation backgrounds.
Responsibilities
* To redraw author-supplied material, including general diagrams, graphs, maps, CONSORT diagrams, charts, timelines, forest plots, and cellular/anatomical illustrations into house style, working to tight deadlines in order to ensure the on-time publication of content
* Carry out editorial/author revisions and corrections to illustrations in a timely and efficient manner whilst safeguarding in-house style and conventions
* Montage, resize, crop, retouch, and colour-correct photographs on a fast turnaround
ad hoc
daily basis
* Adhere closely to detailed illustration style guides, conventions, written procedures, and use of house colour palettes
* Create and maintain a graphic library of
Lancet
content for future reuse
* Manage workflow using our content management system (WoodWing Studio) and in-house Editorial Management system
* Liaise with Editorial and other Production staff as when appropriate
* Be proactive in formulating fast and innovative solutions regarding illustrations when required
Requirements
* Ability to create complex illustrations from scratch using author-supplied files as source material
* Understanding the importance of precision and adherence to detailed style conventions
* Ability to work well under pressure in a weekly/monthly publishing environment and to be able to adapt quickly to changing circumstances whilst handling multiple pieces of work
* Excellent attention to fine detail and understanding of the importance of style adherence
* Ability to demonstrate extensive skills in Adobe Illustrator in producing precise, accurate, and consistently high-quality work - NOTE a timed illustration test will form part of the interview process
* Understanding of the 4-colour printing process and web publishing
* Excellent and proven Adobe Photoshop skills and demonstrable experience of photo retouching and colour-correction for 4-colour reproduction as well as preparing images for online use
* Knowledge of using Adobe Acrobat to convert and manipulate files
* Solid understanding of size
vs
resolution when working with photographic images
* Working knowledge of InDesign and Microsoft office
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work–life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, family leave, and tuition reimbursement, we will help you meet both your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.
* Working remotely from home and at our office in a hybrid working style
* Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day
Working with us
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative, and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do and how they do it.
Working for you
At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
* Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
* Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
* Wellbeing programs
* Life assurance
* Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
* Long service awards
* Save As You Earn share option scheme
* Travel Season ticket loan
* Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
* Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
* RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
* Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
* Access to extensive learning and development resources
* Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work
This role is included in the pay bargaining unit represented by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).
About Us
A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.