Illustrator

We're transforming the grocery industry

At Instacart, we invite the world to share love through food because we believe everyone should have access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Where others see a simple need for grocery delivery, we see exciting complexity and endless opportunity to serve the varied needs of our community. We work to deliver an essential service that customers rely on to get their groceries and household goods, while also offering safe and flexible earnings opportunities to Instacart Personal Shoppers.

Instacart has become a lifeline for millions of people, and we’re building the team to help push our shopping cart forward. If you’re ready to do the best work of your life, come join our table.

Instacart is a Flex First team

There’s no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Our employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events. Learn more about our flexible approach to where we work.

Overview

About the role - We are seeking an Associate illustrator to join Instacart’s Creative Studio inside the Marketing Department. You will be on the brand team and report directly to the Senior Group Creative Lead. The ideal candidate has a command of their craft, a deep knowledge of how brand strategy applies to illustration, and an excitement for storytelling through illustration.

An Instacart Associate Illustrator translates complex concepts into simple, original illustrations. They will refine artwork using tools like Figma and Adobe Illustrator to build the company's illustration style and design system across various in-app placements and use cases.

Key responsibilities include developing sketches and final assets, collaborating with design and product teams, and ensuring visual consistency and alignment with brand guidelines.

About the team- At Instacart, our Creative Studio stands as a cornerstone of our Marketing Department, embodying a fully integrated in-house agency committed to excellence across every aspect of our brand. Our mission is to deliver unparalleled creative solutions across all marketing funnels and channels, including consumer marketing, B2B, product, and retailer marketing, amongst others. If your goal is to join a lean and ambitious team which strives to make best-in-class award winning marketing, Instacart’s Creative Studio is the team for you.

About The Job

• Collaborates closely with creative teammates and product design teammates.
• Implements the brand illustration style across touchpoints.
• Illustrate primarily for in-app moments, with room to stretch into illustration for campaigns, go-to-markets, performance assets, shopper marketing and organic social.
• Seamlessly collaborate with design leads on brand and performance marketing.

About You

• You can adapt the brand style to a variety of concepts.
• You are a great communicator, able to describe visual rationale.
• You are iterative and collaborative in the way you work.
• You love illustration and storytelling.
• You can multitask and self-manage with little to no supervision.
• You are naturally curious and see opportunity in everything.
• You are hungry, self-motivated, and thrive on constructive feedback.
• You are a creative problem solver, overcoming challenges and striving to develop original and effective visual concepts.

Minimum Qualifications

• You have a bachelor's degree in graphic design or a related field or a robust portfolio of creative work.
• You have 5+ years of professional experience in design or a related creative role.
• Experience with hand and digital illustration techniques, especially watercolor.
• Key skills required are creativity, excellent communication, time management, and proficiency with design software like: Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, and Google Slides.
• Understanding of core artistic concepts, including typography, layout, and color theory.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design.
• Experience with developing illustrations across multiple mediums (web, mobile, print).

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.

For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ

$108,000—$120,000 USD

WA

$104,000—$115,000 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$99,000—$110,000 USD

All other states

$90,000—$100,000 USD