Children's Book Illustrator & Character Designer for Educational Storybook

We are seeking an experienced Children's Book Illustrator to create engaging illustrations for an educational picture book focused on Social Emotional Learning (SEL). The book is designed for young readers and aims to teach emotional awareness, kindness, confidence, and problem-solving skills through storytelling and relatable characters. We are looking for an illustrator who can create warm, child-friendly artwork with expressive characters and colorful environments. Scope of Work: • Design main characters and supporting characters • Create 15-20 full-color illustrations • Illustrate key story moments and educational concepts • Develop consistent visual storytelling throughout the book • Design a professional children's book cover • Prepare files for Amazon KDP publication Ideal Candidate: • Experience with Children's Book Illustration • Character Design expertise • Picture Book Illustration experience • Educational Illustration experience • Storybook Illustration portfolio • Understanding of visual storytelling • Ability to create engaging and diverse characters Skills Required: • Children's Book Illustration • Character Illustration • Cartoon Art • Digital Illustration • Book Illustration • Storyboarding • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Photoshop • Procreate Deliverables: • Character sheets • Full-color illustrations • Front cover design • Print-ready PDF files • High-resolution source files When applying, please include examples of children's books, picture books, educational illustrations, or character design projects you have worked on. This project has the potential for ongoing work as we plan to publish additional books in the series.