Comic Mascot Illustrator Needed for Yarn Shop

We are seeking a talented illustrator to create comic-style images of our brand mascot, Woolbert. These images will be used across social media platforms and on merchandise, helping to enhance our brand's visual identity. The ideal candidate should have a strong portfolio in illustration and graphic design, with the ability to bring our mascot to life in a fun and engaging way. If you have experience in creating engaging and shareable content, we would love to hear from you! You will need to be able to understand and replicate knitting and crochet stitches in the illustrations. Woolbert and three side characters have already been designed by working from our original image ideas and with AI assistance. We are looking to move away from AI and have Woolbert drawn and created by a talented artist instead. There will be briefs given for single image and multi-image short comics. To see what we've been working on, please see the attached files.