Art Illustrator

Art Illustrator - Castelion Corporation | Career Page Art Illustrator Apply for Position Or refer someone Job Openings Art Illustrator About the job Art Illustrator About Castelion Castelion is bringing a new approach to defense development and production: short, iterative design cycles, rapid testing, and modern commercial manufacturing strategies built for scale. We're designing, building, and testing next generation long range strike weapons systems to give America and its Allies a definitive edge and deter future conflicts. The brand studio you will help build is how the world comes to understand that mission. The context that matters In the mid-20th century, the defense industry made the impossible look inevitable. Stealth. Precision-guided munitions. Speed that dominated the battlespace. The men and women who visualized those systems and rendered them in ink, gouache, and airbrush before they existed in metal. They gave a generation something to believe in before the hardware could prove it. At Castelion, we believe modern defense manufacturing requires the same new energy around design and illustration. Our Brand Studio is looking for illustrators who want a mission and the freedom to define it.

The Role As an Illustrator/Designer on the Brand Studio team, you bring Castelion's technology, mission, and story to life through original illustration across editorial, campaign, digital, and print contexts. Reporting to the Senior Manager for Art Direction, you'll develop and execute traditional and digital illustration work that is technically grounded, visually compelling, and built to last. This role is for someone who can work from a brief or a conversation and produce something that feels both inevitable and entirely original. You understand that great illustration inside a serious technical company requires discipline and you take as much pride in clarity of communication as in quality of craft. We are looking for a lifelong illustrator. The ideal candidate maintains an active drawing practice, fills sketchbooks, studies visual storytelling, and has a deep love for the craft of drawing. Their portfolio should demonstrate original illustration work, strong draftsmanship, character, composition, and visual problem-solving. What You Will Do Original Illustration & Campaign Execution Create original illustrations for editorial, digital, print, events, recruiting, and internal communications across a range of styles and fidelity levels from concept sketches to finished art. Execute illustration briefs developed in partnership with the Art Director, translating technical concepts, mission narratives, and brand themes into compelling visual storytelling. Develop work that reflects and expands Castelion's visual identity with a sensibility rooted in mid-century defense and aerospace illustration, updated for a modern manufacturing context. Technical & Systems Illustration Produce technical and semi-technical illustrations of hardware, systems, and environments that are accurate enough to earn the trust of engineers and compelling enough to engage a general audience. Work from engineering references, photography, and subject matter expert input to depict hypersonic systems, manufacturing environments, and mission scenarios with authority and craft. Develop explainer visuals, cutaway diagrams, and conceptual imagery that translate complex technical subject matter for recruiting, business development, and public communications contexts. Creative Development & Direction Support Contribute to visual research, moodboards, and reference gathering that inform illustration direction across campaigns and initiatives. Participate in art direction conversations with the Art Director and Marketing Managers, offering illustration perspective during creative development. Asset Production & Library Contribution Deliver finished illustration files in formats optimized for digital, print, and vendor handoff, properly organized, named, and version-controlled. Contribute completed illustration assets to the centralized brand library so they can be adapted and reused across channels without requiring a full redraw. Flag scope changes, technical ambiguities, or reference gaps before they affect timelines or quality.