Medical Illustrator/Animator

UWorld is seeking a highly skilled and creative Medical Illustrator / Animator to join our growing team in creating 2D and 3D visual content for our web-based test preparation platform and educational applications. In this role, you will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, scientists, illustrators, and animators to transform complex anatomical, surgical, molecular, and scientific concepts into clear, visually engaging, and factually accurate visual media.

Note: Applicants must provide a link to an online portfolio featuring recent and relevant medical illustration, storyboarding, and animation work to be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Visual Creation:

• Design and execute original 2D/3D illustrations, storyboards, animatics, and procedural animations across subjects including gross anatomy, physiology, surgical procedures, nursing techniques, molecular biology.
• Collaborate with medical and scientific experts to develop novel visual representations of difficult academic concepts.
• Create artwork across the entire animation pipeline from preliminary sketch and layout to final rendering and post-production.
• Build, utilize, and maintain 2D and 3D asset libraries while adhering strictly to company stylistic guidelines and ensuring both artistic excellence and scientific accuracy.

Storyboarding & Animation Pipeline:

• Develop storyboards and animatics for complex medical and scientific topics to establish visual flow and narrative.
• Execute production and post-production workflows, including layout, sound design, color correction, and video compression.
• Serve as a technical resource in computer-generated imagery (CGI), 3D modeling, asset rendering, and multimedia formats.

Collaboration & Project Management:

• Work with team leads, animators, modelers, and content authors to define project visions, layouts, and schedules.
• Maintain efficient production processes, meet established deliverables, and adapt flexibly to shifting priorities.
• Actively incorporate continuous feedback from peers and management to refine visual content.
• Provide cross-functional support to on-site medical and scientific illustrators as needed.

Technical Support & Quality Assurance:

• Coordinate with IT and Quality Assurance teams to troubleshoot and resolve video display, rendering, or technical content-building issues.
• Work independently or in small teams to resolve production pipeline challenges.

Position Requirements

Education:

• Master's degree in Medical Illustration, Biovisualization, or Medical Animation highly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Medical/Scientific Illustration, Biomedical Art, or a closely related field with equivalent CMI.

Experience:

• 3+ years of professional experience in medical illustration, storyboarding, and 2D/3D animation.
• Portfolio featuring recent, relevant medical illustration and animation work required.

Software Skills:

• Exceptional proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro).
• Strong proficiency with 3D modeling and animation tools (Cinema 4D, Maya, ZBrush, UCSF Chimera).

Technical Knowledge:

• Solid understanding of video/audio file formats, video analysis, CGI rendering, and codec compression standards.

Core Competencies:

• Excellent draftsmanship with a preference for hyper-realism over cartooning, mastery of human figure drawing, rapid skill acquisition, and strong project management abilities.