Hiring Art/Design/Creative Directors
A starter pack of art, design, and creative directors who hire illustrators and/or designers. To be included directors must have a live, relevant URL in their bio, be relatively active on Bluesky, and be hiring illustrators and/or designers on a regular basis throughout the year.
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@brianlarossa.com
@shecallsmecdawg.bsky.social
Designing comics professionally ✨ Sr. Designer @ Scholastic Graphix ✨ Art Director @ Silver Sprocket ✨ not taking this too seriously ✨ she/her/they 🇵🇭 carinadraws.com
@radiantg.bsky.social
♂ Producer & Voice Actor @BlackfieldEnt.bsky.social🔴💨 #InkInside Director, Producer, Narrative & Art @himbohunter.bsky.social💘 & @coasterkisser.bsky.social🎢 Site Lead @pressspacetojump.bsky.social🟢 Dev @pitfalls.bsky.social🎲 SIOW amb🪐 RadiantG.com • he/him
@mariannemartin.bsky.social
[she/her] Art Director at VOLTA - https://linktr.ee/mariannemartin -concept artist/illustrator with a penchant for spooks. Horror, beauty, escapism!
@nicolasmenard.com
Animation, design, art Québécois based in London, UK Director at Eastend Western eastendwestern.com
@suzannehelmigh.bsky.social
AD for Legends of Avantris 🚫No AI&NFT🚫 🎨Art director, illustrator, concept artist 📩Work inquiries: http://helmighs.art (@) http://gmail.com 🇳🇱 Dutch ⚔️Wields swords Bi 🏳️🌈, ❤️Wife of @TitusLunter https://helmighs.carrd.co/
@willsteeledesign.bsky.social
N. Irish - Book designer (London) - Children's Fiction - Usborne. Keen runner and occasional photographer. www.willsteele.co.uk
@bookdesignbee.bsky.social
Associate Art Director • Children's Illustrator Rebeccasyracuse.com She/her 💚HAROLD THE ICEBERG IS NOT A SUPER FOOD💚 is now available wherever your favorite books are sold.
@michellekondrich.bsky.social
Freelance Illustrator Designer @ The Washington Post michellekondrich.com
@mcdoogleh.bsky.social
Game Developer/Electromagician/Cat Master 😹 Epic Megagrant 2022 Recipient BAFTAConnect 22/23/24 IGDA Foundation Next-Gen Leader 2022 Currently working on Rogue Eclipse! Wishlist Here! https://bit.ly/4bRLumD Views expressed here are my own 👍
@readgraves.com
“Developer, lecturer, and potential entry-level sociopath.” - Forbes 16+ years Indie Dev. 30 Under 30. He/Him. 🇬🇧 Writing Horror and making Party Games. Trolley Problem Inc, Gang Beasts, Mainlining, Dream. ReadGraves.com
@winslowbay.bsky.social
- Design Systems / Type Design - Cyclist / Mountain Biker - Aspiring Generative Artist www.winstonstruye.com
@hdeanbrewer.bsky.social
Author, Art Director at Eerdmans, Illustrator, & Michigander LOVE IS POWERFUL, 2020 MEET ME IN YOUR HEART, 2026 ONWARD, 2026 OUR MICHIGAN PARKS, 2026 heatherdeanbrewer.com instagram.com/hdeanbrewer/ bracketpublishing.com
@gehrisch-arts.com
- #kidlit picture book #Author-Illustrator 👩🏻🎨 -Former IC of Cen/South Ohio #SCBWI. 🖌️ www.gehrisch-arts.com -Creative Director at Bookling Media 🎨 www.booklingmedia.com
@lesleyaworrell.bsky.social
artist, day dreamer, associate art director with Tor Publishing Group. mostly likes and reposts. opinions my own. lesleyworrell.com 🇻🇨🇹🇹💙🌊
@jsheaart.bsky.social
🌞 designer @ little simon & simon spotlight 🌙 illustrator, list-maker, friend to all dogs https://linktr.ee/jshea_art
@jasontreat.com
Senior graphics editor at NatGeo. Before that AD at The Atlantic. Work: https://www.jasontreat.com/ A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment. -Zappa
@lindseychastain.bsky.social
Creative Director at Powerhouse Animation and otherwise semi-functional human being // Never skip the titles // Opinions are my own.
@noblemannick.bsky.social
• He/Him • Cuban/Chinese Pride • Creator of ELDRITCH AUTOMATA • Creative Director @ https://bsky.app/profile/gehennagaming.bsky.social • VFX Compositor | TTRPG Designer | Award Nominated Producer.
@yvonnelam.bsky.social
About 📚, 📚+🎨, 🧣 & 🏀 book designer + art direction @ Scholastic Canada Instagram @yvonnelamdesign
@sextantstudios.bsky.social
Elli (they/them) and Anna (she/her). Creators of Worldbreakers: Advent of the Khanate and Flocking Hell, a deeply strategic roguelite. Flocking Hell demo + wishlist now on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3236280/Flocking_Hell/ 🐏😈
@johnmartz.bsky.social
Illustration, comics, fonts, book design, crosswords. Art Director at Large, Tundra Books. https://johnmartz.com/
@martabernstein.bsky.social
Milanese designer gone PNW. Creative director, type & typography educator. Researcher at Nebiolo History Project. Wayfinding, EGD, exhibit design. Politics. Cats. ENG/ITA
@andreirobu.com
Type designer, fonts, etc — founder of typeverything.com & artist andreirobu.com
@jameelawahlgren.bsky.social
Art Director, Illustrator, Intersectional Feminist she/her www.jwahlgren.com
@dreamjar.bsky.social
Director of UX Design - Education, Fresco & Fonts at Adobe. Sketchbook junkie and stealer of pens. Late night game designer of the tabletop rpg, WanderSquares.com! He/Him - 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Ally - #BLM
@markboulton.co.uk
Head of product design @checkout.com. Typographer. Cyclist. Likes tea.
@jimhoover017.bsky.social
I am a children’s book art director, and that’s it. That is my entire vibe. Oh, and pop culture stuff. Right right right—I’m also drawn to politics like a mosquito to a bug zapper. Going to try to save that for Threads and be on my be best behavior here.
@wolfgang.bremer.co
VP of Design at VW Group Charging · 🇩🇪🇨🇦 Design Leader, Advisor, Speaker · Product and Design Executive at Fortune 500s & Billion Dollar Startups · Ex Nokia, SAP, … 👉 bremer.co · linkedin.com/in/WolfgangBremer
@labillustration.bsky.social
Art Director on MTG, Illustrator, and Fairy trying her best. Co-host of the Painted in Color podcast. Etsy: http://labillustration.etsy.com . Views are my own.
@whinknee.bsky.social
She/Her Children’s book Art Director and designer. Website: whitlpdesign.com Mom to a NB 8 year old and two black cats. Passionate about books, workers rights, equity, safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ individuals, anti-racism, and picture book art.
@senongo.bsky.social
Designer and illustrator in NYC. Author of Cross-Cultural Design. VP of Design at Nava.
@kanaratron.bsky.social
Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker • He/him Dundee (Scotland)
@mallorygrigg.bsky.social
Senior Art Director at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group working with Feiwel & Friends, Henry Holt BYR, FSG BYR, Roaring Brook Press, Swoon & Squarefish. She/Her
@brianlarossa.com
Executive Art Director at Scholastic (Picture & Chapter Books). Adjunct at The City College of New York (Design Criticism). Writer (Fiction). Speaker (SCBWI et al). Born ATL. Live NYC. He/Him. 💙❤️ www.brianlarossa.com The 523rd person to join Bluesky.