Senior Technical Illustrator

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Astec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company of asphalt road building and aggregate processing. Our mission is to design and build the most innovative products for the industries we serve. Leveraging innovative solutions and technologies, we serve customers all over the world.

ABOUT THE POSITION

This role will be responsible for creating and maintaining technical illustrations, graphics and other imagery for use in technical manuals and other content for use by a general audience.

• Guides a team of technical illustrators to produce content that adheres to written standards and practices across multiple sites and product lines.
• Represent the Technical Communications group or Product Support department on cross-function or project teams.
• Develop and maintain standards for content development and training.
• Produce sketches, mock-ups, renderings, and other inputs required to create illustrations and graphics.
• Create and maintain photographs, illustrations, graphics and visual aids of equipment operation, maintenance and repair process steps based on engineering drawings, photographs, input from cross-functional team members, and observation.

• Work with subject matter experts including design engineers, technicians, vendors and others to develop accurate and complete technical illustrations.
• Maintain and utilize a library of graphics related assets.
• Acquire a functional understanding of subject equipment in order to gain context for how illustrations will be used.
• Help maintain an efficient and successful production process.
• Work effectively within a dispersed team environment.
• This position assumes and performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in illustration.
• Four (4) or more years of illustration, graphic design, communications, or closely related experience. Eight (8) years of illustration, graphic design, or communications experience may be substituted for educational requirement.
• Manage multiple, simultaneous projects and be able to prioritize work effectively.
• Possess a basic understanding of concepts related to mechanical repair and maintenance.
• Proficient with common desktop publishing and illustration software including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Inventor and/or SolidWorks.
• Experience with MS Teams and Sharepoint platforms.
• Prefer experience in heavy equipment manufacturing industry.

Supervisor and Leadership Expectations

None

Employees that become part of Astec embody the values below throughout their work.

• Continuous devotion to meeting the needs of our customers.
• Honesty and integrity in all aspects of business.
• Respect for all individuals.
• Preserving entrepreneurial spirit and innovation.
• Safety, quality and productivity as means to ensure success.

Travel Requirements: % of travel, regional, international

Office

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to risk of injury in an office environment and occasionally a manufacturing shop plant environment. Duties include a typical office setting including extensive computer work, sitting or standing. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Astec does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, gender (sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, citizenship status, a person’s veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or executive order.