I’m Olga, a remote freelance illustrator specializing in children’s book illustration and character design. I work in digital (raster and vector) and traditional hand drawing. My skills cover commercial and book illustration, author’s books, design of printed materials and books, layout, and prepress. I’m especially passionate about children’s books and open to projects of any scale and complexity. My style is playful and humorous, but I can adapt to any visual direction. I'm open t fixed project pricing as well :) Experience: Freelance Illustrator / Designer — 2010 – Present · Children’s book illustration, character design, commercial illustration. · Sticker packs, author’s books, layout, prepress. Skyeng — 2019 – 2021 · Illustrator for educational content in the international online-school: 64+ animated videos, 8 textbooks, 20+ sticker packs. LEITMOTIV — 2013 – 2019 · Designer and illustrator: print design, layout, prepress, illustrations for booklets, magazines, and signage.…

Olga Zhibrik

I’m Olga, a remote freelance illustrator specializing in children’s book illustration and character design. I work in digital (raster and vector) and traditional hand drawing. My skills cover commercial and book illustration, author’s books, design of printed materials and books, layout, and prepress. I’m especially passionate about children’s books and open to projects of any scale and complexity. My style is playful and humorous, but I can adapt to any visual direction. I'm open t fixed project pricing as well :) Experience: Freelance Illustrator / Designer — 2010 – Present · Children’s book illustration, character design, commercial illustration. · Sticker packs, author’s books, layout, prepress. Skyeng — 2019 – 2021 · Illustrator for educational content in the international online-school: 64+ animated videos, 8 textbooks, 20+ sticker packs. LEITMOTIV — 2013 – 2019 · Designer and illustrator: print design, layout, prepress, illustrations for booklets, magazines, and signage.…

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I’m Olga, a remote freelance illustrator specializing in children’s book illustration and character design.
I work in digital (raster and vector) and traditional hand drawing. My skills cover commercial and book illustration, author’s books, design of printed materials and books, layout, and prepress. I’m especially passionate about children’s books and open to projects of any scale and complexity. My style is playful and humorous, but I can adapt to any visual direction.
I’m open t fixed project pricing as well :)

Experience:
Freelance Illustrator / Designer — 2010 – Present
· Children’s book illustration, character design, commercial illustration.
· Sticker packs, author’s books, layout, prepress.

Skyeng — 2019 – 2021
· Illustrator for educational content in the international online-school: 64+ animated videos, 8 textbooks, 20+ sticker packs.

LEITMOTIV — 2013 – 2019
· Designer and illustrator: print design, layout, prepress, illustrations for booklets, magazines, and signage.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Digital art teacher at Digital Art Club
August 1, 2025 - Present
Teaching digital drawing and painting for children and adults, developing author's courses and educational materials
Illustrator at Skyeng
October 1, 2019 - July 1, 2021
Creating illustrations and animations for educational videos and textbooks. Designing sticker packs, posters anf flyers. Preparing print-ready files and following brand guidelines.
Freelance illustrator / graphic designer at Freelance
November 1, 2014 - Present
Children's book illustrations, character design, commercial digital art. Sticker packs, author's books, layout and prepress. Collaborated with clients worldwide on print and digital projects.
Graphic designer at Leitmotiv
September 1, 2013 - March 1, 2019
Designed print materials, booklets, magazines, signage. Prepared layouts for print and collaborated with typographies. Created illustrations for various commercial projects.

Education

Designer at Belarusian State University
September 1, 2005 - July 1, 2010
Design of Object-Spatial Complexes — Belarusian State University, 2010 Diploma project: Development of a book series and art books with works by Belarusian artists

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Education, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Other
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