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Illustrator cover letter template
A structured letter with example content specific to this role. Replace the bracketed placeholders and adjust the details to the job you're actually applying for.
How to structure it
Opening
Name the role and, in one line, the strongest reason you're a fit. Skip the throat-clearing.
Middle
One or two paragraphs of real, specific evidence: what you did, and the result. This is where most letters go generic. Yours shouldn't.
Why this employer
One genuine, specific reason you want this job at this company, not any company. Vague enthusiasm reads as a template that wasn't customised.
Close
Thank them, note your resume is attached, and make it easy to reach you.
Re: Application for Illustrator
I'm writing to apply for the Illustrator role at [Company Name]. My work moving between traditional media and digital tools, combined with experience taking a brief from rough concept sketch through to finished artwork, matches what this position needs.
On a recent project I took a publisher's brief for a series of editorial illustrations, produced several concept sketch directions for sign-off, then delivered finished digital artwork in Photoshop and Procreate across three revision rounds without missing the print deadline. That balance of creative judgement and deadline discipline is something I bring to every brief, whether the client is a publisher, agency, or direct commercial client.
[add one genuine, specific reason: a project, value, or market position you can point to] is what drew me to apply to [Company Name] specifically, rather than sending a general application.
Thank you for considering my application. I've attached my resume and a link to my portfolio, and I'd welcome the chance to discuss how my illustration work could fit your upcoming projects.
Getting it right
- Keep it to one page. A hiring manager spends seconds on this before deciding whether to read your resume.
- Address a named person where you can find one, rather than "To Whom It May Concern".
- Don't repeat your resume line for line. Use the letter to add context a bullet point can't: why this role, why now, why here.
- Match the tone of the job ad. A formal listing calls for a formal letter; a casual one gives you room to write more like yourself.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Make it specific to the actual employer before you send it.