Talebrix
Story and Illustration Lead
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Story and Illustration Lead — Talebrix
A child says what they want a story to be about. Talebrix writes it, draws it, prints it and binds it. We’re looking for the person who decides what good looks like and holds that standard across every book the machine makes.
This is a founder-level role. Your judgement must be built into the system so thousands of books meet the standard of a picture book you would happily find in a bookshop.
What you’ll own
- Story quality and structure across eight reading levels for ages 1–8.
- Illustration direction and consistent characters across 26 pages and future books.
- Preserving the child’s original idea in the finished story.
- Page design, typography and page turns for printed 148 × 210 mm portrait books.
- Quality checks that catch weak books before printing, and ways to measure quality at volume.
- Age-appropriate content: nothing frightening, nothing that lands badly, and nothing that pretends to be a child’s friend. Talebrix is not a companion.
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The work ahead
Between now and December, define the bar and prove it with finished books at different ages, good enough for parents to buy and investors to understand. Through 2027, work directly with the builders to turn your judgement into reading levels, illustration direction, character rules, page and type design, and quality checks. Then keep improving the range, develop new Story Worlds and Story Packs, and help prepare for the UK, Europe and US. How illustrations behave in ink on card is yours too.
Who you are
You have made things where taste was the product: children’s publishing, illustration, picture book editing, animation, games, or an editorial role judging work produced by a system. You can defend your opinions with a specific book and explain why one version is better than another.
If you have judged machine-generated work and decided what ships, tell us. You don’t need to be technical or build the machine, hardware, factory or model plumbing. You do need to explain your judgement in a way an engineer can act on.
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Salary, equity and appointment terms to be agreed, subject to funding. Equity, vesting, IP assignment and appointment terms will be agreed individually before work starts. Paid work depends on funding; no start date is promised. Product prices and specifications remain intentions.
How to apply
Apply through LinkedIn and answer the screening questions. Please also email hello@talebrix.com, name this role, and share a picture book you think is close to perfect. Tell us what its creator got right that almost nobody else does, along with your relevant work or portfolio.
Please review https://talebrix.com/books/the-spider-who-was-very-polite and explain one specific weakness, why it matters, and how you would improve it.
Full role: https://talebrix.com/careers/story-and-illustration
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