Mark H.

Syndicated Cartoonist, Illustrator of New York Times bestselling books

I specialize in cartoons and illustrations. My clients include Coca Cola, Fidelity Investments, Google, Intel, McDonalds, Ralph Lauren and Time Warner. My work has also been syndicated, and featured in over 300 publications and media outlets, including The Atlantic Monthly, CNBC, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal. I've had the good fortune to illustrate over 40 books (from children's fiction to nonfiction and business) for publishers like Penguin-Random House, Macmillan, Prentice Hall, Harvard Business Review Press and Wiley - including several New York Times bestsellers. Part of UpWork's “Expert-Vetted” group, which is invitation-only to the top 1% of U.W. professionals. A relatively small percentage of my work comes from Upwork, (most are repeat clients, referrals, and new inquiries from my agent.) Thus, I am fairly selective, and try to choose projects for which I feel I can do excellent work. I'm happy to talk with you about your ideas, and needs. Feel free to contact me. The best cartoons are more than funny drawings…they depend on ideas and concepts that make you laugh. If you already have an idea for something that you would like illustrated, I can give you publishing quality artwork to bring it to life. If you need concepts and/or humor writing, I can help, (or assist by adding some verbal WD-40 to your existing ideas.) My Specialties: - Cartoons ("New Yorker", "Famous style") for corporate use - Advertising, marketing, social media, presentations. See my portfolio with cartoons created for Coca Cola, Google, Home Depot, Intel, Ralph Lauren, McDonald's, and McKesson. - Book Illustration - cartoons and illustrations for business and non-fiction authors. Children's picture books. I have worked with major publishers like Penguin-Random House, Macmillan, Prentice Hall, McGraw Hill, Harvard Business Review Press. I have illustrated several N.Y. Times bestsellers. - Political cartoons and editorial illustrations - My political and editorial work has been syndicated, and published in over 200 magazines and newspapers, (including Time, The Atlantic, Forbes), and it has been featured on NBC News and CNBC. Two-Time winner of The Society of Professional Journalists TOR Award - First place, Best Editorial Cartoons and Illustration. (2024 & 2025). Created cartoons under contract for King Features Syndicate and Tribune Media. No AI - all work derives from my hand, and cerebral cortex. ———- ♾️ “Mark did an absolutely fantastic job illustrating my book. Better yet, he was a pleasure to work with--a model of professionalism and high standards." —Daniel Pink, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author ♾️ "Mark: I so appreciate your help through the process of creating cartoons for my book and its promotional tour. While I’ve been working other New Yorker cartoonists, I’ve relied most heavily on you. I think your capacity to capture an idea visually is akin to magic."   - Author, Gary Hamel. "Humanocracy", published by Harvard Business Review Press ♾️ "The cartoons Mark created for us to advertise our new technology have received a huge response." - Randy Harrel, Vice President, Director of Marketing, CISCO SYSTEMS. ♾️ "It was a wonderful experience working with Mark. His work is just what I needed to illustrate my book." - Ann Rhodes, CEO of PeopleInk, former Vice President of Southwest Airlines & Jet Blue. Recent highlights: Created a series of cartoons for Google’s advertising and social media campaigns. Created a series of cartoons and caricatures for Ralph Lauren’s advertising and social media. Hired by Intel Corporation to create characters and artwork for three animated TV commercials. Hired by Time Warner to design and create a cartoon spokesmen for their advertising. Illustrated a cartoon based presentation for McDonald’s executive management at their headquarters in Chicago. Illustrated a book and wrote humor for a soon-to-be published book by an bestselling author and former executive of DreamWorks. Created a series of cartoon advertisements for Bayer Pharmaceutical.