Marketing Artist (Contract)

<table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><h1>Marketing Artist</h1><p><strong>This is a ~30 hour/week contract position.</strong></p><p><em>Get into </em><strong><em>Unity</em></strong><em>, beautifully arrange characters and items for screenshots and keyart, and polish them to perfection to highlight the best of Hello Kitty Island Adventure.</em></p></td><td><br></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><strong>Core Responsibilities</strong></h2> <ul><li>Create high-quality, character-focused promotional art packages for marketing campaigns and product updates</li><li>Collaborate with marketing and art leadership to ensure alignment with brand guidelines and game aesthetics</li><li>Balance planned work with emergent marketing opportunities, communicating feasibility and proposing trade-offs where necessary</li></ul> <h2><strong>Required Experience</strong></h2> <ul><li>2D art background with an ability to demonstrate work in a similar style to Hello Kitty Island Adventure’s marketing initiatives</li></ul> <ul><li>Strong eye for composition, lighting, and color that tells a story</li><li>Ability to seamlessly blend, paint over, and polish 3D renders to create a cohesive single image</li><li>Proficient in graphic design with a keen eye for creating visually balanced and harmonious compositions</li><li>Ability to quickly synthesize game art style and brand guidelines, responding well to feedback</li><li>Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills</li><li>Availability during standard business hours (US Mountain Time) to collaborate with teammates in real-time</li></ul> <h2><strong>Bonus Experience</strong></h2> <ul><li>3D and/or Unity experience for manipulating in-game assets to create 2D promotional images</li><li>Deep understanding of kawaii aesthetics and current trends in cozy game marketing</li></ul> <ul><li>Experience breaking down 2D assets into clean layered pieces ready for use in animation software such as Spine</li></ul> <ul><li>Skilled in logo design with a focus on visual identity</li><li>Experience creating marketing art for an established IP</li></ul> <p></p> <h2><strong>Hours & Expectations</strong></h2> <p>This is a 3 month initial contract with opportunities for extension depending on project status and work compatibility. We expect <strong>30-40 hours a week most weeks</strong>. </p> <p></p> <h2><strong>Help Enrich Our World</strong></h2> <p>We encourage underrepresented applicants to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the qualifications. </p> <p></p> <h2><strong>Transparency in AI Usage</strong></h2> <p>If you’re using ChatGPT or other AI to write your cover letter, please disclose it with a brief initial sentence (and whether you are or aren’t, please let us know your favorite Sanrio character, too). We consider transparency in AI usage important.</p> <p></p> <p>If you utilize AI in your concept process, please let us know how, and clearly disclose pieces with AI in their pipeline.</p> <p></p>