Job Description
Position Title: 2D Pixel Artist
Role Type: Creative / Game Art (Volunteer)
Location: Remote
About the Role
Join the Hitsquad – Invictus team as we build a 2D hypercasual game in a charming pixel-art style for Jampack, Games For Love’s gaming platform. As a 2D Pixel Artist, you’ll create and animate the characters, environments, cutscenes, and other visual assets that bring the game and its story to life.
Key Contributions
- Design and animate pixel-art cutscenes that support the game’s narrative.
- Create in-game assets including characters, backgrounds, props, sprites, tilesets, and UI elements.
- Collaborate with the Producer and design team to develop and maintain a consistent visual style.
- Iterate on artwork and animations based on team feedback and gameplay needs.
- Create clean, optimized assets that integrate effectively into the game.
Qualifications
- Strong proficiency in pixel art and frame-by-frame animation.
- Experience with pixel-art tools such as Aseprite, Photoshop, or similar software.
- Ability to create clean, optimized sprites, animations, and tilesets.
- Strong understanding of visual consistency, composition, and readability in 2D games.
- Comfortable collaborating and communicating within a remote game development team.
- Passion for gaming and mission-driven projects.
About Us
Started in 2018, Games For Love is a nonprofit dedicated to easing suffering, saving lives, and creating sustainable futures for children through technology and gaming. We serve over 3 million hospitalized children annually across all 50 states and 11 countries.
Through projects like Jampack and Hitsquad – Invictus, volunteers can contribute directly to game development while helping further our mission.
Benefits
- Fully remote with flexible hours (7–10 hrs/week)
- Build portfolio-ready pixel art and animation for a live game project
- Gain experience working within a collaborative game development pipeline
- Work alongside developers, designers, and producers
- Volunteer recognition and growth opportunities