Senior Marketing Artist

Cloud Imperium Games; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Imperium Games in Manchester is seeking a Senior Marketing Artist to shape the visual quality of campaigns that bring our space sim to life for players worldwide. You will collaborate with Creative Directors, Producers, and Dev teams to create compelling imagery that spans digital, print, social, and events.

You will own complex briefs from concept through final delivery, mentor other artists, and push the creative bar while maintaining authenticity to the player experience.

Qualifications

• Exceptional eye for composition, lighting, colour and detail.
• Own briefs from concept through to final delivery.
• Strong proficiency in Photoshop and the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience mentoring others and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation of high-impact marketing artwork across campaigns.
• Capture and craft cinematic, narrative-driven imagery for digital, print, social, web, events and campaigns.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Producers, and stakeholders to solve creative challenges.
• Mentor other artists and elevate team-wide creative standards.
• Deliver world-class campaigns that excite players and attract audiences.

Skills

Composition & Lighting

Cinematic storytelling

Mentoring others

Collaboration across teams

Tools

Photoshop

Adobe Creative Suite

Maya

3ds Max

Job description

We are a crowdfunded company and have a dedicated and enthusiastic community of backers who are helping us create the "Best Damn Space Sim Ever". We want to build the best we can deliver and we believe wholeheartedly in the value of exceptional diverse talent.

As a Senior Marketing Artist at Cloud Imperium Games, you will play a leading role within the Marketing team, shaping the visual quality of campaigns that showcase our games to players around the world. Working closely with Creative Directors, Producers, Game Capture, and Development teams, you will create compelling, story‑driven imagery that brings our universe to life across a wide range of marketing channels.

We're looking for an experienced artist with exceptional visual craft, a strong understanding of composition, lighting, colour and cinematic storytelling, and the confidence to own complex creative briefs from concept through to final delivery.

You should be highly proficient in Photoshop and the Adobe Creative Suite, with solid working knowledge of 3D packages such as Maya or 3ds Max. Experience mentoring other artists, maintaining high creative standards, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams is highly valued.

This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the visual identity of one of the industry's most ambitious game projects, producing world‑class marketing artwork that excites existing players, attracts new audiences and helps define the future of our games.

Founded in 2012, Cloud Imperium Games creates cutting‑edge videogames that defy expectations. We're currently developing StarCitizen, a record‑breaking multiplayer online space sim, and Squadron42, a cinematic single‑player adventure set in the same universe. Join us as we break boundaries and make videogame history.

What does a Marketing Artist at CIG do?

• Lead the creation of high impact marketing artwork, collaborating across Marketing and Development to bring game content to life for players, media, and partners.
• Own complex creative briefs from concept through to final delivery, producing striking visuals for digital, print, social, web, events, and campaign marketing.
• Capture and craft cinematic, narrative‑driven imagery using our game engine, pushing visual quality while maintaining authenticity to the player experience.
• Help raise the creative bar by mentoring other artists, sharing knowledge and championing best practices across the team.
• Collaborate closely with Creative Directors, Producers, and stakeholders to solve creative challenges and deliver world class campaigns.

What do we expect from our Marketing Artist?

• An exceptional eye for composition, lighting, colour, and detail, with a consistently high standard of artistic execution.
• A proactive, self‑motivated mindset with the confidence to take ownership of briefs and drive visual excellence.
• Strong working knowledge of 3D packages such as Maya or 3dsMax, with the ability to translate existing 3D skills into compelling real‑time imagery.
• Expert proficiency in Photoshop and the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present ideas, collaborate across disciplines, and respond constructively to feedback.
• Experience mentoring others, providing creative guidance, and helping elevate the quality of work across the team.

Diversity Statement

CIG is a global company, staunchly committed to cultivating a culture and workplace that celebrates all backgrounds, lifestyles, and perspectives. Together, we are creating a space where authentic recognition, appreciation, and understanding of the importance of diversity is fostered by everyone. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to build a team that represents all walks of life, and we want every employee to bring all the things that make them unique to the work environment. The universe is as vast and varied as the people in it, and it's our differences that make it special.