Cartoonist | $6/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles; India; On-site; INR 400,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles in India is seeking an experienced illustrator to create stylized artwork across multiple genres. The role requires a strong portfolio and the ability to adapt styles while preserving visual direction.

You will work on briefs to craft characters, scenes, and environments, applying color, lighting, and rendering fundamentals. Immediate start with a 40-hour workweek and daily PST overlap may be expected.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of professional illustration or related visual-art experience.
• Strong portfolio showing versatility across multiple styles.
• Excellent understanding of composition, color, lighting, and rendering.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality stylized illustrations, sketches, characters, scenes, and environments from briefs.
• Adapt and replicate multiple artistic styles while ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Produce illustration variants while preserving composition and visual direction.
• Apply fundamentals of composition, color, lighting, texture, rendering, and storytelling.
• Create artwork across styles including Sketch, Cinematic, Cyberpunk, Art Deco, and more.

Skills

Illustration

Portfolio development

Color theory

Rendering skills

Style adaptation

Attention to detail

Job description

Commitment: 40 hours/week with 4 hours of PST overlap per day

Start Date: Immediate

Role Responsibilities

• Create high-quality stylized illustrations, sketches, characters, scenes, and environments based on detailed creative briefs.
• Adapt and replicate multiple artistic styles while maintaining consistency and accuracy.
• Produce illustration variants while preserving the intended composition and visual direction.
• Apply strong fundamentals of composition, color, lighting, texture, rendering, and visual storytelling.
• Create artwork across styles such as Sketch and Drawing, Cinematic and Film Noir, Steampunk, Surreal, Psychedelic, Cyberpunk and Sci-Fi, Art Deco and Art Nouveau, Vintage and Retro, Glitch, and Vaporwave.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional experience as an Illustrator, Sketch Artist, Cartoonist, Concept Artist, or in a similar visual-art role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating versatility across multiple illustration and artistic styles.
• Strong understanding of composition, color, lighting, texture, and rendering.
• Ability to paint and render scenes, characters, and environments.
• Proven ability to accurately replicate and adapt different artistic styles.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to consistently deliver high-quality visual outputs.