Concept Artist | $6/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; MXN 670,000 - 1,004,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a talented Illustrator to create high-quality stylized illustrations, characters, and environments based on detailed briefs. You will adapt multiple artistic styles while maintaining consistency and accuracy across projects.

We expect at least 3 years of professional experience, a strong portfolio across diverse styles, and a solid grasp of composition, color, lighting, texture, and rendering to deliver visually compelling outputs on time.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of professional experience as an Illustrator or similar visual-art role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating versatility across multiple illustration styles.
• Strong understanding of composition, color, lighting, texture, and rendering.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality stylized illustrations, sketches, characters, scenes, and environments based on detailed 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.

Skills

Illustration

Stylization

Color theory

Composition

Rendering

Adaptability

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.