Lead Digital Artist

Gainor Staffing; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) program

Competitive health insurance plans

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Gainor Staffing is seeking a Lead Digital Artist in New York, NY, to define and build the visual identity for a gamified trading experience. In this role, you'll create characters, avatars, and environments that traders personalize. You'll be responsible for the full creative pipeline, collaborating closely with engineering to implement assets seamlessly. Candidates should have 5+ years of digital art experience, a strong portfolio, and expertise in character design and world-building. The role includes a competitive salary based on experience, hybrid work options, and benefits including a 401(k) program and health insurance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of digital art experience, ideally within gaming.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating character design and environments.
• Proven ability to produce polished, final assets.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the artistic style and visual language.
• Translate ideas into mood boards, sketches, and style explorations.
• Design high-quality, production-ready assets including characters.

Skills

Digital art experience

Character design

World-building

Visual storytelling

Collaboration with developers

Understanding of gaming culture

Job description

Overview

A rapidly rising startup redefining alternative finance by giving traders access to futures markets and training. Built on radical transparency, standout customer experience, and a bold, internet-native brand voice, the company aims to be a top choice in the space. This is an opportunity to define and build the visual identity of a fully gamified trading experience. As Lead Digital Artist, you’ll create a world of characters, avatars, environments, and collectibles that traders use to personalize their experience and engage with the platform. You’ll operate at the intersection of creativity and product, owning the visual language from concept through production, and collaborating closely with engineering to bring it to life.

Responsibilities

• Own Visual Direction: Define & evolve the artistic style & visual language for a gamified digital ecosystem.
• Concept & Ideation: Translate ideas into mood boards, sketches, & style explorations to align stakeholders before production.
• Asset Creation: Design & deliver high-quality, production-ready assets including characters, avatars, environments, UI cosmetics, & collectibles.
• End-to-End Execution: Own the full creative pipeline from concept through final asset delivery, ensuring consistency & quality across all outputs.
• Dev Collaboration: Partner closely with engineers to ensure assets are implemented accurately & perform seamlessly in-product.
• Creative Prioritization: Evaluate concepts & guide the team toward the most impactful & scalable creative directions.
• Set Quality Bar: Establish standards & frameworks for all future creative output as the gamified experience scales.

Qualifications

• 5+ years digital art experience, ideally within gaming or gaming-adjacent environments
• Strong portfolio demonstrating character design, environments, & world-building
• Proven ability to take concepts through full production pipeline to polished, final assets
• Experience collaborating with developers to bring assets into live products
• Strong visual storytelling & ability to create immersive, cohesive worlds
• Comfortable presenting ideas & iterating based on feedback
• Strong understanding of gaming & online culture
• Background designing skins, cosmetics, avatars, or collectible-based systems
• Familiarity with animation (bonus, not required)

Compensation, Benefits & Perks

• Salary Range: $150,000 - 175,000 annually, based on experience
• 401(k) program
• Competitive health insurance plans
• Hybrid (1-2 days per week in-office)

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