Studio Name: Moleworks Studio
Job opening: Freelance Concept Artist (Character & Environment)
Job Location: Remote (Freelance)
Employment Type: Freelance / Contract
Core Focus: Character and environment concept design, visual direction alignment, and stylized sci-fi/cyberpunk look development
Key Requirements: Human artist (No AI art allowed), strong portfolio across both characters and environments, absolute mastery of digital painting software, and high adaptability to design feedback
Moleworks Studio is expanding its creative pipeline division and launching immediate recruitment for a Freelance Concept Artist specializing in both Character and Environment design. This contract track is tailored for dedicated human artists who possess a sharp eye for visual staging and are eager to shape immersive cinematic worlds. Operating entirely in a remote freelance framework, this opportunity is ideal for collaborative creators who can breathe life into stylized sci-fi and cyberpunk-inspired universes.
Selected concept design professionals will work closely with the internal art team to iterate on complex conceptual sheets, from keyframe backgrounds to character turnarounds. The studio maintains an explicit commitment to authentic human artistry, offering an active production space where your design principles can establish a definitive, cohesive visual direction.
Available Tracks & Scope
The freelance artist will drive production assets across two main creative responsibilities:
- Character Concept Design: Translate thematic parameters into unique character designs, applying a profound structural understanding of anatomy, costume layout, and expression staging.
- Environment Concept Design: Formulate extensive world-building backgrounds and complex spatial layouts utilizing precise lighting, perspective depth, color matching, and thematic composition beats.
Required Software Knowledge & Skills
Candidates applying for this freelance design role must demonstrate absolute mastery over the following tools:
- Core Creative Toolset: Practical operational mastery inside Photoshop or equivalent digital painting software layout suites.
- Authenticity Metric: Strict compliance with standard pipeline integrity—the studio requires completely human-generated art and enforces a zero-tolerance policy for AI-assisted art generation.
- Bonus Qualifications: Candidates holding 2+ years of production experience within AAA video game pipelines or functional knowledge of 3D workflows are highly preferred.
How to Apply
Please review all thematic design styles and ensure your remote layout setup aligns with the studio parameters before initiating your application block. Creative designers and illustration professionals ready to deploy their skills can forward their documentation directly to the Moleworks recruitment desk:
Send your latest resume: career@moleworks.studio
Submission Format: Please ensure your email communication uses the exact subject string structure: “Freelance Concept Artist Application – Your Name”
Required Submission Attachments: Ensure your updated resume/CV, along with direct clickable links to an active online portfolio highlighting stylized sci-fi, cyberpunk, anatomy blueprints, and environment layers are fully attached.