Freelance Concept Artist
Posted 2 weeks ago by Pop Paper City
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Freelance Concept Artist focuses on world-building with an emphasis on imaginative and playful design. The artist will create locations, characters, and environments that enhance narrative and gameplay while collaborating closely with a creative team. This position is ideal for someone with a strong portfolio in children's genres and a passion for handcrafted aesthetics. The role is remote and project-based, starting in July 2025.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing locations, characters, props, and environments that support narrative and gameplay-style world-building
- Creating moodboards, early concept sketches, and colour explorations
- Helping define the tone and visual identity of a vibrant, tactile world working to brand guidelines
- Working closely with the creative team to ensure consistency and originality across visual elements
Key Skills:
- A strong portfolio showing world-building skills, with an emphasis on children genre and handcrafted aesthetics
- Large experience in animation, games, or immersive storytelling projects
- A keen eye for colour, form, and mood
- The ability to take direction while bringing your own creative flair
- Strong communication skills and comfort working remotely
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Concept Artist – Freelance (World-Building Focus)
Location: Remote/ Dorset (UK-based)
Start: July 2025
Contract: Freelance, project-based
Rate: Competitive, DOE
Are you a visual storyteller who thrives on building imaginative worlds from the ground up? Do you love playful, stylised design and crafting spaces that feel both magical and handmade? We're looking for a Concept Artist to join a new project centred around creativity, adventure, and imagination. This is a unique chance to help define the visual language of a richly textured world
What You’ll be Doing
- Designing locations, characters, props, and environments that support narrative and gameplay-style world-building
- Creating moodboards, early concept sketches, and colour explorations
- Helping define the tone and visual identity of a vibrant, tactile world working to brand guidelines
- Working closely with the creative team to ensure consistency and originality across visual elements
What We’re Looking For:
- A strong portfolio showing world-building skills, with an emphasis on children genre and handcrafted aesthetics
- Large experience in animation, games, or immersive storytelling projects
- A keen eye for colour, form, and mood
- The ability to take direction while bringing your own creative flair
- Strong communication skills and comfort working remotely
Bonus Points For:
- Familiarity with young audiences
- A love for physical crafting materials and how they can be reimagined in digital form
- A playful sense of humour or storytelling
This is a world where imagination leads the way—and we’re looking for an artist ready to help bring it to life. To apply, please send your portfolio, CV, and a short note about what excites you creatively!