Description
We're looking for someone to serve as the Artistic Lead for a mid-scale visual novel. This will include taking the lead on character designs, background designs, and promotional images and graphics. We're shooting for a fairly anime-ish ascetic (not a huge surprise considering the medium), though that doesn't mean that we aren't looking for quality work. Outside of constraints from the story, the Artistic Lead would have quite a bit of leeway in terms of the designs. Our biggest concern is quality, the details we trust to your creative vision.All work would be compensated for prior to any potential profits -- we're not going to try to shoestring you along with promises of equity down the line. You would still receive equity, assuming the project was successfully monetized, but we understand that equity in itself doesn't pay bills. That being said, the primary source of funding for the project comes from personal savings, so the budget isn't huge, something we hope is understandable. Payments will be made when milestones are reached. If that's not something you're comfortable with, we're open to discussion, but there will not be pay prior to any deliverables being met. Payment can be via Paypal or wire transfer.
Interested parties can either reply to this thread with relevant portfolio pieces or, preferably, email with both a brief introduction and a portfolio of selected works that you're most proud of that you believe best indicate your style. Submissions that we like will be contacted for interviews and brought into a second stage, where we will introduce you to the story of the game. Applicants that make it to this stage will then submit a detailed character design for one of the main characters, and each submission will be rewarded with $50, regardless of whether or not we choose to go further with the applicant in question. Finally, the artist presenting the submission we most think matches the look we're shooting for or that impresses us the most will be contacted for hiring and we would discuss payment details in full then. In the interest of full disclosure, the payment for the initial set of work we'd be looking for from this position (character designs, backgrounds and all art assets for the first leg of the project, and possible promotional issues if a kickstarter campaign or something similar is launched) is unlikely to exceed $1500 as a lump sum. We can potentially negotiate higher for exceptional examples, but if this number isn't even in your ballpark than it's unlikely that we'll be able to accommodate you -- we simply don't have the funding for it.
Please feel free to email the address below if you have any questions. We'll be happy to assist in any way we can. Replies to this thread will be monitored, but e-mail is likely to elicit a more prompt response. We appreciate any who take the time to apply for this position.
James Bates
Director, Reality Check Games