Position Title: 2D Pixel Artist

Role Type: Creative / Game Art (Volunteer)

Location: Remote

About the Role

Join the Hitsquad – Invictus team as we build a 2D hypercasual game in a charming pixel-art style for Jampack, Games For Love’s gaming platform. As a 2D Pixel Artist, you’ll create and animate the characters, environments, cutscenes, and other visual assets that bring the game and its story to life.

Key Contributions

• Design and animate pixel-art cutscenes that support the game’s narrative.
• Create in-game assets including characters, backgrounds, props, sprites, tilesets, and UI elements.
• Collaborate with the Producer and design team to develop and maintain a consistent visual style.
• Iterate on artwork and animations based on team feedback and gameplay needs.
• Create clean, optimized assets that integrate effectively into the game.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in pixel art and frame-by-frame animation.
• Experience with pixel-art tools such as Aseprite, Photoshop, or similar software.
• Ability to create clean, optimized sprites, animations, and tilesets.
• Strong understanding of visual consistency, composition, and readability in 2D games.
• Comfortable collaborating and communicating within a remote game development team.
• Passion for gaming and mission-driven projects.

About Us

Started in 2018, Games For Love is a nonprofit dedicated to easing suffering, saving lives, and creating sustainable futures for children through technology and gaming. We serve over 3 million hospitalized children annually across all 50 states and 11 countries.

Through projects like Jampack and Hitsquad – Invictus, volunteers can contribute directly to game development while helping further our mission.

Benefits

• Fully remote with flexible hours (7–10 hrs/week)
• Build portfolio-ready pixel art and animation for a live game project
• Gain experience working within a collaborative game development pipeline
• Work alongside developers, designers, and producers
• Volunteer recognition and growth opportunities

Strong proficiency in pixel art and frame-by-frame animation; experience with Aseprite, Photoshop, or similar; ability to create clean optimized assets; strong visual consistency and communication skills; passion for gaming and mission-driven projects.

Key Responsibilities

• designing pixel art
• animating cutscenes
• collaborating with team

Skills & Tools

Aseprite, Photoshop

Job Details

• Category: Creative and Art Services
• Seniority: No Prior Experience Required
• Commitment: Volunteer
• Workplace: Remote — United States
• Languages: English

About Games For Love

A nonprofit dedicated to easing suffering and creating sustainable futures for children through technology and gaming. — Industry: Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs