AI Artist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Create in-game and marketing assets from initial concept to final delivery, utilizing AI-assisted workflows.

• Develop and sustain image and video generation pipelines using ComfyUI and additional tools.

• Integrate AI outputs with Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects to achieve production-quality results.

• Design and animate assets with After Effects, leveraging a solid grasp of animation principles, cinematography, and visual composition.

• Ensure visual consistency with the established Empire art style across various asset types (characters, buildings, environments, props).

• Assist in producing marketing and communication visuals alongside in-game content.

• Test, assess, and incorporate new AI tools and models as they emerge, which we anticipate will be a significant aspect of the role.

• Collaborate closely with the entire art team, as well as Product, CRM, Game Design, and Developers.

⛳️ Requirements

• Background in Game Art.

• Professional experience in game development (experience with mobile games, F2P, or live service titles is a plus).

• A portfolio showcasing real shipped in-game assets - including characters, buildings, environments, props, animations - from actual projects.

• Robust hands-on experience with AI-driven visual production within a real production workflow.

• Advanced skills in ComfyUI: building, debugging, and optimizing complex workflows; custom node setup; managing dependencies and troubleshooting.

• Strong working knowledge of Midjourney, ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini for image direction and iteration.

• Experience with LoRA training and workflow automation.

• Proficiency in character consistency workflows (LoRA, reference-based / ControlNet-style setups).

• Familiarity with image-to-image and image-to-video pipelines.

• Skills in upscaling and post-production workflows.

• Production-level skills in Illustrator and Photoshop - these are essential to our workflow.

• Solid proficiency in After Effects, including animation for backgrounds and in-game sequences.

• Strong understanding of cinematography and visual composition — knowledge of animation and film mechanics, timing, camera work, and storytelling through motion.

• Comfortable managing AI workloads on cloud GPUs (e.g., RunPod or similar services).

• A pragmatic problem-solver who iterates quickly and does not wait for perfect conditions.

• Hands-on, adaptable, and genuinely curious about advancements in AI.

• Strong visual judgment - able to discern when something aligns with the style and when it does not.

• Clear communicator regarding both creative and technical subjects.

• Organized and team-oriented - we collaborate closely, ensuring everyone maintains a global overview of ongoing projects, takes ownership of features from start to finish, and aids in coordinating the team's efforts.

• Nice-to-Have: Experience with ElevenLabs or other AI audio/voice tools.

• Familiarity with 3D or multi-view to 3D pipelines (e.g., Blender, Maya).

• Experience in producing content for social media or performance marketing.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote work opportunity within Germany.

• 30 days of vacation.

• Flat hierarchies with direct access to senior leadership from day one.

• A stable, profitable product with real potential for long-term impact.