We’re looking for an experienced pixel artist / art director to help refine and unify the visual direction of an indie retro JRPG currently in development.

This is not a full production role.

We already have assets and pipelines — what we need is someone to elevate, align, and guide.

🧠 What you’ll do

• Review our current art documentation (style guides, palettes, asset examples)
• Identify inconsistencies in:
  • Color usage (saturation, value, hue balance)
  • Lighting and contrast
  • Readability in gameplay
  • Cohesion between characters, environments, and effects
• Provide clear, actionable feedback (not just high-level critique)
• Suggest improvements to:
  • Palette strategy (global vs category-based)
  • Shading approach
  • Asset consistency rules
• Help us refine a simple, enforceable art direction guide the team can follow

Optional / ongoing:

• Monthly or biweekly reviews of newly delivered assets
• Quick feedback cycles to prevent drift in quality or style

🧩 What we’re looking for

• Strong experience with pixel art for games (preferably RPGs)
• A portfolio showing:
  • Consistent visual direction across a project
  • Ability to work within constraints (not just one-off pieces)
• Someone who can:
  • Give direct, honest feedback
  • Explain why something isn’t working
  • Offer practical fixes, not just critique
• Bonus:
  • Experience cleaning up or unifying inconsistent asset sets
  • Experience working with small indie teams

⚙️ Engagement

• Initial phase:
  • Review + feedback on current assets and documentation
  • Deliver a revised / improved art direction guideline
• Ongoing (optional):
  • Monthly consultation to review new assets
  • Async feedback (written or recorded)

💬 Why this role exists

We’ve built a solid base of assets, but they come from different sources and levels of polish.

We want to bring everything together into a cohesive, intentional visual identity without restarting production.

💸 Compensation

• Flexible:
  • Fixed price for initial review + documentation improvements
  • Hourly or monthly rate for ongoing consultation

📩 How to apply

Send:

• Portfolio
• Short note on how you approach fixing inconsistent art styles
• (Optional but appreciated) quick critique of our current visuals

We value clear, practical feedback over perfectionism. We prefer someone who can help us move forward, not someone who pushes for a full rework.