echo raven
Employment: Part-time, remote
Type: Contract
📌 Who We're Looking For:
A versatile 2D generalist with a strong grasp of horror aesthetics and retro styling, ready to craft atmospheric visuals for an indie game.
📌 About Us:
We’re a small indie studio making unique PC games. Our current project is an atmospheric narrative horror in analogue horror style, blending Papers Please-inspired mechanics with unsettling visuals. The entire game plays like a 90s computer application.
Visual Direction:
Minimalist analogue horror style
Retro CRT/VHS with glitch effects
Photorealistic yet stylized elements
Dark, detail-focused atmosphere
📌 Tasks:
Define and maintain a unified visual style
Source and select suitable visual assets
Process portraits and apply CRT stylization
Create UI elements and illustrations (concepts, static scenes, ASCII art)
Produce marketing materials (screenshots, Steam banners)
📌 Essential:
Portfolio with relevant themes
Ability to work with generative AI
Versatility across 2D art (UI, illustration, photo processing)
Photoshop (or equivalent) skills
Strong sense of composition, color, and atmosphere
Experience creating game UI
Independence in solving diverse visual tasks
Passion for indie games
📌 Nice to Have:
Familiarity with analogue horror and retro styling
Glitch effect creation or basic technical art skills
Small-team experience and flexibility to handle varied tasks
Experience with Unity or Godot
📌 What We Offer:
A unique, creative project
Varied tasks, from asset processing to marketing visuals
Creative freedom in visual solutions
Flexible, remote work in close collaboration with the team
📌 How to Apply:
Email [email protected] with:
Brief CV
A few words on why you like horror aesthetics
A few words on why you enjoy indie projects
Portfolio (horror, dark themes, retro style)
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