2D Fine Line Asset Illustrator for Animated YouTube Channel | Zero Coloring

We’re looking for a talented foreground illustrator to join Phobos, a new animated YouTube documentary channel focused on disturbing and unsettling topics. Our videos are 15–20 minutes and use limited 2D animation inspired by: - Historically: https://www.youtube.com/@HeyHistorically - Bible Animations: https://www.youtube.com/@bible.animations/videos You’ll take completed storyboards and turn them into clean, expressive foreground illustrations. This includes: - Characters - Creatures - Different poses and angles - Props - Other foreground elements used within scenes You will not be responsible for backgrounds, animation, rigging, VFX, or coloring. We have separate team members handling those parts of production. To be especially clear, this is NOT a coloring position. Your main responsibility is creating the clean foreground artwork and linework. A separate colorist will handle the final coloring and lighting. Because your artwork will be animated, movable elements will occasionally need to be kept on separate, clearly organized layers for our animator. We’re also looking for someone who is comfortable reusing and adapting existing models rather than redrawing everything from scratch. Consistency is extremely important to us. For example, our main character’s head and mask should stay consistent across scenes, poses, and camera angles instead of subtly changing from shot to shot. We’re looking for someone who: - Has strong character and creature drawing skills - Can maintain extremely consistent character proportions and designs across many scenes - Can reuse existing character models and assets when appropriate - Can draw the same subject across different poses and angles without the design drifting - Has a strong sense of shape, silhouette, proportions, and expression - Can create simple, readable artwork without over-rendering - Understands artwork intended for limited 2D animation - Is comfortable with creepy, disturbing, and occasionally graphic subject matter - Communicates well and can consistently meet deadlines Our visual direction is similar to Historically, but slightly darker and more unsettling. We’re still refining the exact Phobos style, so strong artistic taste and the ability to help develop that look is a big plus. Pay: $400 per completed 15–20 minute video Schedule: Around 2 videos per month Position: Long-term / ongoing When applying, please send your strongest examples of: - Character art - Creature art, if available - The same character drawn in multiple poses or angles - Foreground illustration work - Artwork created for animation projects, if available