2D Pixel Artist for Educational Math RPG

Posted 2 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

Building a Prodigy/stardew-valley-style middle school math RPG that's already live with 30,000+ students and expanding to multiple schools. Our platform is built for web on Phaser/React. Looking ASAP for a dedicated pixel artist who can keep up with our rapid growth. What you'll create: - Character sprites & animations (idle, walk, attack, cast) - Enemy designs (slimes, dragons, bosses) - Tilesets (dungeons, forests, villages) - Stylized art of the game for Meta/Facebook/Instagram Ads - Icons for in-game UI - Splashes for website/other social media promotion Style: 32x32 top-down pixel art, retro MMORPG aesthetic (think old-school Zelda meets RuneScape) Requirements: - Deliver 5-10 assets per week minimum - Consistent art style across all assets + able to copy/maintain current art style - Experience with sprite-sheets, tilesets and game-ready assets (tiled/aesprite) - Quick turnaround times (24-48 hours for urgent requests) and quick replies to individual messages - NO AGENCIES. ONLY LOOKING FOR TALENTED INDIVIDUALS. This is a funded startup with active users and real revenue. Looking for someone who can grow with us as we scale to 100,000+ students over the next few months. TO APPLY - MUST INCLUDE: - Portfolio showing similar pixel art style OR (preferably - guaranteed reply) create an asset in our art style and submit alongside portfolio etc. Would MASSIVELY prefer :) Attaching style guide as well. - Your typical turnaround time for a character sprite sheet - Availability (hours per week) Looking for someone ASAP - will start immediately. Contract-to-hire for the right fit. Attaching example of in-game graphics

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    Hourly
  • 6+ months
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  • Intermediate
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Illustration
Graphic Design
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About the client
Member since Mar 12, 2025
  • USA
    Mission Viejo7:52 PM
  • $27K total spent
    15 hires, 2 active
  • 833 hours
  • Education
    Small company (2-9 people)

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