Jobs @ Wonderful Elephant

Let's make indie games a little bit different.

Wonderful Elephant is currently developing A Time for Good Things, a community-backed project involving regular releases of short games that embody the creativity, energy, and weirdness of the Flash game era.

Vector/2D Artist/Generalist

May 26, 2026
(OPEN ROLE)

Wonderful Elephant is looking for a vector/2D artist/generalist to collaborate from time-to-time on smaller games, up to 20 hours per month

These are short projects with 1-2 month development turnaround times, across multiple different genres, though most share a common art style. (See example.) The work may encompass various game elements such as designing and/or animating characters, enemies, backgrounds, and other items.This is a fully remote, contract, paid, occasional part-time role that is available to anyone anywhere in the world, with a preference for individuals willing to collaborate periodically during North American work hours (ET/PT). Note that there is no minimum monthly guarantee of hours.

DUTIES

- Collaborating on the artwork for each game with a (mostly) solo dev, with work including backgrounds, foregrounds, characters, and props across a variety of game types and styles. These are simple games with less complex characters and designs. Often platformers, single-screen games, with colorful palettes.
- Own and execute the vision for the art and style of the game, collaborating on style and direction.
- Rough sketching for new characters/gameplay elements.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Has experience in 2D artwork and software (Adobe Animate a huge plus!)
- Has prior game development experience
- Can accurately match an existing art style
- Comfortable working asynchronously through Discord
- Comfortable with quick turnarounds and deadlines
- Comfortable communicating in English via text and the occasional call
- Is collaborative; can offer suggestions and input, but take direction and feedback
- Is communicative; provides regular updates on progress and responds to messages within a reasonable time frame

BONUS POINTS

- Able to rig and animate assets
- Flash game development experience
- UI design experience (title screens, menu elements, etc)
- High tolerance for comedic bits and dad jokes (sorry)

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