AI Artist - Empire

<p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f1d6af7d-7fff-624a-2fdf-3a3ed4cf8e1a">Remote | Permanent, full-time position | Goodgame Studios</strong></span></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f1d6af7d-7fff-624a-2fdf-3a3ed4cf8e1a">About the Role<br></strong>We're looking for an AI Artist to join our art team behind Empire and Empire: Four Kingdoms at Goodgame Studios - part of the Stillfront Group. We've built AI into our production pipeline from the ground up - it's not a bolt-on here; it's how we make things.</span></p><p><span>The role is hands-on and production-focused. You'll use AI tools daily to create, refine, and deliver assets that match our recognisable medieval strategy art style - from in-game visuals to marketing content - always combining AI generation with strong artistic judgement and traditional tools to reach the quality bar our players expect.</span></p><p>This is a fully remote, permanent position for candidates based in Germany, Sweden, Spain, Bulgaria, or Malta (valid visa required). Alternatively, we welcome applications from Freelancers working within the German time zone.</p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f1d6af7d-7fff-624a-2fdf-3a3ed4cf8e1a">What You'll Do</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span>Produce in-game and marketing assets end-to-end, from concept through final delivery, using AI-assisted workflows</span></p></li><li><p><span>Build and maintain image and video generation pipelines in ComfyUI and other tools</span></p></li><li><p><span>Combine AI outputs with Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects to reach production quality</span></p></li><li><p><span>Create and animate assets using After Effects, drawing on a solid understanding of animation principles, cinematography, and visual composition</span></p></li><li><p><span>Maintain visual consistency with the established Empire art style across asset types (characters, buildings, environments, props)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Support marketing and communication visuals alongside in-game content</span></p></li><li><p><span>Test, evaluate, and integrate new AI tools and models as they emerge (we expect this to be a meaningful part of the job)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Collaborate closely with the rest of the art team, as well as Product, CRM, Game Design, and Developers</span></p></li></ul><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f1d6af7d-7fff-624a-2fdf-3a3ed4cf8e1a">What We're Looking For</strong></span></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f1d6af7d-7fff-624a-2fdf-3a3ed4cf8e1a">Game Art Background</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span>Professional experience in game development (mobile games / F2P / live service titles a plus)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Portfolio that includes real shipped in-game assets - characters, buildings, environments, props, animations - from actual projects</span></p></li></ul><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f1d6af7d-7fff-624a-2fdf-3a3ed4cf8e1a">AI & Pipeline Skills</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span>Solid hands-on experience with AI-driven visual production as part of a real production workflow</span></p></li><li><p><span>Advanced ComfyUI skills: building, debugging, and optimising complex workflows; custom node setup; dependency management and troubleshooting</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong working knowledge of Midjourney, ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini for image direction and iteration</span></p></li><li><p><span>LoRA training and workflow automation</span></p></li></ul><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f1d6af7d-7fff-624a-2fdf-3a3ed4cf8e1a">Image & Video Generation</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span>Character consistency workflows (LoRA, reference-based / ControlNet-style setups)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Image-to-image and image-to-video pipelines</span></p></li><li><p><span>Upscaling and post-production workflows</span></p></li></ul><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f1d6af7d-7fff-624a-2fdf-3a3ed4cf8e1a">Production Tools</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span>Production-level Illustrator and Photoshop skills - these are at the core of our workflow</span></p></li><li><p><span>Solid After Effects skills, including animation - backgrounds and in-game animations</span></p></li><li><p><span>Strong sense of cinematography and visual composition — understanding of how animation and film work, timing, camera, and storytelling through motion</span></p></li></ul><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-f1d6af7d-7fff-624a-2fdf-3a3ed4cf8e1a">Technical Mindset</strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span>Comfortable running AI workloads on cloud GPUs (e.g. RunPod or similar)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Pragmatic problem-solver - you iterate quickly and