Lead Artist (2D)

Job Description

Overview : We're looking to hire a Lead Artist on Brewhaha! You would be the 4th (and likely final) member of the core team for this game.

About Fairy Stump Games

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• 3-person (soon to be 4-person!) Seattle-based studio
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• Founded in January 2026
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• Past experience: Niantic (Pokémon Go), Windwalk (Sworn), Thred (tech startup), and Microsoft (Microsoft)
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• Creators of Brewhaha
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About Brewhaha

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• Co-op roguelike "bag-builder" set in a dark, magical city
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• Targeting a late Summer/early Fall release
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• We showed the prototype at PAX West, and players loved it!
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• Steam page:
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Your Role

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• 6-month, full-time contract with the intention of keeping you on through release and beyond
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• Competitive compensation (flexible on 100% cash or a mix of cash and profit-sharing)
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• Working hours: 9-5 PT
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• Ideally in-person in Seattle
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Your Responsibilities

Take over the Lead Art role on the game. (Up until now, we've been contracting some of the work out and making placeholder assets ourselves.) This includes...

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• 2D character creation and animation
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• UI art
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• Environment art
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• Marketing art assets
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• Art direction
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• VFX (though we can help with this too)
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• Working within constraints set by Game Design
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• No AI
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Your Qualifications

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• Your portfolio rocks
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• Previous experience on a game that shipped
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• Comfortable working in Unity
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• 2D art experience (see Responsibilities)
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• Open to feedback and quick iteration
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• Excited about working on a small team and owning the visual identity of the game
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