Freelance and remote Character designers jobs

We are looking for a digital character artist to create character artwork for our company. The work will be fully remote, and we are seeking an experienced illustrator with strong digital character art skills. Read more

EssenceCartoon is seeking a talented Character Designer and Background Artist to support its animation projects. The studio works with a team of approximately 40 animators and creates puppet, frame-by-frame, and AI-assisted animation for clients including Universal Music Group. The successful candidate will create original character designs and detailed backgrounds that bring animated projects to life while maintaining each project’s visual tone, style, and consistency. Key responsibilities include: Design original characters based on scripts, references, and creative direction. Create background and environment art suited to each project. Collaborate with animators and art directors to maintain visual consistency. Respond to feedback and revise designs through multiple iterations. Deliver clean, production-ready artwork and files. Requirements Strong portfolio demonstrating character design and/or background art, including a portfolio link. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced studio environment and meet deadlines. Strong understanding of color, composition, and visual storytelling. Reliable communication skills and the ability to take direction and apply feedback. Role Details Employment type: Freelance/Contract Location: Remote; candidates may apply from anywhere. Pay: $12–$25 per hour, depending on experience and skill level. Expected hours: 5–10 hours per week. How to Apply Please submit your portfolio, availability, and hourly rate. Read more

We are seeking a skilled character designer and illustrator to recreate an established original character for an educational children's series. We will provide an existing character reference and need a detailed character model sheet and turnaround with consistent features and colours, along with editable source files. All artwork must be created through a human-authored digital illustration process, with no generative AI used. The selected artist must transfer full commercial rights and copyright ownership of the commissioned artwork to our company upon final payment. Please include examples of stylised human character design in your portfolio. Read more

Fuse 2 Communications is looking for an expert character designer for a single remote project. We need support developing a character mascot, with the full creative brief provided as an attachment. The freelancer should create character design work that follows the supplied brief and helps us develop the mascot for our company. Read more

I am starting a small children's entertainment and product business in Andhra Pradesh, India, initially focused on Tenali, Mangalagiri, and nearby areas. I need a character designer and illustrator to create original cartoon characters for a children's card-game brand, including friendly aliens, young heroes, and animal characters. The characters should be colourful, fun, memorable, and suitable for playing cards, packaging, stickers, books, and possible future animation or toys. They should appeal to Indian children while being clearly distinct from existing cartoon and superhero characters. Commercial usage and ownership of the final character IP are important, and I am looking to build a long-term relationship as the brand grows. Read more

I am developing an original children’s picture book series featuring 12 recurring South African animal characters. I need a professional 3D character artist or character development studio to create stylised-realistic, anthropomorphic animal characters with believable juvenile anatomy, subtle human qualities, expressive emotions, soft realistic fur, child-friendly proportions, and a polished feature-animation-quality finish. The characters must be original, visually distinctive, and suitable for premium children’s publishing. I have concept images, personality descriptions, colour direction, and identifying features for each character. The work will involve resolving these into consistent, reusable master assets, including sculpted and modelled 3D characters, turnaround views, expression and pose sheets, colour, material and grooming specifications, anatomy guidelines, character style guides, and high-resolution cinematic renders for print. The immediate use is a printed book series, with potential future use in educational materials, merchandise, and animation. Delivery is needed before the end of the year. Read more