Create high - quality concept art for stylized game environments at Sandbox Interactive. Collaborate with teams to support game design and maintain visual quality in Albion Online.
About the role
- Lead Illustrator specializing in 3D and 2D for Whatnot's creative team. Collaborating across marketing and product to establish and scale illustration standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of Whatnot’s illustration system with a primary focus on 3D, complemented by strong 2D capabilities and execution.
- Create high-impact illustrations that flex across brand systems, product experiences, and physical and digital campaigns and activations.
- Build and maintain illustration libraries, templates, and guidelines for consistency and efficiency.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate illustration seamlessly across product and marketing.
- Stay ahead of the latest creative, cultural, and technological trends to keep Whatnot’s brand identity fresh and distinctive.
- Provide mentorship and direction for agencies and freelancers, team members, cross-functional partners, or future hires, helping scale the discipline.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in illustration, with a clear specialization in 3D and proven 2D capabilities
- A portfolio showcasing world-class 3D work and strong 2D design craft
- Expertise in 3D tools (Cinema 4D preferred) and proficiency in 2D software (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Procreate)
- Experience creating and scaling illustration systems across brand and product, from in-app to in-person activations
- Strong conceptual thinking with the ability to translate abstract brand ideas into visual execution
- A collaborative mindset and proactive approach to working across diverse teams
- Comfort in a fast-paced environment with the ability to adapt and deliver at scale.
- Nice to have: Motion or animation experience
- Nice to have: Creative team leadership experience
- Nice to have: High-growth startup or creative studio background
- Nice to have: A strong cultural perspective, drawing inspiration from the categories that make up Whatnot.
Benefits
- Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
- Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
- Work From Home Support
- Home office setup allowance
- Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
- Care benefits
- Monthly allowance on both food and wellness
- Annual allowance towards Childcare
- Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
- Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
- Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
- Parental Leave
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.
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