Senior Illustrative Graphic Designer, Pocket Worlds
Metaverse firm
Open for applications
Metaverse firm
101-200 employees
Open for applications
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower creativity and connection in a digital world.
Role
Who you are
- A portfolio that is genuinely world-class, the kind of work that stands on its own with no explanation needed
- This is not a traditional graphic design role. We expect strong artistic fundamentals and character-focused visual development skills
- Deep understanding of anatomy, form, perspective, lighting, color, composition, and fashion styling
- Strong ability to identify, correct, and refine AI-generated artifacts and inconsistencies
- Mastery of AI-assisted creative workflows. You know how to use AI tools intentionally, efficiently, and tastefully rather than relying on them blindly
- A genuine eye for fashion and style, you follow the culture, you have opinions, and it shows in your work
- Mastery across the full design tool chain (Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Midjourney, or whatever gets you to the best result)
- The ability to produce exceptional work fast. Speed and quality are both held to an extremely high standard, there is no tradeoff between the two
- Experience directing other designers, giving feedback, setting standards, and elevating a team's output
- Complete self-direction and ownership, you define the standard, you don't wait for it
- Background in fashion design or industrial design is a strong plus
- Experience in games, entertainment, or digital goods is a strong plus
What the job involves
- We're looking for one of the best illustrative graphic designers in the world
- This is not a traditional graphic design role
- We're specifically looking for someone with strong artistic fundamentals, character-focused visual development skills, and the ability to create highly illustrative work at an elite level
- You should understand anatomy, composition, lighting, shading, perspective, material rendering, and visual storytelling instinctively
- You should also be deeply fluent in modern AI-assisted workflows, knowing not only how to generate strong work quickly, but how to identify, correct, and refine AI artifacts and inconsistencies to achieve a polished final result
- You'll own the visual output that defines how Highrise looks and feels, and you'll set the creative standard for the rest of the team
- This is a high-output, high-autonomy role with a daily and weekly shipping cadence
- Speed and quality are both non-negotiable, and the bar for both is extremely high
- If you're the kind of designer who thrives under that pressure and does their best work when the stakes are real, this is the role for you
- Design original character art, promotional assets, and campaign visuals at the level of quality shown in our Drip Drop series, daily and weekly
- Concept and execute across the full pipeline, from ideation to final delivery
- Leverage every tool available to you to maintain exceptional quality at speed
- Own creative direction for the broader design team, setting the visual bar, reviewing work, and giving sharp, actionable feedback that raises everyone's output
- Push the visual identity of Highrise forward with your own creative instincts
- Create highly illustrative graphic work with a strong understanding of anatomy, lighting, composition, shading, material rendering, and visual storytelling
Our take
The popularity of virtual worlds is on the rise, with immersive gaming and social experiences more accessible than ever. As the parent company of Highrise and Everkskies, Pocket Worlds designs and builds metaverse communities to bring people together in new ways.
Through Highrise, it offers a virtual world where people make avatars and create relationships. Impressively, this has now amassed over 40 million users. The company's 2021 acquisition of Everskies, a pixel doll community, added a new world to its offering.
Moving forwards, Pocket Worlds has continued to launch new capabilities to serve its users. For example, Highrise Studio and Highrise 4.0 were introduced to make it easier for creators to build and monetize virtual experiences.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2021
$7m
EARLY VC
Oct 2018
$3m
SEED
Total funding: $10.2m
Company benefits
- Work anytime: This isn’t your typical 9-5 — they give you full permission to hop online whenever works for you
- Work anywhere: They have a team that spans the globe, so you have the ability to work from wherever speaks to you
- Training and Education Budget: Keep building your skillset with an annual reimbursement of up to $1,000 for programs, certifications, and learning materials
- Team Building Budget: Get to know your teammates with a monthly event and activity stipend of $25 per person
- Fitness Allowance: Stay active with a $50 monthly reimbursement for your gym membership, yoga studio membership, or whatever gets you moving
- Coworking Space Stipend: Choose a coworking space in your city that works for you and we’ll foot the bill
- Family Leave: Receive up to 2 months 100% paid time off during your first year of parenthood (after 6 months of employment)
- Annual Retreat: Join all fulltime employees on a unique jettsetting adventure every 9-12 months to brainstorm and meet face-to-face
Company HQ
Galindo, Austin, TX
Leadership
Anton Bernstein
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded Luxury Escapes and Lookingo, serving here as CEO. Served as CEO for Smartbox and sat on the Investment Team for Redpoint Ventures and Insight Venture Partners.
Jimmy Xu
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously served as a Design Engineer for Apple. Experience as a Research Assistant at the University of Washington.
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