AI Artist - Empire

Remote | Permanent, full-time position | Goodgame Studios About the Role 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. 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. 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. What You'll Do Produce in-game and marketing assets end-to-end, from concept through final delivery, using AI-assisted workflows Build and maintain image and video generation pipelines in ComfyUI and other tools Combine AI outputs with Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects to reach production quality Create and animate assets using After Effects, drawing on a solid understanding of animation principles, cinematography, and visual composition Maintain visual consistency with the established Empire art style across asset types (characters, buildings, environments, props) Support marketing and communication visuals alongside in-game content Test, evaluate, and integrate new AI tools and models as they emerge (we expect this to be a meaningful part of the job) Collaborate closely with the rest of the art team, as well as Product, CRM, Game Design, and Developers What We're Looking For Game Art Background Professional experience in game development (mobile games / F2P / live service titles a plus) Portfolio that includes real shipped in-game assets - characters, buildings, environments, props, animations - from actual projects AI & Pipeline Skills Solid hands-on experience with AI-driven visual production as part of a real production workflow Advanced ComfyUI skills: building, debugging, and optimising complex workflows; custom node setup; dependency management and troubleshooting Strong working knowledge of Midjourney, ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini for image direction and iteration LoRA training and workflow automation Image & Video Generation Character consistency workflows (LoRA, reference-based / ControlNet-style setups) Image-to-image and image-to-video pipelines Upscaling and post-production workflows Production Tools Production-level Illustrator and Photoshop skills - these are at the core of our workflow Solid After Effects skills, including animation - backgrounds and in-game animations Strong sense of cinematography and visual composition — understanding of how animation and film work, timing, camera, and storytelling through motion Technical Mindset Comfortable running AI workloads on cloud GPUs (e.g. RunPod or similar) Pragmatic problem-solver - you iterate quickly and don't wait for perfect conditions Mindset Hands-on, adaptable, and genuinely curious about where AI is going Strong visual judgement - you know when something looks right