AI Artist - Empire

Remote | Permanent, full-time position | Goodgame Studios

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.

• 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

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 for the style and when it doesn't

• Clear communicator across creative and technical topics

• Organised and team-oriented - we don't work in silos. Everyone on the team maintains a global overview of what's in progress, takes ownership of features end-to-end, and helps coordinate the team's work. We expect each person to grow not just as an artist but as someone who can lead and organise a feature from start to finish.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with ElevenLabs or other AI audio/voice tools

• Familiarity with 3D or multi-view → 3D pipelines (e.g. Blender, Maya)

• Experience producing social media or performance marketing content

What You Can Expect

• An art team that has been AI-native for years - you won't be explaining why AI belongs here

• Real creative ownership over workflows and tooling, not just executing tickets

• A distinctive art style with a strong visual identity to work within and push forward

• Fully remote setup with a collaborative, international team at one of Europe's leading mobile and live-service game studios

• remote work within Germany

• 30 days of vacation

• A stable, profitable product with real scope for long-term impact

Goodgame Studios is known for data-driven game development and successful live service strategy titles. We self-publish our games in-house with all relevant disciplines under one roof. Our studio is based in Hamburg, Germany. We welcome applications from international candidates - English is our working language. As part of Stillfront Group, we combine long-term IP growth with a sharp focus on execution excellence.

HOW TO APPLY

Please include a portfolio or work samples that show AI-assisted production work alongside any traditional game art.