illustrator for Telegram Mini Apps

Epic Gift is a gaming Telegram Mini App where users open cases, play different game modes, and win Telegram Gifts. The live product has more than 1,200,000 users and is expanding PlayHub with new game modes.

• Create or refine illustrations for game-mode cards;
• Draw characters, gifts, and other game objects;
• Adapt existing materials to the product's visual style;
• Prepare characters and objects for animation by separating elements into layers and delivering source files;
• Work with the designer and animator to define character reactions and object changes during gameplay;
• Animate game-mode cards, Telegram Gifts, characters, and other prepared objects;
• Create micro-animations for buttons and interface elements;
• Produce idle animations and reactions to wins, losses, waiting, and other game events;
• Create victory and reward effects;
• Use motion to show users what is happening inside the game;
• Export and optimize animations for the application and deliver source files to developers;
• Take assignments from initial artwork through final animation when covering both disciplines;
• Work within an established visual style;
• Discuss revisions and intermediate results;
• Meet agreed deadlines;
• Communicate clearly with the Product/UX/UI Designer, animator, or developers;
• Ensure that motion helps users understand the game without becoming distracting.

• Portfolio quality and personal contribution are more important than the number of years listed on a CV;
• Ability to create suitable artwork and prepare materials for transfer to an animator;
• Practical experience exporting and optimizing Lottie animations for products;
• Understanding of technical limitations and ability to work with prepared layers;
• Ability to deliver Lottie JSON or TGS when appropriate;
• Video production experience without Lottie export is not sufficient for the animator specialization;
• Drawing from scratch is not required for the animator specialization;
• AI may be used for ideation or initial exploration if the final result is cohesive, professional, and suitable for further production and animation;
• Nice to have: experience illustrating or animating Telegram stickers, emojis, or gift concepts, Telegram contest submissions, work with characters, objects, and 2D graphics for mobile games, casual games, slots, iGaming, or Telegram Mini Apps, direct Telegram experience.

• Project-based or part-time cooperation;
• Flexible schedule; parallel work on other projects is allowed;
• Regular assignments as new modes and products are launched;
• Illustration-only, animation-only, or full-cycle assignments are available;
• The visual direction, deliverable format, deadlines, price, and review stages are agreed before work begins;
• Short practical assignments are paid regardless of the final hiring decision;
• Scope, deadlines, and price are agreed before each assignment begins;
• Payments in USDT;
• A possible future transition to full-time with one specialist at an indicative salary of $3,000-3,500 per month may be discussed; this is not the current compensation for part-time work;
• The selection process usually takes two to seven days, including weekends.