2D Artist / Illustrator

Lazy River

The job involves creating 2D art and illustration across the game, including menus, loading screens, in-world signs and surfaces, plus marketing and promotional material such as YouTube thumbnails and capsule art. Lazy River is a four-person indie studio making a co-op first-person shooter set at a waterpark, Water Station One, where players build a raft and ride a lazy river to escape a zombie outbreak.

Location: United States, US timezones preferred
Arrangement: Remote
Level: Contract
Employment: Contract
Salary: $20K - $30K
Date added: 2026-09-17
Last checked: 2026-10-16

Overview

Lazy River is hiring a 2D Artist / Illustrator Blog Newsletter Browse Jobs Art & Animation Audio Business & Operations Design Marketing & Community Production Programming QA & CS Writing Post a Job Back to all jobs See allArt & Animationjobs 2D Artist / Illustrator Lazy River Apply for this Job Apply for this Job URL copied! This position has been closed. No items found. Posted September 17, 2026 Part Time United States Remote $20,000 - $30,000 Employment Type: Contract Location: Remote, US timezones preferred Time: Estimated 4 month, part-time Pay: $20,000 - $30,000 for the contract. About the game Lazy River is a co-op first person shooter set at the galaxy's most unregulated waterpark, Water Station One. The water park is connected by an infinite lazy river that runs the length of the park. You and your friends are at the park for a fun vacation, but some guy peed in the pool and the pee mixed with the space water and turned all the guests into zombies that want to kill you. You’ll need to build a raft and ride the Lazy River to the other end of the park to escape.

What we’re looking for

A 2D artist/illustrator to breathe life into many different areas of the game including menus, loading screens, in-world signs and surfaces. In addition we need real world marketing and promotional material such as youtube thumbnails, capsule art and other work reflective of the character and humor of the game. To apply Please submit a portfolio of your work, especially focused on world maps, fun colorful characters or interesting props. About Lazy River Mike and Karlee started working on a project called Lazy River in 2019, but by 2022 the project was off the rails and needed to be scrapped. After hiring Kevan and Jake, the four started a fresh project and focused on fun innertube physics in a procedurally generated waterpark. Joel joined in 2024 to handle audio and the team was complete. Featured Game s Lazy River is a co-op first person shooter set at Water Station One, the galaxy’s most unregulated waterpark. The players have arrived just after a zombie outbreak and now they must build a raft out of random junk and ride down the lazy river to freedom. Apply for this Job Apply for this Job URL copied! Click the Apply button to auto-fill the email address into your email program or right-click and "Copy Email Address" to paste on your own. Learn With Lazy River No items found. More Jobs at Lazy River It looks like this team may not have any current job openings. Sign up for our newsletter and we'll be sure to let you know when they post a new role. You may also wish to check for open roles on their website. Recent Art & Animation jobs Starlit Lion Games is hiring a UI Artistto join their team into work fromthetheUnited KingdomUI ArtistStarlit Lion Games | United KingdomLearn More Floaty Studio is hiring a General Artistto join their team into work fromthetheAnywhereGeneral ArtistFloaty Studio | AnywhereLearn More Floaty Studio is hiring a Technical Artistto join their team into work fromthetheAnywhereTechnical ArtistFloaty Studio | AnywhereLearn More [Topdeck Productions is hiring a Experienced 2D Character Animatorto join their team into work fromthetheLondon, EN or RemoteExperienced 2D Character AnimatorTopdeck Productions | London, EN or RemoteLearn More](/careers/topdeck-productions-experienced-2d-character-animator) [Titanium Clad Studios is hiring a Environment Artist to join their team into work fromthetheEST ± 3 hours Environment Artist Titanium Clad Studios | EST ± 3 hoursLearn More](/careers/titanium-clad-studios-environment-artist) Job Hunting Tips & Tricks [This Resume Landed an Interview at Amazon in <24 HoursHow do you write a resume that stands out from the crowd and gets the attention of hiring managers? Here's an approach that has consistently worked for me.Nathan BosiaPeople PersonRead more](/learn/this-resume-landed-an-interview-at-amazon-in-less-than-24-hours) [Cover Letters, Love ‘em or Leave ‘em?A job posting is an expression of pain. They have specific gaps they’re looking to fill. Your job is to communicate you understand their pain and can alleviate their suffering.Jean LeggettCareer Strategist & Leadership CoachRead more](/learn/cover-letters-love-em-or-leave-em) [Should you customize every one of your job applications?W‍ith more people applying for even fewer jobs, roles are being filled faster than ever. Which makes it that much more important to customize your resumes and cover letters.Nathan BosiaPeople PersonRead more](/learn/how-to-customize-your-resume-and-cover-letter) [A Rejection Letter: Giving Feedback to Every ApplicantWhat's it like reviewing and responding to 118 job applications? A little like this. Plus some tips and tricks to improve your next application from the POV of a hiring manager.Nathan BosiaPeople PersonRead more](/learn/a-rejection-letter-giving-feedback-to-every-applicant) Next Indie games are cool. So are the people that make them. Make cool games. Be cool people. Work With Indies. Thank you for joining! New issues are sent every Wednesday! Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again. *Sign up to receive a weekly digest of new indie career opportunities. WORK WITH INDIES We’ve been lucky to have some incredible jobs working at and partnering with some of the biggest brands in video games. But we’ve never had more fun and been more fulfilled than when we were working with indie game developers. Everyone in games should have that much fun. Our hope is that Work With Indies will connect job seekers with the most rewarding, most inspirational, and most fun jobs they've ever had. NAVIGATION

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