Lemax Design Artist - Buildings
Summary
Creates miniature building designs for collectible holiday village collections using illustration and 3D design tools, working remotely as an independent contractor.
This is a remote position.
Lemax, Inc., a Canton, MA based company, engages freelance artists to conceive and illustrate miniature collectible figurines and accessories to be part of annually produced Halloween and Christmas porcelain village collections. Villages include buildings, accessories and figurines. Major USA retail accounts are Michael’s, Menard's, Ace Hardware, & other international companies.
The Building Artist will be responsible for creating new building designs to add to the Lemax program. You will be a part of a design team but work remotely to complete your projects. This is an Independent Contractor position.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum 5 years of work experience
- Strong illustration and coloring skills
- Knowledge of architectural renderings/elevations
- Experience with illustrations for collectible designs and holiday products
- Life drawing skills to design figurinesa plus
- Strong creativity skills to produce charmingbuildings
- Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc)
- 3D design experience a plus
- Ability to start with concept research and development and subsequently produce perspective artwork as well as alternate (rear, sides, and aerial) views for production
- Ability to produce final colored work (markers, pen, or photoshop)
- Experience working with a team of artists
- Ability to adhere to deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality and accuracy in projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to take direction well from Art Director and be a team player
- English language proficiency requiredave an understanding of American culture, Christmas, and Halloween holidays
- Prefer candidate to be located in the USA, Southern California preferred, but not required