Reference Designer

Reference Designer
Role Overview
We’re looking for Reference Designers to help develop the visual foundation of original series and films across a wide range of genres and formats.

Reference Designers are responsible for creating the core visual assets that guide production across each series, including character references, environments, props, color direction, and visual worldbuilding materials. Your work will help establish consistency and creative clarity for AI filmmakers, editors, and showrunners throughout production.

This role sits at the intersection of concept design, visual development, and AI-native production workflows. We’re looking for artists with strong visual taste, storytelling instincts, and an understanding of how to design assets that translate effectively into AI generation pipelines.

Responsibilities

Design character reference sheets, props, environments, and worldbuilding assets

Develop cohesive visual identities and style direction for original series

Collaborate closely with Showrunners, writers, and AI filmmakers during development and production

Create organized reference packs that help maintain consistency across episodes

Iterate quickly based on creative feedback and evolving production needs

Help establish visual rules, tone, color language, and design continuity for each project

Prepare assets and references optimized for AI image and video generation workflows

Contribute to the overall creative development of new series and worlds

Preferred Skills & Experience

Strong background in character design, concept art, production design, or visual development

Strong eye for composition, color, silhouette, shape language, and visual storytelling

Experience with AI image-generation tools (Midjourney, Nano Banana, Seedream, Flux, etc.)

Familiarity with AI video-generation workflows is a plus (Kling, Veo, Seedance, Runway, etc.)

Comfortable working across multiple visual styles and genres

Ability to create clear, production-ready visual reference materials

Familiarity with Photoshop or other visual editing/compositing tools

Passion for animation, filmmaking, internet culture, and emerging creative technology

Compensation & Details

Contract Role

Potential for long-term employment or full-time role

$300 - $800 per series

Los Angeles preferred (open to remote)

To Apply
Please send:

Portfolio or relevant work samples

Examples of character, prop, or environment design work

Optional: links to any animation, film, game, or visual development projects

A brief overview of your workflow and preferred creative tools

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