Volunteer Game Artist — AI Apps for Human Communication

What You’ll Do

• Create expressive 2D character portraits, expressions, and avatars representing diverse demographics and viewpoints.
• Produce environmental concept art and backdrops for scenario-based interactions (workplace settings, family rooms, public town halls).
• Design game-ready visual assets, icons, badges, and thematic UI elements.
• Work with UI/UX designers and technical leads to prepare and export assets cleanly for application integration.
• Help maintain visual consistency and tonal nuance across multiple prototype modules.

What You’ll Gain

• Published character and asset work featured in functional AI-powered games.
• Experience collaborating within an interdisciplinary product team spanning design, tech, and conflict resolution.
• Portfolio additions highlighting design for empathy, accessibility, and human interaction.
• Professional references recognizing your technical quality and reliability.

Time, location, and support

• This is a remote volunteer position.
• You may complete most of the work on your own schedule.
• We hope volunteers can contribute approximately 8 or more hours per week, although hours are flexible.
• You will report to Lisa Swallow, co-founder of Crossing Party Lines and lead of the Apps and Agents team.
• You will work closely with other volunteers and developers and will receive background information, product specifications, and access to the CPL frameworks underlying the applications.