We're Hiring Artists!
HIRING STATUS: Closed
Hello everyone, our expansion of the Artist Team has officially begun!
Hello everyone, our expansion of the Artist Team has officially begun!
We are looking for artists who are willing to join our creative team and take on a longterm position and on-site role. The position is paid for on a project by project basis, in which artists will be assigned work periodically to be completed by certain deadlines. The amount of assigned work depends on the site's needs, budget, as well as artist availability. Artists will have the option of being paid in Real Life Currency or Turnips (if a volunteer based position is preferred) at market rates based on their preferences.
The position of Site Artist entails:
- Signing an NDA, contract, and using our Site Artist Discord server regularly to communicate
- Hands-on training under our Head Artist for various areas of site development
- Collaboration with the Head Artist as well as the rest of the team on various projects
- Artwork created can include (Depending on artist strengths and project needs):
- Pet Edits
- Item recolours
- Items, Clothing assets
- Pet assets
- Other Misc Artwork
A member of the Artist Team would be expected to:
- Work well in a team setting, providing feedback and bringing creative ideas to the table
- Be accountable, present, and communicative
- Be proficient in Photoshop or another PSD-enabled program
- Complete their assigned work within deadlines
- Represent Dappervolk in a professional and welcoming manner
APPLICATION FORM
If you're interested in this position, please fill out the application below and email it to [email protected] with your portfolio and resume attached.
Username and ID:
Pronouns:
You consent to providing your full name if accepted:
Type “Yes” to consent. This is required as you will be signing an artist contract and an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) in regards to any unreleased Dappervolk content you may see or create as an artist for Dappervolk. It is however fully confidential and will remain with the site owner only.
Confirm that you are over 18 years of age:
Type “Yes” here, only adults over 18 years of age are legally able to enter into a binding contract and receive payment.
Timezone:
We're looking for team members who can participate in active discussions regarding asset development and participate in the on-hands training process.
Preferred rates:
Outline the general rate of pay you would like per piece completed. Examples of what you could use are per item, pet, or a general hourly rate.
Asset Preferences:
Let us know which area(s) of art development you're most interested in contributing to on Dappervolk. Ie. Items, clothing, pets, other?
Introduction:
Let us know a bit about yourself and what interests you about becoming an artist for Dappervolk. What qualities do you have that would make you a great addition to our team? Feel free to also include information about yourself outside of Dappervolk too, such as any hobbies/interests!
Experience on Pet/Avatar Sites:
Please share any relevant experience you may have working as an artist for other sites, or otherwise playing a role as a community figure.
Username(s) on Social Media: If applicable!
Username(s) on other Petsites/Communities: If applicable!
Any other Details/Information: Optional
Why not have a standardized payment rate?
There is too much variation in experience, skill, and preference in different artists for us to set a standard rate of payment here. Please list out payment preferences most suitable for you when applying. The preferred payment artists receive is at their comfort and discretion, and will not have any weight when reviewing applications.
How are artists selected?
We will be hiring applicants who seem like a good fit for the team based on art style, past experience and skill level. All artists will be joining our team of creatives and taking on work that fits into their own schedule. We're looking to create a great team environment that will boost the creativity and variety of future site content.
What kind of hours are artists expected to work each month?
This is flexible for each artist, we have no minimums for work taken on each month. Essentially, artists will claim what they have time for in each project and manage their time independantly around our planned deadlines.
Will hired artists be drawing turnip-based items such as monthly sets?
No. We will not be hiring artists to draw items or content that directly generate revenue. All site artists will be working on free-to-play content such as new permanent items/pets, assets, and free seasonal content.
Why ask for a timezone?
This is to best coordinate scheduled things like deadlines. If selected, we will be getting in touch to discuss everything in further detail, as not everyone in the same timezone has the same active schedule.
When will my application be replied to?
Due to the potential volume of applications, we may not be able to reply to every application, but thank everyone in advance for their interest in the available positions! We will be emailing with additional questions where applicable.
Applications will remain open indefinitely until we assemble a full team.
Thank you for reading, and feel free to spread the word about hiring opportunities on Dappervolk! We look forward to hearing from you, and we're so excited to expand our creative team and get to know everyone in the process.
Comments
anyways, i am interested, but as many have asked already:
how much time do you expect new artists to work / be available and whats the workload?
also, i have absolutely no clue about commercial rates, whats fair and what isnt, as so far ive only been paid by friends and family for art and did everything else for premium currency on other games, so can anyone maybe give me an idea of how to price myself fairly?
Looking forward to whatever new content the team would produce ^^
...I think DV probably needs to clarify which category their work is falling into, and whether there will be legally binding contractual obligations. I think timezone is probably relevant or at least location because of different international laws that might apply in the case of a formal offer of employment, whether part time or long term. Though the Turnip option makes me think it's maybe not at that level, it's still worth considering.
The two main differences in the site I'm thinking of is that the adoptable, while having its own site and such, piggybacks off the existing game site (with permission) and thus has no massive overheads of its own...and of course the site in question allows game currency to be sold for RLC, which DV does not.
Not that I think DV should have that option, but it's just food for thought.
I think more than the turnip v rlc discussion, the hours, expectations, flexibility and length of the artists being involved is important information. If someone knowingly goes into a project and chooses to be paid turnips that's their business, but going in not knowing hours, demands, responsibilities etc...is a bit more difficult.
I mean, I do think that artists should be paid actual money and not turnips, but if an artist is an avid player they might be interested in turnips more. But... y'know.
How many hours would these artists be working per week on a single project?
What would a regular offsite pay look like PER singular project?
And what would the artists get in exposure on DV? This should include a regular average.
All questions are important to address otherwise artists will be scared away without payment quotes of some kind as a lot of them are UNDERPAID or NEW.
Good luck to the artists applying.
Still, I wish the best of luck to all applying! I don't think that this is a bad company, just that perhaps that they should put a little more consideration into future applications.