2D Design Expert

Opportunity Overview

Handshake is recruiting 2D design experts with experience in digital art and design tools such as LibreSprite to contribute to an AI research project. In this program, you’ll apply your expertise to help improve how AI understands real-world professional tasks within your domain, such as pixel art, sprite creation, 2D animation, illustration, and game and digital asset design. This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside your current role.

What You’ll Do

• Use your 2D design experience to create tasks that today’s top AI models can’t solve based on real workflows, such as sprite and character creation, frame-by-frame animation, palette and color management, tilesets and textures, asset export, and creating work that follows style guides or project briefs
• Review and evaluate AI-generated responses
• Provide clear, structured written feedback to help improve AI model performance
• Work remotely and complete tasks at your own pace, with no set schedule or minimum hour requirement

Qualifications

• Degree: Completed Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Tool experience: At least 2 years of work experience using LibreSprite
• Industry experience: Professional experience at a game studio, design agency, or animation studio, in indie development, or as a freelance 2D artist or animator (must provide a portfolio of published or shipped 2D work)
• Hobbyist or personal project experience would not qualify

Additional qualifications (not required, but strengthen your application)

• Experience across multiple 2D design tools and disciplines, such as Aseprite, Piskel, GIMP, Krita, Inkscape, or Photoshop, or related skills like illustration, UI design, or motion graphics

Required for all applicants

• Must have US work authorization
• Strong written communication and attention to detail
• Ability to explain complex 2D design concepts clearly
• Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous en