Freelance Illustrator for Webtoon Studio - Marketing, Branding & Comic Adaptation - Contract to Hire

Kryptsec is a cybersecurity education company best known for Kryptsec Chronicles, our flagship cyberpunk webtoon that teaches real-world security skills through immersive storytelling. (See attached overview for more about us and the series.) We're looking for an ongoing freelance illustrator to become our go-to artist for everything outside the main webtoon itself. The role This is paid contract work on an as-needed, per-project basis. It is not a full-time role, and the workload will not be evenly paced — some weeks will be quiet, and other weeks we'll have multiple briefs lined up. What we're looking for is an ongoing creative relationship someone we can reliably reach out to when projects come up, knowing they can take them on. You won't be illustrating the ongoing webtoon - our existing artist handles that - but you will be the artist we turn to for nearly everything else. What you'll work on -Promotional artwork, banners, flyers, and social campaign visuals -Logo design and broader visual branding for Kryptsec and Chronicles-related sub-brands -Character art and key art tied to the Chronicles universe for marketing use -A major upcoming project adapting our ongoing webtoon into a print comic book, which will involve reformatting vertical-scroll content into traditional sequential panel layouts -Occasional artwork that needs to match or mimic the existing Chronicles webtoon style, using reference art we'll provide No AI-generated artwork This is important to us we do not accept AI-generated art for this role. At Kryptsec, we pride ourselves on knowing when AI is the right tool for the job and when something needs to be handmade- and artwork falls firmly in the handmade category. Using AI generators to produce deliverables (or to pad a portfolio) is a dealbreaker. Skills we're looking for -Proficiency in Clip Studio Paint (required, our pipeline runs on it; Photoshop or other tools are welcome additions but not required) -Strong character illustration skills -Style versatility, including the ability to mimic an established art style from reference -Comic book / sequential art experience (panel layout, pacing, print formatting) -Graphic design fundamentals -composition, hierarchy, typography -Logo design and branding experience -Print production knowledge (bleed, CMYK/RGB, DPI, file prep) -Comfort taking art direction and iterating on feedback -Reliable communication and dependable turnaround on deadlines Logistics -Pay Industry-standard rates, negotiated per project based on scope and timeline -Timeline Most individual projects will range from a few days to a couple of weeks; the comic book adaptation is a longer engagement we'll scope together -Tools Clip Studio Paint required; final deliverables must be print-ready when applicable To apply, please share -A few words about your availability and how you typically prefer to be briefed -Your general rate range or how you prefer to price contract work We're excited to find someone who wants a real ongoing creative relationship, not just one-off gigs. Looking forward to seeing your work. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job Apply To This Job