The Role

To Whit Ventures is seeking a full-time, Art Mage to compose illustrations for three rule books (Core Rules, Character Building, and Lore) by August 18th, 2025. They must confident illustrators who are able to match, develop, and hone a distinctive art-style based on pre-existing narrative, aesthetic, and mechanical elements. Your art will be the face of this game. It will frame the theater of mind for all of our inaugural players and GMs.

 

Our ideal candidate is also a gamer at heart and in practice. Somebody who considers their relationship with games to be a core part of their personality, who has big feelings and strong opinions about games. And if you are passionate about tabletop gaming specifically, we hope you will apply.

 

We care more about what your portfolio looks like than where you went to school, who you’ve worked for, or what you have already produced, shipped, or published. Above all, we want an artist who feels passionate about this project. Somebody who feels confident, inspired, and eager to collaborate.

 

If this collaboration proves to be a good fit, we will be looking to hire for long-term employment in the near future.

 

 

The Project

To Whit Ventures is launching Echelon, a virtual tabletop (VTT), in the fourth quarter of 2026. To build interest in our flagship title, Anno Amagium: The RPG, we will be sharing digital copies of the game’s first three rulebooks at DragonCon.

 

Anno Amagium: The RPG is a vehicle for fantasy wish-fulfilment in a modern setting through the lens of TTRPG combat and mystery solving. Players join the ranks of a global, fancifully idealized magic police force in an inherently supernatural version of Earth. Everyone, everything, every concept, and institution in this world has an additional magic dimension.

 

Normal people—your 'Average Joe’ off the street, little kids, the elderly, even the unsound of mind—can all typically perform magic. That said, “mages” also still exist. Magic just happens to be their job. History is (mostly) the same, because people are people, but magic has made an impact. Inanimate objects have unique magical properties. Normal animals can perform simple magic, but biologically magical animals—kaiju, griffons, shapeshifters, and vampires (many kinds, don’t worry)—also exist, possessing unique abilities and uncommon intelligence.

 

The Anno Amagium aesthetic can be described in a number of colorful ways. The term “Magi-Punk” is certainly accurate—imagine the fashion trends of our world reflected in a Final Fantasy VII-flavored funhouse mirror. The Amagium itself is definitely a militant shade of Dark Academia with elements of Catholicism-But-Make-It-Anime. Anachronistic flourishes like broad-rimmed caps, capes, long coats, and errant bits of armor are common fashion accents. But so are more familiar staples like jeans, jackets, suits, skirts, and dresses.

For more information and references, please refer to the following deck.

 

 

Who We Want

• A creative and talented artist with a passion for fantasy

• The ability to match and further develop a distinctive style based of pre-existing cues

• An eagerness to collaborate, communicate, and ask questions

• Receptive to feedback and patient with iteration

• Excellent time management skills

• Comfortable working 30-40 hours a week

Pluses

• 5 years professional experience

• Prior RPG/gaming illustration experience or titles shipped

• Specific familiarity with tabletop gaming

• Works on Pacific Time

 

Qualifications

• Experience with professional, traditional digital illustration

• Mastery with Adobe CS or equivalent digital illustration and drawing programs

• Ability to work remotely without direct supervision

• A good eye for color, composition, and layout

• Bonus points for familiarity with Adobe InDesign

 

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality illustrations that bring the world of Anno Amagium to life

  • Compose three, striking cover images

  • Compose illustrations for the book’s interiors including:

    • Character Art

    • Weapons

    • Magic Spells

    • Scenery

• Apply critiques quickly

• Solve visual problems creatively

• Collaborate with our graphics and user experience designers

• Incorporate worldbuilding details into art

 

 

Before applying, please be sure to review our deck on this project. If you feel inspired, and if you find yourself thinking, "I know I can crush this," please send a portfolio link, resume/CV, and brief cover letter to Hank.Whitson@ToWhitVentures.com.

To Whit Ventures believes in patronizing human artistry and honoring the effort that goes into mastering a craft, harnessing creativity, and developing a personal voice. As such, we are not looking for AI submissions at this time. Robots aside, To Whit Ventures is an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is manifestly impossible to foster creativity without championing diversity, and we strive to create a welcoming environment for all of our employees. 

 

We cannot wait to welcome a new member to our team, and see how your influence expands, refines, and alters our world for the better!