Key Art & Photo Compositing Artist — United States

Job Title: Comping Artist with Cinematic beauty retouching experience and Visual Design exp

Location: Remote

Duration: 1 years

Role Description The Comping Artist will create high-quality visual comps that bring creative concepts to life for pitches, treatments, and client presentations. Work includes combining photography, illustration, and design elements; refining lighting, color, and composition; and building clear visual narratives that support creative direction. Artist must have experience with key art comping, and have seamless comping skills. The role also involves collaborating closely with creative directors, designers, producers, and editors to interpret briefs, iterate quickly on feedback, and prepare polished assets for internal and external review. This is a contract, remote role, requiring reliable communication, strong time management, and the ability to deliver consistent, production-ready work within deadlines. We are specifically looking for someone with a background in photo-based key art comping.

Qualifications

Strong visual design and compositing skills, including proficiency with industry-standard tools (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and related software).

Experience translating creative briefs and scripts into clear, engaging visual comps and story-driven layouts.

Ability to work with mixed-source assets (photos, illustrations, renders) and maintain coherent color, lighting, and style.

Cinematic beauty retouching experience.

Attention to detail in typography, framing, and visual hierarchy for title treatments and marketing copy.

Effective collaboration skills, including the ability to interpret feedback, communicate clearly, and iterate quickly.

Strong portfolio demonstrating comping, visual storytelling, and concept-driven design for agencies, studios, or similar environments.