Artist Remote & Hybrid Only Jobs in California

An Artist in the commercial art industry creates visual content for advertising campaigns, promotional materials, and product packaging. They are typically responsible for designing and creating visual elements such as logos, illustrations, layouts, and photos that help to sell a product or service. Their work often involves collaboration with marketers, copywriters, and art directors to ensure the visual elements align with the marketing objectives and brand identity.

Important skills for an Artist in the commercial art industry include creativity, and strong visual design and communication skills. They should also have proficiency in design software like Adobe Creative Suite. A degree in graphic design or a related field can be beneficial, and some positions may require professional certifications like Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) or Certified Graphic Designer from the Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC). Prior to becoming an artist in this industry, individuals often gain experience in roles such as Graphic Design Intern, Junior Graphic Designer, or Visual Communication Specialist.

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Storyboard/Design Artist

  • South Park
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 5 days ago
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 5 days ago

Comedy Central animated TV series, South Park, is looking for a passionate, artistic, and imaginative Storyboard/Design Artist with good drawing, design, and layout skills....

Hybrid

Video Editor Intern

  • Golden Hippo
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 8 days ago
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 8 days ago

Where A-Players Thrive. We're an employee-owned, vertically-integrated builder of some of America's most popular health & wellness brands. With over 1,000 team members across multiple companies,...

Remote Internship

Senior VFX Artist

  • Scopely
  • Culver City, CA
  • 20 days ago
  • Culver City, CA
  • 20 days ago

Work closely with the Art Director and technical artists to implement and expand upon VFX in our game. Work to develop pipelines and processes as they relate to our game's VFX....

Remote

Principal Character Technical Artist

  • 2K
  • San Mateo, CA
  • 23 days ago
  • San Mateo, CA
  • 23 days ago

DCC & Scripting: Expert proficiency in standard DCCs (Maya, Blender, Houdini) and strong scripting skills (Python, C++, or VEX) for tool and pipeline development....

Remote Hybrid

Senior VFX Artist - Art Center

  • Snail Inc.
  • Beverly Hills, CA
  • 30+ days ago
  • Beverly Hills, CA
  • 30+ days ago

About the Role We are seeking a Senior VFX Artist to unify and elevate real-time visual effects quality across multiple Unreal Engine projects....

Remote

Senior Previz Artist - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)

  • Blizzard Entertainment
  • Irvine, CA
  • 30+ days ago
  • Irvine, CA
  • 30+ days ago

Team Name: Cinematics Job Title: Senior Previz Artist - Temp (SFD / Cinematics) Requisition ID: R027363 Job Description: Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented Senior Previz Artist to assist...

Hybrid Temporary

Senior Environment Artist II - Unannounced Game Irvine, CA

  • Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
  • Irvine, CA
  • 45+ days ago
  • Irvine, CA
  • 45+ days ago

We are looking for a Senior Environment Artist to help craft a new, unannounced game for Blizzard....

Hybrid

Staff Digital Sculptor

  • Oura
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 45+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 45+ days ago

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep...

Remote Hybrid

Senior VFX Artist II - Unannounced Game Irvine, CA

  • Blizzard Entertainment
  • Irvine, CA
  • 60+ days ago
  • Irvine, CA
  • 60+ days ago

Experience with advanced VFX tooling such as Houdini, Substance, Ember Gen, etc....

Hybrid

Product Designer - Design, Dev, & AI Tools

  • FIGMA
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 60+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 60+ days ago

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma's platform helps teams bring ideas to life-whether you're brainstorming,...

Remote

Product Designer, Growth & Monetization

  • FIGMA
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 60+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 60+ days ago

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma's platform helps teams bring ideas to life-whether you're brainstorming,...

Remote

Product Designer, AI Models

  • FIGMA
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 60+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 60+ days ago

Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma's platform helps teams bring ideas to life-whether you're brainstorming,...

Remote

Senior Product Designer

  • GoFundMe
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 60+ days ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 60+ days ago

Want to help us help others? We're hiring! GoFundMe is the world's most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other. By uniting individuals and nonprofits in one...

Hybrid

Senior 3D Visualization and Animation Technical Artist

  • Sony
  • Culver City, CA
  • 60+ days ago
  • Culver City, CA
  • 60+ days ago

P osition S ummary Sony Corporation of America is looking for a skilled and experienced Senior 3D Visualization Animation Technical Artist to join our team in Culver City, CA....

Hybrid

Senior UI Artist II - Unannounced Game Irvine, CA or Albany, NY

  • Blizzard Entertainment
  • Irvine, CA
  • 90+ days ago
  • Irvine, CA
  • 90+ days ago

We are looking for a Senior UI Artist to help craft a new, unannounced game for Blizzard....

Hybrid

Demographic Data for California

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Salary for Artist Jobs in California

Estimated salary range based on data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and iHireCommercialArt research efforts.

Highest Education Level

Artists in California offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
65.4%
Master's Degree
13.0%
Associate's Degree
11.1%
High School or GED
4.6%
Vocational Degree or Certification
3.9%
Some College
1.0%
Doctorate Degree
0.8%
Some High School
0.2%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Artists in California
Less than 1 year
41.6%
4-6 years
27.0%
1-2 years
18.8%
2-4 years
12.1%
None
0.6%



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