Looking for Character/Collectible Designer

I’m building a social fitness app centred around daily walking, streaks, friends and collectible characters. I’m looking for a talented character/creature designer to help establish the visual identity of the collection.

Users unlock companions through REAL walking achievements. They’re essentially digital trophies with personality — not Tamagotchi-style pets. No feeding, battles, XP, coins, weapons, etc.

The goal is simple: someone sees another user’s companion and thinks “That looks sick. How do I get that?”

Target: primarily 18–35.

I want the designs to feel premium, modern, distinctive, stylish and collectible, with strong silhouettes and enough personality for users to develop favourites.

I DON’T want generic cute blobs, childish pets, Pokémon copies, fantasy RPG monsters, excessive armour/weapons or obvious AI-looking designs.

I’m starting with 3 hero companions:

Moss — accessible early unlock. Friendly, relaxed, slightly sleepy and highly likeable.

Vyro — difficult/aspirational unlock. Agile, alert, confident and more visually striking.

Aureon — end-game Legendary (10M lifetime steps). Calm, powerful, prestigious and instantly recognisable.

All characters should share a consistent visual DNA so they clearly belong to the same universe.

Eventually they’ll become polished 3D animated characters with idle/breathing, walking, tap reactions, goal celebrations and unique unlock animations, so designs must translate well into 3D.

They’ll appear on profiles, leaderboards, unlock screens and TikTok/Instagram content, from small icons/silhouettes to full-screen reveals.

For this first stage I’m looking for visual direction, silhouette/concept exploration, colour/material ideas and polished character designs/turnarounds suitable for eventual 3D production.

I’m not just looking for someone to draw three descriptions — I want someone with strong character-design instincts who can help establish the visual language of an entire collectible universe.

Please send relevant character/creature/collectible work