Hello,
2d artist and game designer, with an experience over 50 released titles (consoles and phones), at your service.
I also have a skilled team at hand, in a company who's building a social network, which may be of use to develop your game, as they are currently doing with a concept of mine.
Frankly, any 4-figures amount of USD won't get you nowhere close of something good (it's best to keep your money). So I'd like to propose you something more collaborative
My own skills are :
Art : photoshop, pixel, traditional animation, illustrator... and a bit of 3D
Design : IA, balancing, core mechanisms, UI, level design, social aspects..
I don't code. however, i have some grasp of programming through Basic, Pascal and a bit of java. makes lots of technical discussion easier and more productive.
You can check my portfolio as a proof of my works, Feel free to ask me quesitons or info about gamedesign.