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OVERVIEW:
Art Director and Artist with Computer Games and Web Design background, pursuing a career with a dynamic and creative company.
Proven abilities in art direction, creativity and web artistry, coupled with strong
organizational and management capabilities.
RELEVANT SKILLS:
• PC and Mac proficient
• Extensive skills in Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, MS Office, InDesign,
Dreamweaver, PowerPoint and related software
• Experienced leading teams of up to 15 contracted artists
• Experienced with licensed art and characters (Disney, SpongeBob, Barbie, etc…)
• Experienced meeting tight deadlines on several simultaneous projects
• Award-winning traditional artist
EXPERIENCE:
Lead artist for a variety of educational titles, ranging from learning games to adult education
Responsibilities:
• Manage all phases of art production, including budget estimates, storyboarding, asset matrices and tracking, and client communication
• Manage projects with budgets from $10,000 to $250,000
• Create high-quality art and animations of licensed characters, including SpongeBob, Barbie,
Hot Wheels, Dora the Explorer, and many others
• Manage teams of up to 15 contract artists, and review and coordinate art deliverables
• Design complete overhaul of look and feel for Flash-based company website
• Design complete look and feel for sub-company Golfing website
Selected Project/Client list Edutainment titles
• Barbie
• Rocket Power
• Fairly Oddparents
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• American Idol
• Hot Wheels
Supplemental learning
• Remedial reading and language skills
• English as a second language
• California Peace Officer Training
• Curriculum Supplements
Art teacher – responsibilities:
• Teach fine art basics to children aged 5-13
• Art supply sales
• Track inventory
• Continuous business training relating to running a
teaching studio
• Solicit and register new students
Graphic Artist, Casual Games division – responsibilities:
• Create backgrounds, avatars, interfaces and objects
for online games
• Collaborate with producers and fellow team members
to conceptualize new game ideas
Web & Multimedia Department Director/Designer
Art Department Director/Art Director/2D/3D Artist
Responsibilities:
• Oversee creative development of games and web sites
• Recruit, train and review artists
• Schedule talent based on interests, strengths and project needs
• Maintain high artistic standards for all products
• Define look and feel of all products
• Work with programmers for art delivery requirements
• Work with producer to determine milestones
• Ensure art team meets all milestones
• Maintain close communication with publisher throughout projects
• Create backgrounds, interfaces and objects for a variety of computer games
Art Department Director/ Art Director/2D/3D Artist
Responsibilities:
• Maintain all aspects of Art department, including
recruitment, training and reviews
• Maintain high artistic standards for all products
• Recruit, train and review artists
• Schedule talent based on interests, strengths and
project needs
• Ensure art team meets all milestones
• Create backgrounds, interfaces and objects for a variety of computer games
• Editor – booklet newsletter created in InDesign monthly for local dance association
• Created paintings for the movie productions of Looney Toons-Back in Action, 2003 and The Battle of Shaker Heights, 2003
• Commissioned for oil and pastel paintings with clients
in Los Angeles, Bay Area, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, and San Diego
• Logos and graphics created for various clients
EDUCATION:
Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA
• Illustrating Children’s Books
School of Communication Arts Raleigh, NC
Certificate: Computer Art and Animation
• Certificate program in 2D and 3D computer art
and animation
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
• Bachelor's Degree: Major: Advertising Minor: History
AFFILIATIONS:
Paint Night Groupxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
x2004 - Present
Pastel Society of San Diegoxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx2005 - Present
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