Edward Duff

Visual Artist

Dublin, Ireland
I am a digital and traditional artist currently working in Dublin, Ireland. I received an Honors Degree in Animation in May 2015. Currently working in Dublin City as an Art Director/Background Designer/Motion Graphics artist and Editor. I am an Aspiring Painter and Background artist. I value creativity, efficiency and co-operation, and I am always committed to improving myself and my work.

Work Experience

Treehouse Republic

Story Board Artist and Background Artist

Creating story boards for animated sequences

Developing background art for multiple animations
September 2016 - Present Dublin, Ireland

Treehouse Republic

Motion Graphics Animator; Editor

Motion Graphics Animator and Editor.

Ensured that all creative designs represented the Amway brand.

Organized and maintained files for production and distribution.

Assisted in maintaining archive of graphic files.

Communicated with senior team members and receive feedback.

Supported the design team throughout the execution of campaigns and projects.

Remained attentive to details at the proofing stages for all deliverables.



Conveyed ideas into actionable visual executions.


Regularly participated in team production meetings providing updates and input on all projects in the pipeline.


Worked closely with Design Team and Art Director to ensure execution of consistent brand standards across all materials.


May 2016 - November 2016 Dublin, Ireland

Pewter Games Studios

Art Director; Background Artist

Lead Background Designer and Art Director of a video game project 'The Little Acre'

Worked from a script with a copywriter and other members of the creative team, generating ideas to present to the producers

Worked on designs in order to produce an enjoyable player experience

Hiring specialists, such as artists and animators, to work on 'the little acre'

Working within a budget

Creating background keys

Setting up scenes within unity

Editing the final results

Editing and compositing within After Effects and Premiere

August 2013 - Present Ireland

Magpie 6 Media

Animator

Key Pose Animator on TV show 'The Travels of Young Marco Polo'
May 2013 - August 2013 Dublin, Ireland

RUARED

Motion Graphic Designer

Motion Graphic Designer for 'Unwrapped'
September 2013 - September 2013 Dublin, Ireland

CPL Solutions

Service Desk Coach

From my time in IT I learned to how to be fully capable and literate at solving Network, Hardware and software issues on both Server side and Client side. This knowledge has greatly helped me in my creative career as losing time due to technical issues can be a huge problem.

My fundamental knowledge of applications has also made creative applications more accessible to me, both creatively and technically. This has made me a very valuable member of a creative team.
January 2011 - January 2013 Ireland

Education

University Of Wolverhampton

BA HONS Animation

September 2014 - Present Dublin, Ireland

Ballyfermot College Of Further Education

HND in Illustration

September 2012 - May 2013 Dublin, Ireland

Languages

English (Native),

Skills

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, Computer Hardware Technition, Digital Art, Digital Painting, Illustration, Tradition Media,