Bailey Kalesti

Artist & Editor

Work Experience

Stray Bombay

Senior Visual & UI Designer

May 2021 - Present Washington, United States

Bungie

Senior Visual Designer

May 2020 - April 2021 Washington, United States

Blizzard Entertainment

Senior UI Artist

- Led the graphic design and motion graphics direction for an unannounced game.
- Helped build and maintain a close-knit and high-functioning team for an unannounced game.
- Developed the branding for War Chest and the final UI revamp for StarCraft II.
- Designed UI art and helped out the Overwatch game team.
February 2017 - October 2019 California, United States

Forma Pictures

Film Editor / Artist / Animator

- Formed studio and developed working relationships with a wide variety of business clientele.
- Created animated commercials from inception to completion.
- Art direction for an indie mobile game.
- Developed the branding for a leading 3D printing software company.
- Launched Behind the Cinematic, the leading site for game cinematics.

- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Animated Commercials/Promos
- Film Editing
- User Interface Design (Games & Films)
- Main Titles
July 2014 - February 2017 California, United States

Amazon.com

UI & Motion Graphic Artist

- Directed a small team over the course of a month to create a game trailer.
- Designed and animated motion graphics for multiple games and dozens of trailers.
- Created user interface art and layouts for four different games.
- Pitched multiple game ideas to the entire studio and led a game prototype team of six people.
- Interviewed dozens of art, design, and engineering candidates for the studio.
February 2012 - July 2014 California, United States

Amazon.com

3D Game Artist

- Modeled and textured game assets for three different games.
- Captured and edited gameplay footage for over 100 games.
October 2008 - February 2012 California, United States

Reflexive Entertainment

Game Artist

- Worked on two shipped games as a graphic artist.
August 2007 - October 2008 California, United States