Art Director, Art Lead, Illustrator
Client side Art Director in marketing for Supercell's marquee games and properties in development. I work with some of the best animation studios internationally to produce animation and short form storytelling that amplifies our games and brand. https://youtu.be/x8KlyR7WDZE for a roundtable from lightbox expo that digs into our process.
February 2017
- Present
California, United States
Adjunct Professor in Entertainment Design
Teaching courses in illustration, and concept design, working with some seriously bright and motivated individuals.
September 2016
- June 2017
Washington, United States
Freelance Art Director
Art Director, managing and working alongside fellow freelancers and a core team of in house artists and designers. Clients Include Envision Entertainment GmbH; and Imbellus.
My responsibilities included: overall Art direction, Character design, Environment design, Concept, Animation, UI/UX, FX direction, Scheduling, Story/Design development, and advocating for the team's best work.
March 2016
- February 2017
Washington, United States
Art Director, Lead Artist, Freelance
Art Director, managing and working alongside a great team doing great work.
My responsibilities included: overall Art direction, Character design, Environment design, Concept, Animation, UI/UX, FX direction, Scheduling, Story/Design development, Marketing Materials, and advocating for the team's best work.
July 2014
- March 2016
Germany
Sr. Illustrator/Lead Artist
Created backgrounds, environments, premium costumes, and NPC characters for the MMOs, as well as backgrounds and spot illustration for related iOs apps and Pixie Hollow, and other Disney related marketing materials for properties such as Club Penguin iOs.
April 2008
- July 2014
California, United States
Lead Illustrator and Designer
Created Vector illustrations/ Animations in collaboration with instructional designers. Illustrations and Animations used in award winning interactive technical training curriculum.
August 2005
- April 2008
Torrance, California, United States