• Create game logos in vector and raster formats for development and marketing.
• Approve art layouts, copy design, and illustrative work for publication.
• Maintain in-depth and current knowledge of emerging industry trends
• Successfully resolved a range of complex artistic development issues.
• Create rough sketches for review, revision and approval.
• Train new creatives on responsibilities, agency procedures and client guidelines.

• Assisted students, graduates and alumni in preparing their resumes, on-line portfolios, demo reels and interviewing techniques.
• Provided one-on-one employment search assistance in the areas of graphic design, advertising, illustration and animation.
• Planned and executed job and internship fairs, focus groups, off-site student events and dynamic workshops.
• Attended portfolio shows to support graduates, give overall booth critique's and make employer introductions.

• Developed high resolution digital art for game logos, loading screens, character symbols, and UI designs.
• Met customer needs and accomplished creative visions by overseeing strategic, focused campaigns.
• Provided direction and supervision for team of art directors and designers.
• Preserved branding standards of assigned accounts while creating high-quality designs.
• Developed budget and negotiated contracts and quotes to ensure projects were completed within financial constraints.
• Leveraged in-depth knowledge of production methods, sound design and special effects.
• Supervised photoshoots to verify completion of quality deliverables.

• Created full color mixed media illustrations on trading cards based on licensed characters.
• Produced numerous sketches under deadline for national distribution and retail sales.
• Contributed to the production of trading card sets for Marvel Masterpieces, Ironman 2 etc.

• Proposed new game ideas, including game names, game play, bonus screens, symbols and animations.
• Created graphics and animations using traditional and cutting-edge techniques.
• Put together storyboards based on development choices, direction and cinematography.
• Developed designs for physical products, mailers and packaging.
• Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.

• Mentored Junior Artists in proper art building, spot and four color process color separation techniques.
• Organized and Managed the art department, signs department and quality control.
• Developed, designed, laid out and produced variety of technical illustrations for brochures, banners and signs.
• Generated digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing.
• Created beautiful, interactive print-ready graphics for licensed products to sell in retail stores and outlets.
• Maintained company website and updated with newly designed products and corporate announcements.
• Utilized knowledge of production to create high quality images.