Aniruddha Kochrekar Email & Phone Number

Thane, Mh, In

Mumbai Area, India

At Games24x7, my leadership in creative design and art has been instrumental in driving My11Circle's brand to new heights. With a hands-on approach, I've fostered collaboration across multiple teams, ensuring high-quality project delivery that aligns with our growth strategies. My tenure has been marked by a commitment to creative excellence, demonstrated through the ideation and execution of memorable branding and marketing initiatives that resonate with our audience.My expertise lies in navigating the intricacies of creative branding within the dynamic fantasy sports industry. By directing diverse creative resources and maintaining a consumer-centric approach, I've successfully contributed to our organization's vision. My role as a Senior Manager for My11Circle's creative endeavors highlights my ability to meld strategic thinking with artistic insight, positioning us as an official partner of the Tata IPL. My efforts helped me in earning recognition with the My11Circle Champion 2023 award. Team size handled- 7 senior & mid level resources, 3 third party junior resources, amplification agency team, CGI studio team & various photography vendors.Projects: IPL 2023, 2024 | World Cup 2022, 2023, 2024 | Asia Cup 2022, 2023 | BBL 2022, 2023 | Pro Kabaddi | Snakes & Ladders launch | Basketball launch

Mumbai Area, India

Predominantly responsible for the creation of promotional collaterals, product pages and elements, live event assets for My11Circle- fantasy sports app & Rummy Circle | Management of the third party resources | Supervision and mentorship of senior & junior resources | Coordination across the brand, creative, product and campaign team. Projects: IPL 2019, 2021, 2022 | World Cup 2019, 2021 | BBL 2019, 2021

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Responsible for leading and directing the art team in creating quality in-flight games (IFE) | Coordinating between games department across design, arts, development, QA and international studios/teams | Taking care of the art deliveries | Conducting art scrums, mentoring juniors and updating them with current market trends. Team size handled- 9 senior & mid level resourcesProjects: Hasbro Boggle | Color Rush | No Speed Limit | Children's Zoo

Pune Area, India

Responsible for leading the project team, setting the art styles and taking care of the timely deliveries | Story-boarding, penciling, inking, coloring and compositing of the comic book pages | Mentoring and guiding junior artists.Team size handled- 4 mid level resources.Projects: Hello Maestro- Once upon a time, Man series

Navi Mumbai

Responsible for creation of graphics for games, portals & applications for DTH & mobile platforms | Mentoring junior and trainee artists.Team size handled- 3 mid & junior level resources.Projects: Cars- Desert Dash | Jungle Book 2- Jungle Boogie | Ratatouille- Kitchen Chaos | Chota Bheem & the throne of Bali | Emotional Atyachaar season 4

Pune Area, India

Responsible for creation of 2 dimensional game characters, animations, user interface screens, backgrounds, level maps, model sheets and animated walk-through. Team size handled- 2 junior level resources.Projects: Tom Hanks' Electric City (game for animated series) | Blackjack | Snow White

Thane Hiranandani

Responsible for leading a team of 11 members for story book illustrations project which was officially acknowledged for its quality and delivery before the set deadline | Worked as a Flash artist which included creating illustrations and animations for Pearson publishing. Team size handled- 10 mid & junior level resources.Projects: Animated courses and rhymes | Story-book illustrations

Hyderabad Area, India

Predominantly responsible for creation of 2 dimensional game characters, animations, user interface screens, backgrounds and level designs for official X-men Origins Wolverine blockbuster movie based AAA mobile game. Projects: X-men Origins Wolverine | Yahtzee | Tiger Woods | Monopoly

Andheri Saki Naka

Responsible for creation of 2 dimensional graphics for mobile, online and desktop games | Solely responsible for the game graphics for the Golden Cursor Animation 2008 award winning official mobile game for the movie Ghatothkach | Porting the graphics for Nintendo-DS demo version.Projects: Ghatothkach | Manorama | Naya Daur

Tardeo/Lower Parel

Appointed as an illustrator/pixel artist and promoted as a content team lead | Responsible for the creation of pixel art based game graphics for casual j2me games for genres like racing, shoot'em up, arcade, action and sports | Worked on more than 40 casual games in a tight deadline of a week or two per game including international clients and branded games | Created black & white CDMA mobile game graphics and animated screensavers and wallpapers. Team size handled- 2 junior level resources.Projects: Sony CID | Deal or no deal | Naina | Anthony kaun hai | Thums-up Everest challenge | 40+ casual games

Worli

Worked as a Freelance Cartoonist while studying for my Diploma in Commercial Arts in L.S. Raheja school of arts, Bandra. The cartoons based on bollywood news and celebrities, sportspersons, politicians, college campus etc featured in many of the bi-weekly issues of the magazine.

Gd Arts, Commercial Arts

Foundation, Art