Jake Higgs Email & Phone Number

Responsibilities include:- Level building and set dressing in Unreal Engine 5.- Modelling and Texturing environment set pieces and props.- Lighting game levels in Unreal Engine 5.- Managing, mentoring and providing feedback to the junior art team. - Tracking and assigning tasks to the junior art team.- Research and development of environment art pipelines and processes for Unreal Engine 5.- Engaging in high level discussions with the Art Director, senior artists and production staff to develop best working practices, propose level building solutions and provide creative input in relation to the projects visual style and quality.

Responsibilities include:- Level building and set dressing in Unreal Engine 5.- Modelling and Texturing environment set pieces and props.- Lighting game levels in Unreal Engine 5.- Providing mentorship, feedback and direction to junior level artists.- Research and development of environment art pipelines and processes for Unreal Engine 5.- Communicating with Art Director to ensure the environment art developed is consistent with the projects artistic vison and direction.

Canberra, Australia

Clients Include:- ApeManRobot - Arena of Valor Harley Quinn CG Trailer- Plastic Wax - Battle Kitty (Netflix) / SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake – Announcement Trailer- Uppercut Games - Submerged: Hidden Depths (PlayStation, Xbox, PC)- Counterplay Games - Godfall (PC, PS4, PS5)- Upsurge Studios - Unreleased Projects- Krome Studios - The Bard's Tale Trilogy (PC, Xbox One)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Responsibilities include:- Modelling and texturing environment set pieces and props.- Laying out and building digital sets. - Effectively repurposing and implementing sourced models and textures.- Troubleshooting and optimising assets and scenes.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Responsibilities include: - Modelling and Texturing environment set pieces and props.- Effectively repurposing existing assets to support the defined art style.- Assisting with layout and composition in relation to provided concept art and storyboards.- Working with animation departments to ensure scene composition supports and compliments the overall animation.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Responsibilities include: - Modelling and Texturing environment set pieces and props. - Communicating with department leads to implement client feedback. - Working with rigging departments to ensure assets are correctly prepared for animation.

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Responsibilities include:- Modelling and Texturing large scale environment set pieces- Modelling and Texturing game props- Optimising existing game assets for target platform specifications- Developing efficient LOD meshes to assist with achieving performance benchmarks

San Francisco, California.

Responsibilities include:- Set dressing and level layout- Improving existing game level layout and designs- Optimising geometry, lighting, post processing and VFX to assist with achieving performance benchmarks- Level building research and development

Responsibilities include:- Designing, modelling and texturing modular dungeon assets - Modelling and texturing building assets - Communicating with client to determine project requirements - Self-management to complete tasks to deadlines

Responsibilities include:- Developing 3D previsualization block out models- Modelling and texturing game props- Digital lighting and post-processing for cinematics in UE4- Optimising existing game models for target platform specifications

Canberra, Australia

Responsibilities include:- Teaching full time Advanced Diploma screen and game art courses- Teaching part time Certificate II and III courses- Assessing students in accordance with Vocational Education and Training guidelines- Planning and developing teaching resources for Advanced Diplomascreen and game art courses- Attending marketing and promotional events

Sydney, Australia

Responsibilities include:- Modelling and Texturing low poly game props- Set dressing and level design- Rigging and Animating- Communicating with art leads to solve issues based on Client feedback

Josh Lynch - Pbr Materials Mentorship

Ue4 Modular Environments By Clinton Crumpler

Advanced Diploma Of Professional Game Development Specialising In Art

Year 12 Certificate, 3D Animation