Jonathan Rush Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Rockville, Maryland, US

Rockville, Maryland, US

• Fallout 76 Updates (PC, Xbox, PS)
• Art direction consistent with Fallout style and lore for concept, character, environment, VFX, and animation.
• Design and creative direction of 1,000+ unique offerings for the online marketplace, and season pass.
• Ideation and direction of quarterly marketing beats to promote new in-game content.
• E3 2021 “the PITT” trailer: wrote the initial script and storyboard, as well as produced, and directed from start to finish.
• Management of Art Production in Jira, including issue creation, estimates, load balancing, and bug triage.

Rockville, Maryland, US

• Fallout 76 (PC, Xbox, PS)
• Daily art feedback consistent with Fallout style and lore for concept, character, and animation.
• Assisted team in transition to PBR within Substance Painter, Designer, and Quixel Suite.
• Direct involvement in the studio’s hiring process across multiple departments.
• Lead a team of 3 internal character artists.
• Responsible for annual reviews with the Character Art team.

Prey (PC, XBox One, PS4), Doom 4 (PC, Xbox One, PS4), BattleCry (PC, PS4)- A founding member of BattleCry Studios - Assistance in talent acquisition and staffing for multiple departments.- Managed artists across multiple disciplines: character, concept, and environment.- Lead a team of 4 internal character artists, and 12 remote contractors.- Daily.

Sherman Oaks, CA, US

I have created a 6 week workshop for CGMA focusing on the practical use of Photogrammetry as an asset creation technique within a pseudo-game-studio setting.Students are instructed on:- Principles of basic photography.- Different types of photogrammetry shooting scenarios.- How to create a game-ready mesh with UV's using industry standard tools.- PBR.

Burlington, VT, US

I served as a Professor Adjunct for the "Advanced Seminar: Art and Animation" course.This was a senior level course in which the students chose the projects they would like to create for the term, with the end goal being the inclusion of industry-standard pieces for their portfolios.

Edmonton, Alberta, CA

Star Wars - The Old Republic (PC)- Shipped the initial launch of the game and subsequent updates.- Managed 4 internal artists, and 10-12 external contractors.- Provided time frames to be used in scheduling by Production.- Streamlined art processes on-site for external contractors in Russia.- Trouble shooting tools, and art process issues.- Daily critique.

Adelaide, South Australia, AU

I created and hosted a nine week online course for the popular computer graphics forum, CGTalk.com. This course was centered around the techniques and practices associated with creating character art within a modern pseudo studio setting. I also created and hosted a three week workshop entitled 'Modern Game Art: Weapons.' The students began with a simple.

Tomb Raider Underworld (Xbox360, Wii, PS2), Tomb Raider Anniversary Edition (XBox360, Wii, PS2, PSP), NFL Street 3 (PS2, PSP)- Direct involvement in interviewing candidates for various departments.- Drafted the character creation pipeline based on new tool sets.- Provided time frames to be used in scheduling by Project Management.- Developed a structured.

Santa Monica, California, US

GUN (XBox360, XBox, PS2, GC, PC), Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (XBox360, XBox, PS2, GC, PC) - Responsible for character concepts, models, textures, and rigging.- Creation of various environmental assets. - In-depth research and studying of the old west for myself and others.- Assisted other artists with technical and artistic inquiries.

Ventura, California, US

MTX Mototrax (XBox, PS2), MX World Tour (XBox, PS2)- Responsible for the models, textures, and lighting for the Daytona track.- Creation of various environmental assets.- Direct involvement in interviewing candidates for art vacancies.- Received and refined design documents for future projects.- Supervised maintenance and consistency of original visual.

US

ESPN College Hoops (XBox, PS2, GC), ESPN NHL (XBox, PS2, GC)- Responsible for the creation of 80 team mascots: models, textures, and rigging. - UV mapping and textures for the base basketball, and hockey uniforms.