Kim Herbst Email & Phone Number

https://kimherbst.artstation.com/https://www.kimherbst.comProfessional illustrator with 14 years of experience in game development, with a focus on art production pipelines, honing “look and feel” for games, and mentoring artists. Technical skills and application competency include:ARTISTIC Character Concepts • Illustration • Environment Design • Storyboarding • 2d Animation • VFXTECHNICAL Photoshop • Illustrator • Unity • Spine 2D • PyxelEdit • Jira • Excel • Slack • Gluon/Plastic SCM • FigmaSELECT ILLUSTRATION CLIENTSGoogle • Marvel • Supercell • Scholastic • Tor Books • Mtv • Comedy Central • National GeographicEXPERIENCEDouble Loop Games - Senior Concept Artist (2020 - 2023)- Developed art style, pipeline for art team, and art prefabs in Unity to streamline processes for the art team on Ashe Cove: A Merge Mystery and Puzzle Farm. - Red-lined and corrected ~60% of all art from 4 outsourcing studios and provided storyboard animation sequences for the OS animation team.- Supplied technical art documentation for increased efficiency of on-boarding new and current artists.- Supported team’s missing roles with UI, VFX and 2d Animation in Unity.- Mentored artists with scheduled educational sessions in Unity, Photoshop, and Spine 2D to broaden skills across the art team.- Responsible for key image resulting in exceptional (60%) store page conversion.Kongregate - Senior Artist (2015 - 2020)- Developed concepts and marketing materials for in-house and partnered games including Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards, TMNT: Mutant Madness, and Bit Heroes. - Helped support 10+ games with art and design including major license IPsPRIOR POSITIONS INCLUDE:Juicebox Games - Senior Artist- Mentored junior artists, developed art team pipeline, style, and game features for the company's flagship title, Honorbound.- Focused on 2D characters, environments, and logos.Zynga - Senior Concept Artist- Developed art team pipelines, marketing materials, and art styles for Treasure Isle, Zynga Slots, CityVille, Hidden Chronicles, as well as 4+ other games.- Focused on 2D characters, environments, marketing, and VFX animation.- Mentored artists and held scheduled educational sessions for Adobe applications to improve artists’ skill-sets.

Listed skills include Illustration, Flash, Photoshop, Animation, and 9 others.

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  Associate Art Director

  E-Line Media

  Jun 2024 - Present - San Francisco, California, United States

  - Set the Artistic Vision: Work with the team to define a unique look for the game,strongly differentiated from the traditional mobile gaming standards.- Define and deliver a unified, inspired visual experience that aligns with technicalrequirements and project aesthetic, narrative, and game-play goals.- Set and Drive Technical Art Needs: Collaborate with Engineering in the developmentof all art pipelines.- Asset Development: Deliver all visual game assets, directing supporting artists andteams where needed.- Manage the Art Pipeline: Coordinate with Production to manage deliverables,ensuring that milestones and deadlines are met.- Collaborate Across the Team: Communicate effectively and work closely with thegame development team across all disciplines as well as domain experts, marketing,and management to ensure the artistic vision supports the project goals.

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  Maryland Institute College Of Art

  Illustration