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Madison, Wi, Us

Madison, Wi, Us

• Work with CPO on long-term creative vision for all Per Blue products. • Lead all U/X across multiple projects in the US, encompassing all of the company's Interaction, Visual, Research, Content, and Audio • Direct and manage marketing and brand.• Work on prototypes and art pipelines with teams.• Supervise multiple outsourcing development studios for all games and apps.• Work closely with the Executive Producers to plan schedules, asset lists, art bibles, and workflows.• Hiring manager for the creative department and the assignment of teams.• Manage performance expectations and provide regular feedback to improve employee performance.

• Work with CEO and other department heads to come up with the company vision.• Define UI/UX for products• Interact closely with the department heads to identify potential problems and manage critical trade offs between budgets, quality, resources, and schedule.• Set visual goals for our products.• Establish and manage outsourcers quality, schedule, and budgets.• Hiring manager for the art department.• Contribute and evaluate tech for our prototypes, apps, and games.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Rosetta Stone UX/UI Studio (IOS, Android) • Establish long-term creative vision for all of Rosetta Stone Kids products.• Define the look of all UI/UX Rosetta Stone mobile apps • Develop and implement UI/UX creative processes and workflows • Collaborate with marketing, sales, finance, product team, analytics, and executive management.• Supervise development of all outsourcing for games and apps.• Work closely with the producers and senior leadership to help identify potential problems and manage critical tradeoffs between quality, resources, and schedule.• Evaluate and work with external third-party vendors to deliver creative assets.• Clearly communicate performance expectations and provide regular feedback to improve employee performance.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Rosetta Stone Kids game division and UX/UI Studio (Ipad, Iphone, Android)• Manage Company visual direction for all titles• Work with a core team of Creative Directors to establish future products for the company• Supervise development of all outsourcing for games and apps • Create prototypes and concept art for all games and apps• Review schedules of external partners as well as internal teams• Coordinate with multiple outsourcers to develop in game art assets• Review art assets internal and external to meet studio and product goals• Work with marketing and licensing groups on brand development for all Apps and games• Work with VP and directors to meet company goals• Work with directors to facilitate and develop pipelines for all disciplines

Burbank, Ca, Us

Studio Art Director2010-Current• Create and oversee studio wide visual objectives for all titles• Supervise development of Art Directors for all game teams • Create standard workflows for the studio, prototyping and in game asset creation• Review schedules for all art disciplines internal and external to meet studio goals• Hiring manager for project team members and the assignment of game teams• Coordinate with multiple outsourcers to develop in game art assets• Review art internal and external to meet studio and product goals• Work with marketing and licensing groups on brand development for Epic Mickey and other franchises in the studio• Mentor Art Directors and artist's studio wide through training, workshops, and career management• Work with Studio GM and other discipline directors to meet studio goals. • Assess technologies with Studio Technical Director and team to improve workflows and increase visual quality of studio products.• Work with Studio directors to facilitate and develop pipelines for all art disciplines

• Create objectives for the Art Department• Supervise development of art for 45+ artists across all disciplines including: concept, environments, characters, VFX, UI, and cinematic.• Mentor artists through training, workshops, and career management • Create schedules for all art disciplines internal and external to meet studio goals• Hiring manager for project team members and the assignment of roles• Coordinate with multiple outsourcers to develop in game art assets• Work with Studio directors to facilitate and develop pipelines for all art disciplines • Facilitate and review art internal and external to meet studio and product goals• Work with marketing and licensing groups on brand development.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

• Coordinate all football assets, tools, and schedules to achieve desired results• Work with team leads to assign work and monitor progress of Art content• Establish and communicate project goals, objectives, plans and milestones to the project team and Executive Producers from concept to final production• Knowledge of software development, project management andperformance management. Ability to facilitate and mediate between varied departments each with unique needs• Facilitate communication according to overall communication plan and ensure all stakeholders are provided necessary information at appropriate times• Influence selection of project team members and the assignment of component roles• Provide and assist team with their Development plans and Provide motivational leadership• Balance ideal outcomes (e.g., game play, technical solutions, visual quality) and project scope against business constraints (time, cost, quality)

Redwood City, Ca, Us

• Understand and communicate to the team the “Big Picture” visual elements of the game.• Develop and maintain documentation of process, pipelines and schedules• Mentor/manage and lead a team by example, with the ability to role out new technologies• Communicate artistic vision to product team/franchise• Team building and performance appraisals of team members.• Expert modeling, texturing, and UV mapping ability• Working with Producers to develop the Art Asset Bible and aid in establishing a realistic and reliable task list and schedule for all art deliverables• Work with outsourcing partners to provide in-game assets to the team• Aid in the reviews of Art Direction and lead team to the desired art directors vision• Work closely with Programmers and Technical Artists to develop stream lined process’ andtools for next-gen assets from characters to environments• Prepare storyboards, presentations, and video production

Redwood City, Ca, Us

• Created Texture Art for two AAA console game titles• Worked with Art director on overall visual development of two AAA console game• Strong understanding of form and composition, color and lighting• Strong modeling, texturing, and UV mapping ability• Prepare storyboards and presentations• Video production

• Creation of Front End art assets consistent with a given project style, including menus, overlays,and other onscreen displays for Bvlgari, Gucci, AnnTaylor, and Chanel. • Worked directly with the Creative Director and producers to develop new styles• Researched, evaluated and rolled out new technologies• Designed packaging for Corporate Brand Software• Worked with the A/V department on video concepts• Video editing and compositing from online to televised commercials• Worked with Creative Director on scheduling graphic production• Advanced knowledge of 2D art manipulation software (i.e. Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Director, etc)