• Concept innovative designs whilst delivering customary game design.• Solve design issues that occur during production. • Mentor artists and suggest design changes to meet production criteria. • Oversee and lead game production with senior and games artists.• Inspire, motivate and manage a large team of creative talent.• Recruitment, dotted-line and direct reports.• Contact point for producers, senior games designer and VP of Content production.• Create Concept documents for internal and external customers.• Create Art Brief documentation for necessary visual direction, theme, design achievements and animation overview. • Deliver and monitor art estimations.• Sign off production art prior game release.• Schedule and prioritise studio work based on roadmap delivery.• Ability to understand and convert concept documents, art brief and design requests into production art.• Deliver final production art to software development within estimated timeframes.• Split production art accurately and efficiently for code implementation.• Proficient with all in-house game development software.• Ability to create Omni channel artwork with the understanding of multiple platform requirements.• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously whilst maintaining and delivering production quality.• Extensive production knowledge and software skills capable of delivering all art requirements from pre-production to final release. • Resolve production problems accordingly and within schedule.• Understanding of hardware restrictions when creating production art. • Ability to build a respectable working relationship with software developers and other departments.• Communicate ideas and problems clearly and efficiently with tact and diplomacy.• Be able to work alone, and as part of a team.• Pay precise attention to detail.• Creative flair.

Lead Artist for K9 Games which is part of a Studio Structure within Inspired. My key responsibilities are to work closely with the Studio Producer and Graphics Manager to deliver graphics for roadmap games. I am responsible for the look, feel and quality of graphics required for each game and making sure it meets the requirements of the Studio Producer. I encompass the whole development of a game from concept to completion, working with and coaching the allocated Graphic Artist for a games production.Other responsibilities include game estimation cost, time estimations, backlogging task and organising Jira task for colleagues. • Responsible for conceptualization, implementation and production of a games Art, setting standards for the artist to follow.• Coach team members on how to achieve the standards expected of Inspired • Suggest improvements and alterations to maintain and improve quality of work • Work closely with the Graphics Manager to determine creative and technical standards and implement the best tools and techniques.• Monitoring Artists to ensure they are working to schedule and deliver projects on time within budget.• To determine what art resource is needed and when more is required.

Graphic designer and game developer for the number one UK gaming pub quiz manufacturer.Responsible for core design, branding and support of Fatspanner website.Rebranding company logo and attracts for promotional material.Managing multiple projects simultaneously to hit tight target deadlinesOriginator and project manager of internal brand Blue Chilli GamesMarketing and structuring of promotional material using social networking sites.Creative design of licenced products including Jimmy Whites Whirlwind Snooker, Star Wars, Russell Grants star lines.System menu designs for skill with prizes, pub reel based gambling machines.Managing all art work for internal software teamSupporting four internal programmers on multiple projects. Being able to provide programmers with art work to suit requirements and deadlines.Variety of gaming experience includes Ladbrokes casino games (FOBT), Pub reel base gambling machines (AWP), Skill with prizes pub machines (SWP).Design and development of multi format games on Android, Kindle Fire and IOS (Iphone,Ipad,Ipod).

Music video, live action film and animation project development, pre-production, production and post-production.Traditional Animation workshop coordinator including stop motion, charcoal and chalk, drawn, cut out and photography.Producer of short ive action films and animation.Director of short live action films and animation.Commissioned mural Artwork, glass painting, canvas paintings, model making, character design and development.