Monica Benya Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

I work on avatar outfits, props and environments for the cross platform game Rec Room!

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Worked as a remote character artist for DomiNations. Made 5 characters as well as beauty renders.

Orlando, Florida Area

Responsible for modeling, UVing, and texturing environments, props and characters for a variety of projects.

Savannah, Georgia Area

Senior game made in Unity. Created stylized characters, assets and textures. Served as Project Lead, effectively leading the team and used Agile for project management.

As a Community Assistant, I am tasked with managing a staff of RA'S, handling administrative work in the office, facilitating meaningful large scale programming that appeals to the needs of a residence halls, and communicating with professional staff members. I support my staff with mentoring and guidance while also striving to push my own professional development while working with full time staff.

Savannah, Georgia Area

I was lead character artist and Unreal Engine Supervisor on a film called Under Your Skin. The film was rendered exclusively in Unreal Engine. I modeled several characters and worked closely with riggers to assure proper articulation. I also worked as a tech artist to achieve desired look and effects of the film. The film is currently still in production, and I will post a link to it when it is finished!

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Worked as a remote intern on an educational mobile game that teaches children how to read. Worked on realistic low poly environmental assets and textures.

Savannah, Georgia Area

I was brought on to work on a collaboration with Google and the Savannah College of Art and Design. While communicating with Google mentors, my team and I designed and prototyped an AR phone application in 9 weeks, culminating in a trip to San Francisco to present the final project to Google. In the context of this project I worked as a 3D artist, concept developer and was the lead concept artist.

As a STEAM camp instructor, I was tasked with teaching groups of children between the ages of 9 and 14. I was responsible for lesson planning, instruction and watching over them. I taught both Robotics and Game Programming.

As a Resident Assistant I oversaw a hall of 50 residents and facilitated programming that fulfilled their needs and improved their experience living in the residence halls. I served as a point of reference in the hall as well as enforced policies that ensured the safety of all residents.