Ryan Benjamin Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Spearheaded artistic direction for Stan Lee Genesis games, achieving consistent creative excellence with a 95%+ quality rating and on-time delivery.• Led and mentored a team of 5+ art professionals through bi-weekly 1-on-1 sessions and continuous feedback, driving their professional growth.• Fostered strategic collaborations with studio design directors, executive producers, and key stakeholders to establish a unified vision for game franchises and potential projects.• Optimized production workflows, adapting team structures to meet the evolving needs of ongoing and future projects, leveraging cutting-edge technology.• Ensured a 90%+ visual consistency by working closely with art leads to translate concepts into captivating visuals, while maintaining visual style guides and creative briefs.• Supervised the creation of marketing assets for Stan Lee Genesis, while upholding brand standards and artistic guidelines, and cultivating strong relationships with external partners.

Burbank, California, Us

• Developed cover and interior art for a variety of comics and merchandise.

• Developed cover and interior art for a variety of comics.

San Mateo, California, Us

• Consulted with a leadership team of 5+ members to identify and tackle artistic challenges, establishing a captivating stylistic vision and maintaining high aesthetic standards for a AAA title.• Defined and implemented aesthetic pillars for 3+ major projects annually, ensuring meticulous execution that consistently achieved a 95%+ alignment with specifications.• Elevated artistic quality, optimizing assets for an audience of over 2 million players, leading to increased in-game revenue through 3 designs that became top sellers for in-game purchases.• Seamlessly integrated within a cross-functional team of 20+ directors, leads, and producers, providing art-driven solutions that streamlined project outcomes, reducing the need for revision rounds.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Published my creator-owned comic, Brothers Bond, through Webtoon as exclusive digital content. Created, co-wrote, and was the main artist for this series. • Nominated for the Eisner Award Best Digital Comic 2018.

Northridge, Ca, Us

Vampire Hunter D: Message from MarsLead Artist: Included concept, pencils, and inks, and colors. 5 Issues: 25 pages each issue

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• Coordinated, designed, and created visual assets for the animated TV show Mech X4.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Penciller & Inker and Color Assist for Overwatch Comics: Masquerade.

San Mateo, California, Us

• Led a diverse art team in developing essential art assets, fostering collaboration across multiple departments to ensure alignment with the project's overarching vision.• Directed an art campaign that enhanced production efficiency by +/-20%, saving unnecessary dev time.• Innovated artistic techniques, integrating motion comics and animation to elevate the storytelling experience.• Coordinated with directors and leads, readily adapting creative approaches based on their feedback and input.• Initiated a fresh art direction approach, inspiring the entire team to maintain production momentum and rally around a unified, cohesive vision.

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

• Created emojis for the popular communications app, Line. (Search the emoji library for DC Comics to see the art).

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• Created storyboards for the Ultimate Spiderman television show. • Strategized & interpreted the scripts and the director's vision and created a visual representation of the animation's narrative.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

• Developed a test animation from the ground up for the Oculus VR, utilizing Storyboards, 3d modeling, 3d animation, and Compositing as a test for the new current technology, using the Batman Animated intro.

• Illustrated Comic Books- WildCATS, Grifter, StormWatch, IronMan, Phantom Guard and more.

• Draw comics (cover art and sequential pages), concepts for DC Universe Online.

• Partnered with animation and visual development departments to create and conceptualize a range of art assets.• Conceptualized animation scenes using storyboard animatics and visual style guides to maintain consistency.• Constructed 3D models to fulfill the asset requirements for the development team, ensuring timely delivery without missing deadlines.