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Creating both aspirational and production-ready concept art for upcoming seasons of Fortnite Battle Royale. Past seasons include: - Chapter 4 Season 1- Chapter 4 Season 2- Chapter 4 Season 3- Chapter 4 Season 4- Chapter 5 Season 1- Chapter 5 Season 2

Upcoming Unannounced Pc/Console IP: - Visual development and key art to establish tone and feel of the new IP- Critical environmental and character concept art creationInsurgency: Sandstorm- Live-Ops support- Onboarding OS studios via art direction- Identification, creation and implementation of brand style guidelines - Splash art and promotional illustrations for Operations Breakaway, Cold Blood and Exodus.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Developing concept and marketing artwork for current and upcoming titles.

Toronto, Canada Area

PROJECT: LEGO LEGACY: Heroes Unboxed (iOS)As Lead Artist I worked closely with key project stakeholders and the licensor to create the visual identity of the game via concepts, pitch documentation and other presentation materials. Once in production my responsibilities were to lead a team of interdisciplinary artists to produce that vision faithfully, on time and to improve my team’s abilities in the process.Create concept art, key art illustrations, animatic sequences, user experience flows, playblasts, 3d blockouts and various other art materials to ensure a singular vision for the project is carried out by the art team.Set visual benchmarks for asset fidelity, create style guidelines and production documentation to give internal teams a clear direction for the project and then help them to achieve it.Schedule, manage and track tasks for the project art department (10 artists) including quarterly performance evaluations, regular one on one discussion and setting of career goals to ensure artists were performing well and satisfied in their role on the project.

Toronto, Canada Area

Disney Magic Kingdoms (iOS)As Lead Concept Artist I oversaw a team of 3-5 concept artists, illustrators and UI artists to provide 2d art support for all the launch content for Disney Magic Kingdoms on iOS.Lead a small team of 2d artists in developing high quality concepts, assets, storyboards, paint overs and texture work for Disney Magic Kingdoms.Manage and task artists to fulfill all 2d work required for the project.Create and maintain style guides, game flow visualizations, and client art sheets.Facilitate discussion among departments in regards to the expectations set forth by the concepts to better ensure a successful execution down the pipeline.

Toronto, Ontario

My responsibilities as a 2d artist on Disney Magic Kingdoms included:- concept art creation- thumbnailing- gameplay fakes (rough & polished)- 3d paintovers- ui icon creation - in-game illustration- sequence storyboarding- model texturing support

Calgary, Alberta

During my time at Codano I oversaw all aspects of the art production, including management of external artists, on licensed web games for Nickelodeon Digital.Create sketches, concept art, polished static assets, flash animation and file optimization on games for three major Nickelodeon IPs including Spongebob Squarepants, The Legend of Korra and the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards.Ensure the project deliverables adhered strictly to brand style guidelines for major Nickelodeon franchisesCo-Design and Art Direct an unreleased tower-defense game for iOS.Manage and direct audio talent to ensure consistency throughout games.

Provide visual development/asset creation for a Science Alberta kids game.Update: This game won an ACE Award of Distinction for Creative Use of Technology in 2013

Calgary Alberta

Lead small teams to tackle creative problems for companies like WestJet, Telus, Suncor, BCLC, RCR, HSBC and many others. Created storyboards, mood boards, preliminary artwork, motion graphics, flash animation, branding guideline documents, concept illustration and interactive learning activities across a range of problems for diverse clientele.