Sumesh Pillai

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Art Director at Cympl Studios @ Cympl Studios
pune, maharashtra, india
Sumesh Pillai's Location
Thane, Maharashtra, India, India
About Sumesh Pillai

I have over 15 years experience in art direction and applying user experience (UX) specifically for casual mobile F2P video games.I'm a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Sir JJ Institute of Applied Art and specialized in illustration. I got my professional start in 2005 drawing cartoons and caricatures for the youth magazine called JAM (Just Another Magazine) in Mumbai.I was with Games2win Pvt. Ltd for almost 10 years between 2009-2019 as Art Director, I contributed hands- on to many projects for both web and mobile platforms. I worked on multiple sub-categories of casual games like driving-simulators, role-playing, fashion, dress-up, runner, puzzle, match-3, virtual-world, idle tycoon and quiz. Currently I am with Cympl Studios Pvt Ltd. as an Art Director. I mainly drive the art and UX of Time Management Simulation Games.

Sumesh Pillai's Current Company Details
Cympl Studios

Cympl Studios

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Art Director at Cympl Studios
pune, maharashtra, india
Website:
cymplstudios.com
Employees:
58
Sumesh Pillai Work Experience Details
  • Cympl Studios
    Art Director
    Cympl Studios Jun 2021 - Present
    ● Part of core leadership team and owner of Art-UI-UX.● Responsible for planning, execution and quality of all the art requirements of the company. ● Managing and Mentoring the art team.● Support the Product Managers to plan and improve the game features and meet the KPIs● Collaborate with the game design team to propose and implement UX solutions.● Provide feedbacks and make sure the experience is consistent across all the platforms
  • Games2Win India Pvt Ltd
    Art Consultant
    Games2Win India Pvt Ltd Feb 2017 - Oct 2019
    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    ● Mentoring the art team.● Design User Interface● Fulfil the requirements of Concept Art, Illustration and other art assets required in the games.
  • Games2Win India Pvt Ltd
    Art Director
    Games2Win India Pvt Ltd Apr 2015 - Feb 2017
    Mumbai Area, India
    ● Lead the art team; managed the visual direction throughout development & lifecycle of the game.● Understand and facilitate the production requirement. ● Hired vendors and outsourcing the artwork to the freelancers to manage the timelines as well as the budget.● Direct efforts right from idea generation stage, produced sketches and discussed ideas for every aspect of the game, from the storyline to the design to the gameplay and the user interface.● Collaborated with other team members to implement and iterate on overall game vision.● Ensured quality, consistency, and compliance of graphic production throughout the production process.● Controlled budgets, planned & managed art resources, as well as the production process.
  • Games2Win India Pvt Ltd
    Jr. Art Director
    Games2Win India Pvt Ltd Mar 2009 - Mar 2015
    Mumbai Area, India
    ● Develop Concepts, Wireframes, Story-Boards, illustrations and User Interface. ● Assisted the art director with the team management and ensured the timely delivery of all art requirements.● Quality Control of all the art produced in the company.● Managed all the art assets of the company.● Gave creative inputs to creative writers and game designers. ● Helped production and project managers to determine the scope of art in the project.
  • Animedia Interactive
    Art Team Lead
    Animedia Interactive Aug 2008 - Jan 2009
    Mumbai Area, India
    ● Supervised and supported Art Team through the production & pre-production process● Gave ideas and creative inputs Game Designers, Writers, Animators & Programmers● Conceptualized and designed interfaces for multimedia games, products and devices● Defined goals, clarified direction and collected and conveyed thoughts on best practices
  • Aryan Media
    Head Of Art
    Aryan Media May 2007 - Jul 2008
    Mumbai Area, India
    ● Developed ideas and created artworks for the games produced for the inhouse gaming portal like www.kheloyaar.com and the client portals like Reliance's www.zapak.com● Designed websites for the client groups like Sopariwala and Hiranandani such as www.hiranandanihospital.com, mellowtrade.com, www.hakonefun.com and www.hawkersmenace.com● Created Animated sales pitch marketing presentations for a multinational company like Infosys Some of the key products are Know-Your-Client (KYC), New-Account- Opening (NAO), Global-Payment-System (GPS), and Integration Business Solution (IBS)
  • Ettamina Studios
    Concept Artist - Illustrator
    Ettamina Studios Apr 2007 - Dec 2007
    Mumbai Area, India
    ● Created characters concepts sketches for animation films.● Gave new ideas for animation projects.● Create illustrations for Children's Story Books
  • Jam Venture Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
    Editorial Cartoonist
    Jam Venture Publishing Pvt. Ltd. Dec 2004 - Mar 2007
    Mumbai Area, India
    ● Visualized and created cover illustrations-cartoons-caricatures for the JAM (Just Another Magazine).● Helped the editorial and writing team to develop spoofs and cartoons which were mostly focused on the topics of films, sports and political celebrities.● Supported the design team to design magazine design and pages to meet the printing deadline.

Sumesh Pillai Education Details

  • Sir J J Institute Of Applied Art Dr D N Road Mumbai 400 001 (Applied Art)
    Sir J J Institute Of Applied Art Dr D N Road Mumbai 400 001 (Applied Art)
    Illustration
  • Human Factors International
    Human Factors International
    Certified Usability Analyst
  • Human Factors International
    Human Factors International
    Certified User Experience Analyst

Frequently Asked Questions about Sumesh Pillai

What company does Sumesh Pillai work for?

Sumesh Pillai works for Cympl Studios

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Sumesh Pillai's current role is Art Director at Cympl Studios.

What schools did Sumesh Pillai attend?

Sumesh Pillai attended Sir J J Institute Of Applied Art Dr D N Road Mumbai 400 001 (Applied Art), Human Factors International, Human Factors International.

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Sumesh Pillai's colleagues are Dhruv Dave, Amruta Patil, Shweta Dingwaney, Chetan Soni, Yuvraj Jadhav, Sumesh Pillai, Dhruv Deshpande.

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