I am an illustrator & graphic designer with proficiencies in concept art, advertising and web design, with a solid grasp of UI design and 3D production for games. I have experience as a lead artist and an art director working with small teams of illustrators, web designers and character modelers. Projects I've worked on include social games (web-based and mobile), concept art, website creation, ad campaigns, and large-scale media design.
Work History
Freelance Illustrator - self employed, 2006 - present
- Illustrator for various companies and independent commissioners.
Art Director - Rocket Games, 2014
- Creating assets for various mobile games, in the casual and casino genres.
- Concepting game ideas, and personally moving it through all stages of production for release on mobile app stores.
- Knowing the ins and outs of releasing an app, on both the iOS and Android marketplaces.
- Optimizing raw art (both image and sound) into production-ready assets in a Unity3D environment.
- Managing outsource pipelines, both within and outside the US.
- Creating relevant marketing art to attract players.
- Tracking key statistics (ASO, monetization, DAU, IAP, etc) of the company's apps in order to make informed decisions about future releases.
Lead Artist - ChefVille, Zynga, 2012 - 2014
- Painting realistic concept art and in-game assets of various food dishes and ingredients.
- Concepting and executing in-game buildings and decorations, in both raster and vector.
- Creating feed and UI images.
- Light character animation.
2D Artist - FrontierVille, Zynga, 2011 - 2012
- Creating in-game assets, in both raster and vector.
- Concepting and implementing in-game buildings and decorations.
- Creating feed and UI images.
- Light character animation.
Lead Artist - K-Factor Media, 2009-2011
- Creating assets for in-house properties, in raster and vector.
- Concepting and implementing in-game buildings and decorations.
- Creating feed and UI images.
- Light character animation.
Lead Artist - Farlanders, ELC Tech., 2009
- Concepted and rendered character classes buildings, weapons and environments.
- Designed the website's frontend, along with the game's icons and map tiles.
- Created web banners / site teasers.
Graphic Designer / Game Architect / Illustrator - Beanie Babies & Ty Girlz, Ty, Inc., 2006-2009
- Concepted and flowcharted website experiences in order to simulate a 'virtual world' for the end user.
- Designed the frontend of the first few iterations of the Beanie Babies 2.0 and TyGirlz sites.
- Concepted, mapped out and provided assets for the websites' minigames and banners.
- Charged with providing the look and feel of the Beanie Babies 2.0 website's on-site characters (illustrated renditions of product) and interactive environments.
- Designed actual product - tasked with making design and communicating revisions and additional details overseas.
- Created various tradeshow collaterals / large-scale media for high volume events and thoroughfares.
Graphic Designer / Web Designer / Corporate Communications Lead - Chikka Asia, Inc., 2004-2006
- Spearheaded ad campaigns and viral marketing pushes. Provided the conceptual foundation for a majority of the campaigns and led the design team in execution. Was required to keep abreast of current web and design trends to maintain a 'fresh' look and stand out in the face of competitors.
- Maintained and evolved corporate identity - applied existing concepts from already established media (corporate brochures, etc) to new and relevant forms of media.
- Created a vast array of print media ranging from small to very large - tradeshows, promotional events, billboards, flyers, shirt designs, business cards, etc.
- Worked with a team of designers to create past and current iterations of the chikka.com website. Regularly updated it and provided assets, in addition to implementing it.
- Provided client skins for the Chikka Instant Messenger.
Education
- Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, 2004
- Double major in Computer Science and Fine Arts
Software Proficiency
- Unity3D
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Corel Painter
- PaintTool SAI
- Manga Studio 5
- Microsoft Office