Experience

• DnD Concept Art Sketches at n/a (commission)

  (remote)

  August 2021 - August 2021

  The client requested 6 rough sketches of DnD fantasy concepts. Due to their limited budget, this commission was done within 2 hours.

• Twitch Panel Artist at n/a (commission)

  (remote), United States of America

  May 2021 - May 2021

  A commission from a Twitch V-tuber, for Panel artwork.
  
  - Designed and painted a stylized old Japanese town at night in the form of 3 images, that could be interconnected if lined up

• Art Lead, Illustrator, Background Painter, UI Artist, Art Recruiter, (Ant Farms Dynasty) at White Box Gaming

  (remote)

  January 2020 - August 2021

  - Designed and painted 50+ environment backgrounds.
  
  - Assisted art team with icon workload.
  
  - Assisted with artist recruitment and interview process.
  
  - Created design docs for the art team on art style, file naming and organization, list of assets, and sharing images on social media.
  
  - Attended weekly Discord meetings, answered emails.
  
  - Managed Discord server, with creating new channels, roles, etc.
  
  - Proofread another project's dialogue while working on Ant Farms Dynasty.

• Background Painter, UI Co- Artist, Art Recruiter, QA (Rune Master) at White Box Gaming

  (remote)

  March 2019 - March 2020

  - Designed and painted 7 illustrations for game board backgrounds.
  
  - Collaborated with an artist with UI brainstorming, designed UX/UI for game screens and created a flow chart with mock ups, for the developer’s reference.
  
  - Designed the first iterations of the game’s logo, before collaborating with 2 artists on final.
  
  - Attended weekly Skype meetings and answered daily emails.
  
  - Tested and proofread several versions of the game, providing QoL suggestions and bug reports.

• Senior Game Advisor at GameStop

  Westminster,CA, United States of America

  February 2019 - Present

  - Multitasked between assisting customers, both in-store and over the phone, with their questions and purchases, and with team members on updating the floor of stock or new marketing.
  
  - Assisted with keeping store supplies in stock.
  
  - Took in daily shipments, and moved merchandise to respective locations.
  
  - Maintained store's shop-ability by organizing products on floor, alphabetizing game cases, structuring back room supplies and merchandise, etc.
  
  - Fulfilled online orders for in-store pickups and ship from stores.
  
  - Awarded Employee of the Week several times at Fountain Valley store location.
  
  - Worked during the COVID pandemic.
  

• Background Painter, Character Design, UI & Logo Artist, Art Recruiter, QA (Bugology) at White Box Gaming

  (remote)

  August 2018 - March 2018

  - Designed and painted 5 backgrounds, 4 cosmetic illustrations and cursors.
  
  - Designed UX/UI, created its assets, and flow chart with mock ups for developer's reference.
  
  - Recruited 2D character artists.
  
  - Designed logos for the company's branding and the game.
  
  - Tested and proofread game versions, and provided detailed feedback on each version for the developer. Suggested improvements for the game in each report.
  
  - Attended weekly Skype meetings, answered to daily emails and impromptu calls and texts.

• Background Painter (The Eerie Adventures of Kally) at D3

  (remote)

  January 2018 - February 2018

  - Designed and painted 22 backgrounds in a 90s and early 2000s cartoon style, in 11 days due to client's deadline.
  
  - Asked the client for in-depth details on their desired backgrounds, thus helping flesh out the requested illustrations for the game.
  
  - Communicated heavily through emails.

• Visual Development Artist at Academy of Art University

  San Francisco, CA, United States of America

  August 2013 - May 2016

  - Designed in numerous themes and styles, including stylized, realistic, fantasy and sci-fi.
  
  - Worked under strict and tight weekly deadlines for paintings and designs, often 20+ hours per week.
  
  - Painted turnarounds, illustrations, character & prop sheets and callouts.
  
  - Received weekly feedback, acted upon feedback to improve.
  

• 2D Concept Artist, 3D Environment Level Design, Animatic Artist at The College of New Jeresey

  Ewing, NJ, United States of America

  January 2013 - December 2013

  - Designed and painted character sheets for 3D modeler's reference
  
  - Designed and built 3D environment within Unity, using Terrain Level Builder
  
  - Drew and edited the game animatic, co-worked with the sound team member to create animatic for game