digital artist, 2D artist, UI designer, illustrator
Resume:
KIRA SAYKO
www.behance.net/kirasayko
*********@*****.***
Millbrae, CA 94030
Objective
My objective is to join a team of passionate artists and engineers to create state-of-the-art video
games with striking art and innovative gameplay. Eager to use and extend my technical skills and enter
new areas of experience.
Skills and Experience
Digital: 4+ years in video game art, concept art, character design, environment art, matte painting,
vector art, UX/UI design, media design.
Traditional: oil painting, watercolor, mixed media, figure drawing, composition, light and color.
Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Jira, Unity, some Maya and Adobe Flash
experience.
Personal: dedicated and passionate artist, quick-learner, detail-oriented, team player, multi-tasked,
great sense of humor.
Work Experience
Game Artist December 2013 – present
Freelancer
Create mobile game art style
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Produce UX design
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Make concept art for Hidden Object Games and finalize scenes
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Contractor Artist May 2014 – July 2014
Nway Inc
Help UI team with assets
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Finalize game backgrounds
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Lead Artist Shamangames March 2013 – July 2013
(casual games studio)
http://shamangs.com
Created game art style
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Arranged work for the artists: prepared tasks with technical description
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Produced concept art for game characters and environments based on the technical
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requirements and game scenario
Finalized game backgrounds
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Lead Artist ERS Game Studios October 2011 – March 2013
(casual game studio, Big Fish partners)
http://www..ersgamestudios.com
Worked on a number of projects with different art styles
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Created game art style and maintained its consistency across the project
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Acted as a liaison between my team of artists and game designers
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Finalized game backgrounds, in-game puzzles, created UI
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Have 2 released projects as Lead Artist with high survey art score and top rating on
bigfishgames.com
Azada: Elementa
PuppetShow: Return to Joyville
And a number of projects as 2D Artist
2d Artist Big Foot Games January 2011 – August 2011
(social games for PC)
Created project art style, concept art, characters and backgrounds
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Worked in Startup environment
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Created vector art for animation
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Designed UI
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Game Forgotten realm (Затерянный мир) is released on 2 social networks
2d Artist Freelancer August 2011 - 2007
Created concept art for start up projects (mobile games)
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Created vector illustrations, logotypes
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Produced media design, web design, POS materials, advertisements
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Education
Krasnodar, Russian Federation Kuban State University (KubSU) 2002 – 2008
Bachelor in graphic design
Emeryville, CA Animation Collaborative 2014
Advanced Character Design course
Portfolio
http://www.behance.net/kirasayko
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