Edward Duff

Calgary, Alberta, T*A *H* +1-825-***-****

adc31d@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

A creative professional digital designer with 7+ years of valuable experience in animation and videogames.

Education

University of Wolverhampton, Colaiste Dhulaigh College, Dublin

Bachelor of Arts

Graduated - September 2015

●Awards: Up and coming talent in Animation

Ballyfermot College, Dublin

Higher National Diploma in Illustration

Graduated - May 2013

FETAC Animation and Drawing

Graduating - August 2012

●Key Courses: background design

FETAC Computer Games Development and IT

Graduated - August 2009

●Key Courses: 3D modelling

Employment History

WildBrain

2D BG Colour Artist – November 2019 – May 2020

●Cleaned up and Coloured rough Character rotations and Background files

●Maintained the style guidelines of the Polly Pocket animated series

●Communicated efficiently with other members in the pipeline as a remote user

●Maintained and managed files efficiently to accommodate other members of the pipeline

Boulder Media

Key Background - Artist April 2017 - August 2019

●Produced high quality creative designs that advanced the Boulder Media and Hasbro brand.

●Developed and maintained a nondestructive pipeline to assist production and distribution.

●Demonstrated creativity within a variety of styles as I worked on several Hasbro TV shows.

●Undertook extra tasks and established a design bible crucial to maintaining the quality of work.

●Identified application issues and delivered solutions to streamline tasks.

●Worked on projects including ‘Transformers: Micronauts’, ‘Transformers: Rescue bots Academy’ and the feature My Little Pony: Rainbow Road trip

Treehouse Republic

Concept Artist/Animator - January 2016 - March 2017

●Developed Concept art and marketing graphics for new IP projects including ‘Time Travelling Monkey’.

●Produced high quality Motion Graphics boosting the quality of the project and enhancing the studio brand.

●Organised nondestructively for redistribution and modification.

●Directed and evaluated work from the background art department.

Pewter Games Studios

Art Director - January 2013 - January 2016

●Explored and developed original visual designs to push project quality and establish the Pewter Games Studios brand.

●Developed marketing illustrations for events such as GDC, Gamescom, comicon and Dublin Games Conference.

●Developed overall visual style of the user experience of the award winning ‘The Little Acre’.

●Maximised the visual impact of pitches to ensure we secured funding from accelerator programs such as the National Digital Research Center (NDRC), GamePad and Enterprise Ireland.

●Awards:

"Winner of BEST GAME SCRIPT for "The Little Acre"" - ZeBBie Awards, 2017

"Winner of BEST NARRATIVE for "The Little Acre"" - Imirt Awards, 2017

"Winner of BEST ANIMATION for "The Little Acre"" - Aggie Awards, 2017

Professional Skills

●Ability to quickly generate thumbnails based on art direction, progressing to more detailed color concepts and final illustration

●Excellent communication skills and ability to take direction and accept critical review

●Excellent knowledge of Photoshop, After Effects, Unity and other creative development tools

●solid understanding of core artistic principles including color, composition, structure and perspective.

●Strong ability to think laterally, problem solve under tight deadlines, and quickly execute a final polished project.

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