PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Work Experience
I'm a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Sir JJ Institute of Applied Art. I got my professional start in 2005 drawing caricatures and cartoons for Jam Magazine in Mumbai. I was with Games2win Pvt. Ltd between 2009-2019, both as an artist and art director. I was responsible for all the art published in the company for both 2d and 3d games.
My core competencies include:
♦ Art Direction
♦ Game Art Management
♦ User Experience and Interface Design for games and mobile applications
♦ Unity 3D - Technical Art
♦ 2D Illustration
♦ Cartoons
♦ Caricature Art
ART DIRECTOR - GAMES2WIN PVT LTD, MUMBAI
March 2009 - January 2019
Leading a team of 5 members; managing creative direction throughout development & lifecycle of the game
Liaising with external vendors and freelancers for additional art requirements
Recruiting for projects, providing them feedbacks and meeting the deadlines
Understanding and facilitating the production requirement and outsourcing the work to freelancers thus, reducing the cost
Directing efforts right from idea generation stage, producing sketches and discussing ideas for every aspect of the game, from the storyline and the design to the gameplay and the interface
Coordinating with Product Managers, Creative Team and Game Design Team for understanding & meeting the requirements of the client
Communicating graphic themes of style and goals of a product to the team
Ensuring quality, consistency, and compliance of the graphic production throughout the production process
Pitching innovative game features that are designed to improve customer acquisition; working closely with the team to effectively implement new features and systems
Controlling budgets, planning resources and managing both the team and the process
Collaborating with team members to implement and iterate on overall game vision
TEAM LEAD - ANIMEDIA INTERACTIVE, MUMBAI
April 2008 - March 2009
Supervised and supported Art Team of 7 members through the production & pre-production process
Worked with 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.
HEAD OF ART AND DESIGN - ARYAN MEDIA, MUMBAI
June 2007 - March 2008
Successfully designed & developed games for www.kheloyaar.com & www.zapak.com
Designed websites such as www.hiranandanihospital.com, mellowtrade.com, kheloyaar.com, www.hakonefun.com and www.hawkersmenace.com
Kheloyaar.com: Suggested innovative ideas and played a key role in development of games like Elefunda, Meenakshi, Bechki & Rope-Trick
zapak.com: Prepared concept art, layouts and menu art for projects like Love in Vacuum and Ravan
Infosys: Created Animated presentations for Infosys products like Know-Your-Client (KYC), New-Account- Opening (NAO), Global-Payment-System (GPS), Integration Business Solution (IBS) and XY to XI
CARTOONIST - JAM MAGAZINE
November 2004 - January 2007
Created cover illustrations-caricatures for bi-weekly magazine
Cartoons for different articles in magazine