Resume'

Nick Zorn

nickzornart.blogspot.com
nickzornart@gmail.com

(720) 984 - 3142

Experience

• 10/2014 - Present
• Independent Illustrator and Designer
• As an independent designer and illustrator, I have produced both illustration and production artwork for a variety of clients, for video games, book covers, etc.

• 06/2015 - 08/2015
• Environment Concept Artist, Level Designer, Production Artist, and Illustrator on Venn of Ra'h (Studio: Levels or Lives)
• As the environment concept artist, I design the look and feel of the game world for Venn of Ra'h. As the production artist, I then take those concepts to the next level and make them usable in the game, producing tilable sprite sets for use in the level editor. As level designer, I create the levels for Venn. As illustrator, I design the promotional material and box art for Venn of Ra'h.

• 08/2012 - 01/2014  
• Designer, Technical Animator, and Illustrator on Crystal Catacombs (Studio: Levels or Lives)
• As the technical animator, I prepare all animations for the game engine, creating spritesheets and proofing all animations before they are submitted to the programmers. As a designer, I create new mechanics for the games, define character and enemy interactions, and design creatures and level layouts. As an illustrator, I design the promotional material and box art for Crystal Catacombs. 

• 05/2011 - 11/2011
• Production Artist (Leviathan Games)
• As a production artist, I was responsible for the creation and animation of art assets for Playstation3 Dynamic Themes. 

Skills

• Traditional Media
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe AfterEffects
• Adobe Illustrator