Neil Wickman – Creative Designer and Animator 

Bringing characters, settings, and stories to life through art and design

 

  •  Objective       Join a team of innovative designers that emphasize both professionalism and creativity.  Create incredible art and animation for entertainment, and to maximize the development of the organization’s new products and intellectual properties. Conquer the world one pixel at a time.
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  • Highlights of Qualifications                                    
  •      • Creative Design lead for titles Delve Deeper and in-development Touch of Death.
  •      •  Proven ability with multiple genres and innovative design goals.
  •      •  Extensive experience with game design, game balance, and developing new IPs.
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  • Experience
  •   Lunar Giant Studios
  •      •  Jointly founded Lunar Giant Studios, indie game developer, in 2008.
  •      •  Position of Creative Director, establishing the Lunar Giant development pipeline and workflow methods while leading development on Delve Deeper.
  •      •   Managed Art Design for Delve Deeper, including character and creature design, and both mechanical and artistic user interface design goals.
  •      •   World and Character Design for Touch of Death, currently in development for mobile and web platforms with a port for XBox 360 Indie Games.
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  •   Sportsnet Central
  •     •  HD Video Editor for Comcast Chicago Sportsnet Central, 2009-2010
  •     •  Responsibilities include assembling footage for national broadcast, working directly with directors and anchors to develop programs, and producing live broadcasts with minute-to-minute time constraints.
  •     •  Editor for the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, producing live broadcast video, postgame exclusives, and covered the internationally broadcast championship celebrations.
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  •   Freelance Artist
  •     •  Developed CovMod for Sword of the Starsby Kerebos Studios, leading to collaboration on the official fan expansion team.
  •     •  Created entirely new art, animation, writing and mechanics for the entirety of the Sword of the Starsweapon arsenal using Kerebos’ proprietary particle engine. Several designs, rebalances, and innovations were used the Sword of the Stars expansions.
  •     •  Produced 2d and 3d animation post production for television ad spots.
  •     •  Designed art and layout designs for websites and pamphlets.
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  • Education
  •     •  Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY:  2000- May 21st, 2004.
  •     •  Bachelors of Fine Arts in Film and Animation Production
  •     •  Graduated magna cum laude (High Honors)
  •     •  Founding member of RIT Honors Program
  •     •  Dean’s List 8 of 12 trimesters of study