Umair Qazi
2D - Game Art - Concept Art - UI/UX
Wapda Town, Lhr
Summary
Digital art specialist with 7+ years of experience in the management of the complete art and design process, from conceptualization to delivery in the gaming industry.
Expert at interdepartmental coordination and communication.
Able to stretch the boundaries of digital storytelling to hep stand out from the mainstream school of thought.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Art Generalist
Quik Games
Lahore
11.2022 - Current
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Contributed in crafting 50+ NFT assets.
- Contributed in crafting base UI wireframes for block-chain meta-verse console game.
- Crafted UI designs for B2B platforms.
- Generated Multiple UX wireframes for SaaS websites/apps.
- Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Met aesthetic and technical criteria to complement design usability and enhance functionality with attractive layouts.
- Lead a full department along with steering the project.
Lead Game Designer
Game District
Lahore
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Worked on casual and hyper casual kid's market standard games.
- Successfully crafted multiple end-to-end mobile games
- Collaborated with artists to achieve appropriate visual style.
- Studied and implemented age specific art style varied in each game.
- Generated concept sketches till final renders for characters, environments and marketing assets.
- Worked on three major products which helped the company gain a profit of est.$15k.
- Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees.
2D Game Artist
Zoinks Interctive
Lahore
04.2019 - 09.2021
- Worked on digital assets for 2d games.
- Learned concept art theory and started to implement in design process.
- Worked on kids story book illustrations utilizing adobe photoshop and illustrator.
- Worked on spine animations for game characters.
- Generated NFT collections for clients.
- Worked on editorial cartoons, while learning its unique art style and delivering on time with a hundred percent success rate on client's approval.
C.G Artist
The Game Storm Studios
Lahore
05.2017 - 08.2019
- Created marketing assets for games.
- Collaborated with various artists on multiple 2d and 2.5d games.
- Worked on 100+ in game assets for a best selling farming game.
- Learned Digital painting and implemented to deliver beneficial project results.
Junior Game Artist
Creative Distrix
Lahore
02.2016 - 04.2017
- Utilizing adobe photoshop to create icons and logos for mobile games.
- Created 20+ original characters to be implemented in mobile games.
- Created UI designs and in game layouts.
- Worked on in game backgrounds and environments.
- Generated multiple marketing campaigns and assets resulting in a visible profit gain for the company.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Design
12.2011 - 01.2016
Skills
Leading projects
Team leadership and coaching
Illustration
Visual Art Creation
Concept Art
Digital paint
Character Design
Game art
Achievements
- NCA 14th Convo-Puppet Prize (2019)
Awarded under the directorship of theatrical society "The Puppeteers"
- Nexskill Skill Development educator award (2018)
Awarded acknowledgement certificate for initiating design course under Nexskill
Timeline
Lead Art Generalist - Quik Games
11.2022 - Current
Lead Game Designer - Game District
10.2021 - 10.2022
2D Game Artist - Zoinks Interctive
04.2019 - 09.2021
C.G Artist - The Game Storm Studios
05.2017 - 08.2019
Junior Game Artist - Creative Distrix
02.2016 - 04.2017
National College Of Arts - Bachelor of Arts, Design
12.2011 - 01.2016