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Yen Nguyen

Artist, Illustrator, Creative Manager, Marketing Artist

 (408) 660-6117  NguyenNYen@gmail.com

 

Education

BFA in Animation/Illustration

San Jose State University

May 2013

 

Skills

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, After Effects, Traditional media, Watercolors, Acrylics, Paper cut-outs/crafts, Print production

Team management, Outsource management

 

Additional Info

LinkedIn

 

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Experience

 

GameClosure June 2018 - Feb 2019

Senior Artist

  • Ad conceptualization

  • Graphic design

 

MZ July 2017 - April 2018

2D Marketing Artist

  • Ad conceptualization, compositing assets, color correction, timing, story, touch-ups

  • Researched various games and companies for design and brand consistency

  • Collaborated with colleagues and art directors

  • Created high-quality ads for Cognant, MZ's marketing platform

  • Clients include: Yahoo (Mail, Sports, HuffPost, Finance, Newsroom) Square (Kings Knight), Hush, DraftKings, Glu Mobile and others

  • Created high-quality ads for MZ's top grossing games: Game of War, Mobile Strike, Final Fantasy

  • Created GIF animations which were optimized to clients' specs and requirements in Photoshop and After Effects

  • Created animations with 4 frames per second limitations for Google Adwords, Fractional, Remerge, and APAC partners and applied localized assets to ads

  • While Working under tight deadlines, I created batch actions in Photoshop for fast file set ups and resizing of ads

 

 

Crowdstar, Inc. March 2013 – May 2016

Art Production Coordinator

Production management of art assets for Covet Fashion

  • Art direction, review and feedback for ~3,000 monthly in-game assets

  • Managed and scheduled tasks for 3 international outsource art partners

  • Developed and maintained approval pipelines and efficient work-flow for in-house and outsourced artists

  • Created all review-able assets and avatars for high-profile celebrity “hosts,” including Vanessa Hudgens, Emma Roberts, Gabrielle Union, and Nina Dobrev

  • Managed art asset production for in-app sponsorships and promotions

  • Created multiple icons and support materials for the Apple App store

  • Trained new hires

  • Covet Fashion has consistently ranked as a "Top Grossing" free app in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Shop since 2013.

 

2D Artist

Creation of highly-polished digital art assets

  • Created in-game assets based on contemporary fashion brands: Rachel Zoe, Rebecca Minkoff, Cynthia Rowley, and over 100 others.

  • Created style guides for in-house development and outsourcing to reduce review and production time

  • Promoted to Coordinator, July 2014

 

Machine Zone, Inc. Summer 2012

Contract 2D artist

Creation of art assets across the studio’s portfolio of games

  • Created icons, illustrations, in-game assets, and promotional marketing art

 

Tule Lake - Animated Film Fall 2011 – Spring 2012

Visual development/background painting, inking, clean-up, and post

  • 1st Place in the College Student Category, Excellence in Animation Award, ASIFA-SF Spring 2012, Best student film, CreaTiVe Awards January 2013, Nominated for Best Student Film, 40th Annual Annie Awards February 2013

  • Official site: http://tulelakeproject.blogspot.com/p/trailer_29.html

 

ShrunkenHeadMan Organization 2011 – 2012

Officer/Webmaster

Leadership in the SJSU campus illustration and animation club

  • Worked closely with professors, professional guest artists, other officers, and students to help manage the largest club at SJSU

  • Managed the club’s entire website, Facebook, Social media and volunteered at club events

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