Experience

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  Gamestop

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2016

  Retail sales associate

  Fast paced, observant cashier returning occasionally yearly to help home store team. Increased reserve sales by manually designing a visual upcoming games guide.

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  Digital precept llc

  Apr 2016 - Sept 2016

  3d artist

  Worked remotely (with steady communication with design team) to design 3-D assets and environments from 2-D concepts using Maya 3D and Substaince Painter. Contributed graphics for upcoming VR game.

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  Ernest withers collection

  May 2017 - Feb 2018

  Gallery assistant

  Opened museum daily, as well as welcomed visitors to civil rights history. Preformed front desk operations such as sending emails, taking phone calls, taking inventory, and editing documents.

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  Memphis college of art

  May 2017 - Feb 2018

  Work study: Front desk book circulation and reshelving books based on call number. Teaching, working with, and entertaining children from ages 4 to 18 with art lessons and activities.

  • Library Assistant

    Aug 2015 - Feb 2018

  • Teaching Assistant

    May 2017 - Jul 2017
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  Art center supply

  Feb 2018 - now

  Keyholder cashier

  Utilized traditional art skills to answer various customer project needs. Trained and supervised new employee hires, along with facilitated communication between general employees and mangers. Routinely checked and stocked designated product areas, along with counting and logging stock inventory.

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  Teddy gainz productions

  Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  Decided on set dressing & design of rooms based on narrative. Recolored and edited pre-made purchased assets to fit the jam theme of Black and White & prioritize time. Communicated with team & worked remotely to create character art, animations, environmental props, and sprite sheets for a side scrolling platformer.

  • Lead 2D Artist for The Wait

    Jun 2022 - Jun 2022

  • 2D Artist on Teddy Gainz

    Oct 2021 - May 2022
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  Pixel punch (game jam team)

  Oct 2022 - Oct 2022

  Lead 2d artist

  Created character designs, backgrounds, and props on profiles & narrative settings given. Also designed a title screen and banner for the game's itch.io page.

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  Wildcard rogues

  Oct 2023 - Feb 2024

  Art director

  Directed art design on two separate game projects: Digestion Drop and Rental. Generated various pixel art assets such as character animations, environmental props, sprite sheets, and tile maps, and input them directly into the Unity Engine.

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  Borderless studios

  Aug 2024 - now

  Illustrator and 2d artist

  •Assisting in development of a visual novel titled Clock Out at 2•Illustrated promotional art such as a localization campaign poster and key art combining character and marketing assets •Designed pixel art for Steam store page and game application •Illustrated pet mini-game assets that include state-changes