Shawn Willings

Experience

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  Ganz

  Apr 2009 - Mar 2011

  Flash Designer

  Webkinz Jr. is a separate virtual world of learning from the Ganz flagship game Webkinz that is fun for kids age 3 to 6. The goal is to inspire imagination, encourage learning and delight users with new and exciting age appropriate content.Key Task and Responsibilities:• Design and develop fully functional Flash game demos• Designgame assets• Design UI elements

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  Marblemedia

  Mar 2011 - Aug 2011

  Art Director

  Marblemedia is an award-winning content creation company at the forefront of television and digital media production, devoted to telling stories that entertain and engage audiences across all platforms. What's In A Name is a website that explores the history of names like never before! Activities, quizzes, and games – a name explorations adventure!Key Task and Responsibilities:• UX/UI design• Design/develop Flash site• Game design

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  Ganz

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2012

  User Experience Lead

  Ganz multi-award winning game development studio with multiple brands including;• Webkinz World, was one of the largest and most popular children’s sites in the world. Children interact with technology and learn both computer and internet skills in a friendly, controlled environment.• Amazing World is an exciting online game that's perfect for children ages 6+. Discover cool quests, hilarious characters, awesome prizes and unlimited opportunities to let your creativity run wild.• Tail Towns Friends combines fun social Facebook game play with the timeless charm and unparalleled beauty of the world of Tail Towns.Key Task and Responsibilities:• Lead a team of artists and developers• Created overall user experience• Produced high fidelity 2D and 3D prototypes• Presented UX solutions to directors and stakeholders Show less

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  Pixelnomial Studios Inc.

  May 2012 - now

  Creative Director

  Pixelnomial Studios is a design and development studio that thrives on providing elegant solutions for interesting projects. The studio consists of a multidisciplinary team whose skills include, UI/UX design, 3D modelling/animation/printing, application/web/game development, R&D/prototyping, branding and much more.

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  Swappz Interactive

  Mar 2013 - Dec 2013

  Senior Producer

  Swappz Interactive is a mobile game development and toy design studio geared towards creating riveting mobile games that intimately tie in a physical toy product, through Augmented Reality (AR) and Object Recognition (OR).Key Task and Responsibilities:• Manage team of 18 people, plus contractors• Plan, task and schedule multiple projects via agile development• Coordinate efforts between the design, development, marketing and business teams• Manage requested changes and balancing priorities, schedule and budget Show less

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  MXM Inc.

  Sept 2018 - Feb 2020

  Creative Director

  MXM Inc. is small group of creatives and developers that provide design, development, management and execution in multiple areas including; • UX/UI design• web design• online store integration• application design• game design• branding• product design• project documentation and co-ordination

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  Dibs studio

  May 2020 - Apr 2021

  Player Experience Lead

  The Player Experience Lead, includes bringing empathy and seeking out an understanding of the core adventure gaming audience, player archetypes, and lead the continuous improvement and optimization of the player experience (holistic UX) for Wild Sanctuary. By carefully understanding player input both internally and externally, the role employs a curious, constructive, and non-presumptuous approach to refining the Wild Sanctuary player experience while collaborating closely with game design, art direction, and engineering. Show less

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  IMC BA

  Apr 2021 - now

  Interactive Media Director

  The role of the interactive media director, includes the design, development and implementation of multimedia projects with rich media content to create various ways in which consumers can interact with various forms of media.The interactive media director contributes to the complete design and development process lifecycle of media-rich products, integrating industry standard fundamentals with the assistance of media design and development software packages and languages.This position requires the ability to think and produce results quickly while at the same time finding new and innovative ways to appeal to current and potential markets, leveraging a strong technical/computer background to development user experiences for various interactive media projects. Show less