Experience

• Lead Artist / Art Manager at ZA/UM

  Berlin, DE

  July 2024 - Present

  Led and managed an art team of 7 in a fully remote environment, overseeing cross-department collaboration and art operations. Designed and implemented improved art pipelines and structured feedback systems. Served as the primary art stakeholder for producers and directors, including performance reviews and mentoring. Partnered closely with production on timelines and Jira task planning, ensuring consistent and timely delivery.

• Art Instructor at ArtStation Learning, S4G, SAE, UE Berlin

  Berlin, DE

  January 2020 - December 2024

  Taught and mentored emerging artists in game art and concept art, providing feedback, portfolio guidance, and production-aligned training. Developed curricula based on real studio pipelines and expectations. Covering topics such as: Digital Painting, Character Design, Concept Art, Art Direction, Storyboarding, etc.

• Freelance Art Director and Visual Development Artist at Freelance

  Berlin, DE

  January 2020 - July 2024

  Senior visual development / concept art for animation and games (character, worldbuilding, story). Collaborated with directors/producers on visual direction and production alignment; mentoring and pipeline support across remote and on-site teams.

  Clients (Projects): KARAKTER, DNEG Animation (Garfield), Warner Bros. Games (Hogwarts Legacy), Airborn/Singularity 6 (Palia), Wacom, Autodesk, Artstation, etc.

• Senior Visual Development Artist at DNEG

  October 2021 - April 2023

  Visual development for feature/series pitches in early direction and greenlight stages. Collaborated with directors and production on tone and visual goals. Coaching-certified to mentor junior artists.

• Art Director at Flying Bark

  Sydney

  April 2018 - June 2019

  Art Director for the animated TV series 100% Wolf. Defined and maintained visual direction across departments and production stages, leading the art team to ensure consistency and quality. Collaborated with directors and producers on creative decisions, schedules, and key deliverables.

• Concept Artist at STUDIO GOBO

  Brighton

  March 2014 - April 2018

  Concept art, character design, and storyboards for AAA titles including Hogwarts Legacy, For Honor, and Disney Infinity. Supported early IP pitches and ideation, and acted as team lead on exploratory gameplay concepts, visual direction tests, and internal prototypes.

• Artist at Goodgame Studios

  Hamburg, Germany

  May 2013 - March 2014

  Ingame graphics, Character Design, Concept Art, storyboards for projects like Shadow Kings, Empire and Big Farm

• Concept Artist and Character Designer at Daedalic Entertainment

  Hamburg, Germany

  May 2012 - May 2013

  Concept art, character design, illustrations, 3D textures, 2D animations, Cover and interface design for games like "Memoria", "Chaos on Deponia", "Goodbye Deponia"