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Gerald Fitzgerald
Character _Art Director
Lancaster, United Kingdom

Summary

Personal Statement
I offer strong people skills, and valuable life experience from previous creative roles, including art direction, concepting on multiple levels, story development and storyboarding. I have a background in illustration, animation and painting. Looking for rewarding creative work with a forward thinking company.

Experience

• 12 years games concept design experience.
• worked in multiple roles concept, senior, principal and Art Direction.
• looking to grow with a company rather than just a fat salary.
• experience in pacing out comedy and story as a storyboarder.
• 5 years in TV and layout.
• on all my projects I made a personal impact that made a difference.
• worked on multi-million-pound games both realistic and stylised.
• familiar with AI workflows and wouldn't be averse to try these out.
• Managed outsource and the design progress with the in-house 3d teams.
• Can develop a team.
• Im very consistent with a game's styling and can produce work in keeping with previous or future planned 'looks'.
• I can generate quick ideas easily .. and a lot all at once when familiar with the project.
• I bring a lot of character and flair to any project.... Basically, people remember what I produce.
• looking for a modest fee if the project fits. I prefer to grow with the next company I work with.

MA (HONS) In Art Practice. Pass
BA (HONS) Design for communication Media 2.1
NVQ
Diploma

Skills

Concept ArtConcept DesignDigital PaintingStoryboardingCharacter Designdesignoutsourcestoryboard artiststaff trainingDealing with amendmentsoutsource handling

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop

Productions

    • TV Production
      Blobheads
    • Year
      1999
    • Role
      storyboard and camera trackin
    • Company
      absolute studios and Nickelodeon
    • TV Production
      waybuloo
    • Year
      2004
    • Role
      directorial storyboarder and pictorial story edit
    • Company
      BBC and RagDoll
    • TV Production
      Boblins
    • Year
      2005
    • Role
      storyboard and concept
    • Company
      Inspire GLG and ITV4
    • Video Game
      Disneyland
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      storyboard artist
    • Company
      Frontier and Pixar
    • Video Game
      Zoo Tycoon
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Concept artist
    • Company
      Frontier
    • Video Game
      tales from deep space
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      senior concept artist and assistant to art director
    • Company
      Frontier and Amazon
    • Video Game
      Planet Coaster
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Senior concept artist, lead concept and visual ideas
    • Company
      Frontier
    • Video Game
      elite dangerous
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Senior concept artist
    • Company
      Frontier
    • Video Game
      adventure pack DLC
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      senior Concept artist
    • Company
      Frontier
    • Video Game
      Worlds Fair DLC
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      senior Concept artist
    • Company
      Frontier
    • Video Game
      studio pack DLC
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      senior Concept artist
    • Company
      Frontier
    • Video Game
      Vintage pack DLC
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Assistant Art Director
    • Company
      Frontier
    • Video Game
      Ghostbusters pack DLC
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      senior Concept artist
    • Company
      Frontier
    • Video Game
      Odyssey
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Principal
    • Company
      Frontier
    • Video Game
      Realms of Ruin
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Character Art Director
    • Company
      Frontier and Games workshop
    • Video Game
      Planet Coaster 2
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      principal artist/ Assistant Art Director
    • Company
      Frontier