Alex Fitzgerald

About Alex Fitzgerald

Hi! I\'m an art lead on Disney Emoji Blitz with 12+ years of experience in illustration, UI design, and managing internal and external art teams and a passion for creative problem solving and innovating to delight and engage players. I\'ve been very lucky to do so with incredibly talented, collaborative teams. As a gamer, reader, and hobby hoarder with a shamefully endless list of ideas and screenshots for creative inspiration, we\'ll always find something to talk about.

Experience

1. Lead Artist

   Jam City

   Oct 2020 — Present · Burbank, CA, US

   Art Lead/Management:• Collaborating with Design, Animation, and Production to plan new content and delegate the work to internal teams & external vendors• Providing feedback to internal art teams and external vendors, maintaining a thriving relationship with the latter as the point of contact representing the Emoji Blitz visual brand• High level roadmap planning with the other discipline leads, organizing content release cycles, and managing the team workflow without crunch or compromising the quality bar • Cross-disciplinary collaboration to improve the player experience with existing game functionality• Pitching, developing, and testing new tools for process improvements • Maintain style guides, libraries, and documentation to ensure easy access to information, resources, and efficient training• Collaborating with the Feature & Production teams to develop scalable processes Feature Visual Design & UI• Collaborating with UX, design, animation, tech art, and engineering to develop new features and experiences for Emoji Blitz players (new game modes, UI features, sales, improving old features, etc) • Developing art concepts, pitching to the team, and collaborating on feedback • Creating the assets and design solutions necessary for new game features and systems • Polish reviewing new features in-game and troubleshooting/iterating• Overseeing consistency of the Emoji Blitz visual brand and maintaining the quality bar• Maintaining clear and organized file structures and improving processes (this team grew really quick and changed a lot!)Content/LiveOps Art:• Designing new character emojis, props, and map assets from concept to final implementation on a strict release schedule. • Collaborating with our franchise partners at Disney/Pixar/Lucasfilm to maintain the quality bar for all of the brands while delegating and implementing their feedbackSoftware:Sourcetree • Github • Unity • Jira • Confluence • Figma • Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator

Education

• Art Institute of Las Vegas

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Graphic Design

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Animation
• Digital Painting
• Game Design
• Flash
• User Interface Design
• Art
• Concept Design
• User Experience
• After Effects
• Photoshop
• Storyboarding
• Graphics
• User Interface
• Illustration
• Graphic Design
• Video Games
• Print Production
• Computer Animation
• Dreamweaver
• Illustrator
• Texturing
• Conceptual Development
• Logo Design
• Character Animation
• Digital Illustration
• Indesign