Romeo Varga

•Responsible for the 2D art production pipeline of the studio •Creating all 2D art ranging from exploratory rough concept sketches all the way to fully rendered designs and high quality illustrations for advertising and promotion. •Working closely with the Chief Creative Officer, founders and 3D Lead on the design of characters and environments •Creating thoroughly researched work and quick iterative sketches that inspire dialogue including new possible themes, ideas and direction •Developing a new and unique art style specifically for the game •Supporting the CCO in developing the visual look and feel of the game in accordance with the overall project vision •Providing unique perspectives from a 15+ year career in art and illustration to help the team and studio grow and reach goals

•Created storyboards for all the major car companies Audi, Lexus, Mazda, Toyota, Nissan, Holden, Chrysler, Skoda, Mitsubishi and Ford; along with innumerate global brands such as Samsung, Virgin, Kraft, Vodka Absolut, Heinz, Fox Sports, Weight Watchers, Dulux, RedRock Deli and Asahi. •Created storyboards for innumerate government campaigns for the Australian government including The Australian Defense Force, The Australian Navy, and multiple national domestic violence awareness campaigns. •Created animation videos for Qantas, L’Oréal, QBE and Johnson & Johnson •Performed live drawing at conferences for Microsoft, Airbnb, PwC, Accenture, Deloitte, Bendelta and NewsCorp •Created advertising illustrations for The Australian Government, Skoda, Woolworths, NRMA Insurance and Energy Australia

•Commissioned by Microsoft to promote their new Surface Pro 4 on Facebook Live in front of tens of thousands worldwide •Commissioned by Saatchi and Saatchi to create storyboards for multiple Toyota car TV commercials •Commissioned by PwC to create explainer illustrations, live drawing for conferences and pre-conference information visuals •Commissioned by QBE to create a series of animations for their global HR campaign •Commissioned by Kayo Sports to illustrate storyboards for their national TVC campaign ‘All Under One Roof’ •Commissioned by Australian Government to create storyboards for a national domestic violence awareness campaign •Commissioned by Wheels (Australia’s leading car magazine) to illustrate the Front Cover of their November Issue entitled ‘The Design Issue’ •Commissioned by New South Wales Government Transport to create illustrations for a safe driving awareness campaign •Commissioned by The Australian Defence Force to create storyboards for their national recruitment campaign •Commissioned by Johnson & Johnson to create a series of educational animations to be displayed at an interactive exhibition stand in Sydney •Commissioned by Lexus to create concept visuals for their upcoming sports model •Commissioned by Airbnb to visually document their executive brainstorming sessions during a managerial meeting in Sydney •Commissioned by Qantas to create an animation promoting their frequent flier points campaign •Commissioned to create a concept visual of the multi-billion dollar Barangaroo Development in Sydney City, to help investors envisage the structure before building approval •Commissioned by Virgin Australia to create storyboards for a commercial showcasing the perks of flying the airline First Class •Commissioned by Skoda Australia to create a large series of illustrations to visually emphasise the features of the Octavia 90TSI through bold black and white visuals, some of which were then featured in a national TV commercial

•Delivering highly detailed and full colour illustrations for event promotion and advertising campaigns within 24-72 hour deadlines. •Replicating the styles of staff artists when substituting or joining existing illustration projects •Illustrating in a diverse range of styles to meet the vision and art direction of each project •Clients include Westfield London, Secret Cinema, Sainsbury’s, Carlsberg and Connells Group SELECTED PROJECTS: •Created pre-event illustration for Sainsbury’s promotional pop-up event at Kings Cross station which was featured in multiple UK news outlets including Britain’s famous Evening Standard newspaper, Yahoo News and MSN •Created concept illustrations for the Los Angeles invite-only launch event of Diablo IV’s global video game release in collaboration with Secret Cinema •Created concept illustration for Westfield London for Europe’s Barbie film premiere launch event •Created concept visuals for Westfield London for various onsite events

ART PRODUCTION: •Solely responsible for the 2D art production as the only 2D artist on the game development team •Responsible for the conceptualisation and visual development of each level’s environment by producing concept art (including technical drawings and instructional art)that enables the 3D artists and level artist to execute on design •Creating all in-engine 2D art including all fine art paintings and portraits, as well as splash and start screen art •Creating polished 2D marketing assets including game Cover Art and promo thumbnails •Level design in Unreal Engine 5 in collaboration with the Level Artist •Responsible for making the concept art for each new level by creating highly detailed concept paintings to enable the entire cross-functional team to visualise the project ART LEADERSHIP: •Leading the art team to create high quality visuals in accordance with the vision of the project •Leading the art process and being responsible for the art production pipeline •Assigning tasks for team members in alignment with their skills and professional goals •Recruiting new team members and interviewing potential candidates •Onboarding new recruits and helping them navigate the organisation CROSS DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION: •Working in cross discipline teams and collaborating directly with Game Designers, Levels Designer, Level artist, narrative, sound designers and programmers •Liasing with Project Manager and Lead Programmer to identify any issues within the production pipeline ahead of time