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Adam Smith

@adamsmith5

Senior 2D game artist delivering stylized characters, UI, and animation with visual development leadership and production-ready craft.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a senior 2D role where I can own visual development and art direction—building game-ready characters, UI, and animation—partnering cross-functionally, improving pipelines, and mentoring others to ship consistently.

I’m a senior 2D game artist with 15+ years of experience creating stylized characters, environments, UI, animation, and production assets for mobile, web, PC, console, and VR projects. I focus on visual development, art direction, pipeline ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring, adapting quickly to established styles while delivering clear, game-ready artwork.

I’ve led production of hundreds of characters, enemies, environments, UI elements, and promotional assets across multiple game releases, directing visual style and UI/UX development while coordinating outsourced art collaboration. I also mentor junior artists through feedback, documentation, and pipeline guidance, turning gameplay requirements and design direction into cohesive assets that support gameplay and production needs.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Concept Artist & Animator

Hero Trainer

Sep 2022 - Sep 2025 (3 years)

Designed customizable characters and environments and produced animated prototypes for a mobile game project. Coordinated with developers on Unity implementation, file formatting, and technical handoff requirements.

Character Design Environment Design 2D Animation Prototyping Unity Design Handoff

Senior 2D Game Artist

Funkitron

Apr 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 10 months)

Created stylized 2D visual assets for casual mobile games, maintaining consistency across environments, UI, game board elements, and promotional artwork. Collaborated with game designers to align visual style, readability, and feature needs throughout development.

2D Game Development Game Board Visuals Cross Functional Collaboration

Concept Artist & Visual Dev Consultant

Terra Zero

Oct 2022 - Feb 2023 (4 months)

Developed visual concepts for costumes, environments, characters, and enemies for a 3D VR game experience. Presented iterative sketches and refined concepts based on stakeholder feedback.

Concept Art Visual Development Visual Concepts Environment Design

Principal Artist & Art Director

Playsino

May 2013 - Oct 2014 (1 year 5 months)

Directed visual style and UI/UX development for web-based and mobile casino-style games. Redesigned UI/UX for usability and clarity, coordinated external artists, and produced marketing illustrations and reusable asset libraries.

Visual Design UI Design Reusable Assets Cross Functional Collaboration

Lead 2D Game Artist

Playsaurus

Nov 2011 - Apr 2013 (1 year 5 months)

Led 2D art production for characters, enemies, animation, and in-game assets while managing pipeline quality and mentoring artists. Illustrated and animated hundreds of game-ready assets across multiple releases and created marketing key art for Steam promotions and events.

2D Art Character Design Environment and Enemy Art 2D Animation Visual Consistency Key Art Steam Promotions

Senior 2D Game Artist

Meteor Games

Feb 2010 - Oct 2011 (1 year 8 months)

Created game-ready 2D assets for Facebook and browser-based social games. Designed production assets supporting gameplay, UI, and visual identity and collaborated with design and production teams for consistent visual execution.

Game Production Game Art Assets UI Art Visual Identity Concept Art