Gaetano Caltabiano

Lead global development and creative vision for a new original IP, directing a cross-discipline team of 45+ people. Own end-to-end creative direction from concept through production, aligning art, design, and narrative departments.

Direct art teams of up to 30 people across concept, environment, character, and lookdev disciplines. Author and maintain the studio's final Art Direction documentation, translating narrative and design intent into visual language for production teams.

Directed art direction for the title's environments and characters, focusing on historical and visual authenticity. Partnered with department leads across characters, environments, lighting, and VFX, and aligned with the studio's head of Art Directors to maintain visual consistency and quality across the title.

Managed stylistic choices alongside the Game Director and Art Director, coordinating the production team on 3D models, environments, props, sound, and lookdev.

Coordinated the concept art team, developing 2D designs for characters, environments, and props. Worked as an environment artist within the game engine, handling shading, lighting, layout, and cover art.

2D character design and concepting for upcoming Prime Video series productions.

Directed a cross-disciplinary art team of up to 10–15 people across complex VR and 5D projects. Estimated costs, built budgets, and defined the required team for each production.

Consulted for external studios to optimize art pipelines across pitch presentation and production. Comic artist on the graphic novel adaptation of 'Jihad: The Secret Plan'; illustrator, video editor, and 2D animator for promotional and advertising content.

Completed coursework in Art Direction.

Studied Illustration, Painting with Light & Color.

Pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Figurative Arts, Music, Style and Show, Technological Arts.

Studied comic book art and illustration from 2014 to 2015.