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Art Director and Creative Lead with 20+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary art teams across video games, iGaming, publishing, animation, and digital entertainment. I define the artistic vision, visual quality standards, and production workflows to deliver consistent, high-quality results. I specialize in 2D visual development—concept art, character/environment design, illustration, style guides, and art pipelines—while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and managing outsourcing partners. I’ve worked with internationally recognized studios and global IP projects.…Art Director and Creative Lead with 20+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary art teams across video games, iGaming, publishing, animation, and digital entertainment. I define the artistic vision, visual quality standards, and production workflows to deliver consistent, high-quality results. I specialize in 2D visual development—concept art, character/environment design, illustration, style guides, and art pipelines—while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and managing outsourcing partners. I’ve worked with internationally recognized studios and global IP projects.

Jose Olmos

Art Director, Creative Director, Game Developer, +1

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Art Director and Creative Lead with 20+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary art teams across video games, iGaming, publishing, animation, and digital entertainment. I define the artistic vision, visual quality standards, and production workflows to deliver consistent, high-quality results. I specialize in 2D visual development—concept art, character/environment design, illustration, style guides, and art pipelines—while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and managing outsourcing partners. I’ve worked with internationally recognized studios and global IP projects.…Art Director and Creative Lead with 20+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary art teams across video games, iGaming, publishing, animation, and digital entertainment. I define the artistic vision, visual quality standards, and production workflows to deliver consistent, high-quality results. I specialize in 2D visual development—concept art, character/environment design, illustration, style guides, and art pipelines—while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and managing outsourcing partners. I’ve worked with internationally recognized studios and global IP projects.

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Art Director and Creative Lead with 20+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary art teams across video games, iGaming, publishing, animation, and digital entertainment. I define the artistic vision, visual quality standards, and production workflows to deliver consistent, high-quality results.

I specialize in 2D visual development—concept art, character/environment design, illustration, style guides, and art pipelines—while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and managing outsourcing partners. I’ve worked with internationally recognized studios and global IP projects.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Art Director at Push Gaming

July 1, 2022 - Present

Led multidisciplinary art teams across multiple game productions. Defined artistic vision, visual quality standards, and style direction, aligning creative objectives with business goals in collaboration with executive leadership. Recruited, interviewed, onboarded, and mentored artists through structured feedback and career development; conducted portfolio reviews and hiring assessments. Managed outsourcing partners and external art vendors, and developed/improved production workflows and asset pipelines. Facilitated collaboration between Art, Animation, Game Design, Development, and Production to ensure consistency, quality, and successful project delivery for commercially released iGaming products.

Lead 2D Game Artist at Push Gaming

July 1, 2020 - July 1, 2022

Led visual development and art production across multiple game projects. Created concept art, key visuals, production assets, and visual documentation while maintaining artistic consistency and quality standards. Developed style guides and production references, supported team coordination, and contributed to art direction initiatives.

Senior Game Artist at Globant S.A

August 1, 2017 - August 1, 2020

Created concept art, characters, props, and environments, as well as visual development assets for international clients including Sony, Electronic Arts, Square Enix, and Phoenix Labs. Produced production-ready artwork and marketing illustrations across AAA, mobile, and online gaming projects. Collaborated with distributed international game development teams to deliver art assets for console and mobile titles.

Senior Illustrator & Game Artist at DeNA West

April 1, 2016 - October 1, 2017

Produced illustrations, promotional artwork, game assets, and background art for projects including Transformers, Star Wars Galactic Defense, Disney IP titles, Hell Fire, and other mobile-related deliverables. Collaborated with distributed international teams and contributed to trading card illustration production and other game marketing/art needs.

Concept Artist | Illustrator | Game Artist (2D | 3D)

January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2016

Early career experience across multiple roles and studios, including Ravegan, Hook Up Animation, Games Cafe, Gadget Studio, Virtual Minds 3D, Editorial Atlántida, and Cumulus 3D, with client/brand work such as Disney, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and Sony. Contributed as a multi-discipline artist across concept, illustration, and 2D/3D production tasks.