Creative professional with 11+ years of experience in Graphic Design and Motion Graphics. Skilled at delivering high-impact visuals under tight deadlines, with a strong ability to multitask and prioritize. Known for an keen eye for detail, creative problem-solving, and a passion for storytelling through design. Equally comfortable taking direction from an Art Director or leading projects independently. Credits include Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and Final Fantasy.

Lauren Harris

Creative professional with 11+ years of experience in Graphic Design and Motion Graphics. Skilled at delivering high-impact visuals under tight deadlines, with a strong ability to multitask and prioritize. Known for an keen eye for detail, creative problem-solving, and a passion for storytelling through design. Equally comfortable taking direction from an Art Director or leading projects independently. Credits include Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and Final Fantasy.

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Creative professional with 11+ years of experience in Graphic Design and Motion Graphics. Skilled at delivering high-impact visuals under tight deadlines, with a strong ability to multitask and prioritize.
Known for an keen eye for detail, creative problem-solving, and a passion for storytelling through design. Equally comfortable taking direction from an Art Director or leading projects independently. Credits include Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and Final Fantasy.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Graphic Designer at Warner Bros. Discovery Games
December 1, 2019 - May 1, 2025
Created promotional videos and static marketing creatives for high-profile IPs for WB Games. Worked with a pipeline of multi-disciplines including motion graphics, video editing, and graphic design; collaborated with User Acquisition & Cross-Promotional teams to coordinate testing results into content; designed and shipped large quantities of marketing assets while upholding high standards of IP brand guidelines; introduced fresh concepts for cross-promotional campaigns resulting in a 15% increase in game installs for Mortal Kombat 1; streamlined art processes via templating, reducing project completion time by 20%, enabling ahead-of-schedule delivery.
Lead Marketing Artist at Product Madness
August 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019
Ensured brand consistency; composed promotional videos and marketing creatives for multiple games on the Cashman Casino app; delegated tasks and provided art direction to third-party artists in Ukraine to increase bandwidth for the San Francisco team; designed store fronts for App Store optimization on Google Play and App Store landing pages; created holiday store fronts for Google Play which resulted in increased organic store installs by 26% vs the previous non-featuring period.
Marketing Artist & Graphic Designer at Machine Zone
September 1, 2015 - April 1, 2018
Created animated and static ads for MZ's top-grossing mobile games: Game of War, Mobile Strike, and Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire. Composed animated and static ads for Cognant (MZ’s in-house marketing agency) clients, such as Yahoo! Mail, Design Home, AnchorFree, Meridian, MasterClass, Call of War. Carefully implemented and extended existing style guides from these external clients. Designed assets for app store optimization on Google Play and App Store landing pages. Concepted and illustrated characters for marketing campaigns featured in Japan. Brainstormed fresh, original concepts for ads. Produced mass exports and localization for up to 14 languages for various ad partners. Supported other artists on the team with templated FX animation.
Creative Director (Freelance) at Freelance
May 1, 2025 - Present
Planned and oversaw the development of creative ad campaigns for varied clients. Supervised all work completed by the creative department. Collaborated with project and marketing managers to set project deadlines and content goals. Submitted ideas for content and oversaw the development of all creative content. Helped develop strategies for visual marketing campaigns. Worked closely with clients to ensure creative assets meet their objectives while staying within budget.
Senior Graphic Designer at Discovery Games
December 1, 2019 - May 1, 2025
Created promotional videos and static marketing creatives for high-profile IPs for WB Games Mobile Publishing: Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, Game of Thrones, DC Universe. Worked with a pipeline of multidisciplinary teams, such as motion graphics, video editing and design, and graphic design. Collaborated with the User Acquisition & Cross-Promotional teams to coordinate testing efforts and incorporate research results into content efforts. Regularly designed and shipped large quantities of marketing creatives while maintaining a high standard of quality for strict IP brand and style guidelines. Introduced fresh concepts for cross-promotional campaigns which resulted in a 15% increase in game installs for Mortal Kombat 1. Streamlined art via templating and reduced project completion time by 20%, enabling the team to deliver projects ahead of schedule.
Lead Marketing Artist at Product Madness - Cashman Casino App
August 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019
Ensured brand consistency and a high standard of quality for all marketing creatives. Composed promotional videos and marketing creatives for multiple games on the Cashman Casino app. Delegated tasks and provided art direction to their third-party artists in the Ukraine on a weekly basis to create more bandwidth for the San Francisco team. Designed store fronts for app store optimization (ASO) on Google Play and App Store landing pages. Created holiday store fronts for Google Play which resulted in increased organic store installs by 26% versus the previous non-featured period.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Animation at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Animation at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013
Bachelor of Science at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Animation at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet