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As a senior illustrator, concept artist, and animator with over 20 years of experience, I love turning ideas into tangible art. I work across mood boards, roughs, color exploration, and final renderings, guiding projects from concept to completion while collaborating with clients to meet approvals and revisions. My clients include Nickelodeon, Microsoft, Disney, Warner Bros, Universal Studios, and many indie studios. I specialize in character design, storytelling visuals, 2D/3D animation, and game art direction, always aiming to create work that connects with audiences and elevates the project.…As a senior illustrator, concept artist, and animator with over 20 years of experience, I love turning ideas into tangible art. I work across mood boards, roughs, color exploration, and final renderings, guiding projects from concept to completion while collaborating with clients to meet approvals and revisions. My clients include Nickelodeon, Microsoft, Disney, Warner Bros, Universal Studios, and many indie studios. I specialize in character design, storytelling visuals, 2D/3D animation, and game art direction, always aiming to create work that connects with audiences and elevates the project.

William McGuire

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As a senior illustrator, concept artist, and animator with over 20 years of experience, I love turning ideas into tangible art. I work across mood boards, roughs, color exploration, and final renderings, guiding projects from concept to completion while collaborating with clients to meet approvals and revisions. My clients include Nickelodeon, Microsoft, Disney, Warner Bros, Universal Studios, and many indie studios. I specialize in character design, storytelling visuals, 2D/3D animation, and game art direction, always aiming to create work that connects with audiences and elevates the project.…As a senior illustrator, concept artist, and animator with over 20 years of experience, I love turning ideas into tangible art. I work across mood boards, roughs, color exploration, and final renderings, guiding projects from concept to completion while collaborating with clients to meet approvals and revisions. My clients include Nickelodeon, Microsoft, Disney, Warner Bros, Universal Studios, and many indie studios. I specialize in character design, storytelling visuals, 2D/3D animation, and game art direction, always aiming to create work that connects with audiences and elevates the project.

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As a senior illustrator, concept artist, and animator with over 20 years of experience, I love turning ideas into tangible art. I work across mood boards, roughs, color exploration, and final renderings, guiding projects from concept to completion while collaborating with clients to meet approvals and revisions.

My clients include Nickelodeon, Microsoft, Disney, Warner Bros, Universal Studios, and many indie studios. I specialize in character design, storytelling visuals, 2D/3D animation, and game art direction, always aiming to create work that connects with audiences and elevates the project.

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Work Experience

Freelance Illustrator/Character Artist/Animator at Self-Employed / Freelance

January 1, 1995 - Present

Freelance illustrator, concept artist, and animator delivering end-to-end creative services from mood boards and roughs to color exploration, renderings, and animations. Manages client contracts, approvals, revisions, and promotions; conducts trend research and style exploration to guide projects and client presentations.

Designer/Character Artist/Animator at Elevated Games Inc

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021

Designed and implemented the team-wide work pipeline and approval process; led cross-disciplinary collaboration; sole developer of Ultraman/Kaiju character design, backgrounds, props; prepared character model sheets and animation presentations for corporate approval; oversaw rigging and 3D model teams; built a comprehensive library of character animation and conduct brand-consistent research on Ultraman history.

Senior Illustrator/Lead Character Artist/Animator at Recur Forever

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2025

Illustration, rendering, and style exploration for a wide range of licensed Nickelodeon/Paramount characters; produced dozens of pose, expression, and prop variations; on-model renderings for entire NFT lines; conducted IP research for consistency and brand alignment.

Senior Illustrator/Concept Artist/Animator III at BigFish Game Studios

January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2021

Developed mascot characters (Squinions) and environment/game map concepts; performed 2D/3D animation, rendering, and asset creation; led promotional visuals and campaign artwork; contributed to art direction across multiple title campaigns.

Senior Illustrator/Concept Artist/Animator at Amazon Game Studios

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2014

One of the original members of Amazon Game Studios; helped transition the studio from 2D (Flash) to 3D (Maya); concepting, character/environment design, rendering, and 2D animation for Living Legends; lead artist on game chapters; contributed to game design and Unity asset integration for multiple titles.

Senior Animator at Splainers Inc

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2020

Consulted with local and national clients on explainer videos; concepted projects from start to finish, storyboard production, and client presentations; produced assets, backgrounds, and After Effects animation; provided ongoing project progress updates and on-the-fly adjustments.

Freelance Illustrator/Character Artist/Animator at Self-employed

January 1, 1995 - Present

Responsible for a wide range of illustration and animation work, leading projects from mood boards to roughs, color exploration, client management, presentations, renderings and revisions. Activities include promotion, social/media management, client relations, contracts, approvals, and trend/style research.

Senior Illustrator/Toy Designer at Handmade By Robots

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025

IP research for immediate recognizability, rough character design, renders; character models, revisions, and turnarounds for corporate approval; modeling.

Senior Illustrator/Lead Character Artist at Recur Forever

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025

Illustration, rendering, and style exploration for licensed Nickelodeon/Paramount characters; on-model renderings for NFT lines; extensive pose/face/prop variations; research of intellectual properties.

Senior Illustrator/Concept Artist/3D Animator at BigFish Game Studios

January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018

Developed Squinions and mascot characters; environment/game map concepting, rendering, animation; After Effects/Animate for characters, maps, assets; digital rendering for event promos; 2D/3D animation for marketing campaigns.

Senior Illustrator/Concept Artist/3D Animator at BigFish Game Studios

January 1, 2021 - Present

Continued character/environment concepting, animation pipeline development, and promo asset creation; contributed to a library of character animation and game marketing materials.

Senior Illustrator/Concept Artist/2D, 3D Animator at Amazon Game Studios

January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014

One of the original members of the studio; transitioned from 2D to 3D animation; lead artist on Living Legends chapters; concepting, animation, and Unity asset integration.