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I am a passionate digital artist with experience in concept art, character and background designs. My goal is to use artistic excellency and storytelling techniques to cause a positive impact for my clients. I enjoy collaborating closely with community members and clients to bring culturally rich and detailed artistic expressions to life. With skills in Procreate and Adobe Photoshop, and a strong background in marketing and psychology, I am a motivated and dedicated team player who embraces learning and strives to deliver detailed and meaningful digital art projects.…I am a passionate digital artist with experience in concept art, character and background designs. My goal is to use artistic excellency and storytelling techniques to cause a positive impact for my clients. I enjoy collaborating closely with community members and clients to bring culturally rich and detailed artistic expressions to life. With skills in Procreate and Adobe Photoshop, and a strong background in marketing and psychology, I am a motivated and dedicated team player who embraces learning and strives to deliver detailed and meaningful digital art projects.

Maria Jose Leiva

Character Designer, Concept Artist, Illustrator, +4

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I am a passionate digital artist with experience in concept art, character and background designs. My goal is to use artistic excellency and storytelling techniques to cause a positive impact for my clients. I enjoy collaborating closely with community members and clients to bring culturally rich and detailed artistic expressions to life. With skills in Procreate and Adobe Photoshop, and a strong background in marketing and psychology, I am a motivated and dedicated team player who embraces learning and strives to deliver detailed and meaningful digital art projects.…I am a passionate digital artist with experience in concept art, character and background designs. My goal is to use artistic excellency and storytelling techniques to cause a positive impact for my clients. I enjoy collaborating closely with community members and clients to bring culturally rich and detailed artistic expressions to life. With skills in Procreate and Adobe Photoshop, and a strong background in marketing and psychology, I am a motivated and dedicated team player who embraces learning and strives to deliver detailed and meaningful digital art projects.

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I am a passionate digital artist with experience in concept art, character and background designs. My goal is to use artistic excellency and storytelling techniques to cause a positive impact for my clients. I enjoy collaborating closely with community members and clients to bring culturally rich and detailed artistic expressions to life.

With skills in Procreate and Adobe Photoshop, and a strong background in marketing and psychology, I am a motivated and dedicated team player who embraces learning and strives to deliver detailed and meaningful digital art projects.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

Work Experience

Character & Background Designer at Malsom Media

January 1, 2024 - Present

Illustrated background assets used for an animated short film in Indspire Awards 2024. Worked closely with the scriptwriters of Indspire Awards 2025 to draw concept art for the year’s animated short film. Designed characters and environments for the film, collaborating closely with members of the community to honor other cultures through artistic expressions.

Freelance Digital Artist at Self-Employed

January 1, 2024 - Present

Created marketing collateral for Nino de la Caridad Foundation, including flyers, videos, social media posts, brochures, and more. Carefully drew illustrations and designed tattoos by understanding client needs, meeting requests with great attention to detail.

Liquid Dispatcher at Irving Energy

January 1, 2024 - July 13, 2025

Responded professionally to 100+ emails daily in a timely manner, communicating effectively with both customers and internal business agents. Received emergency and non-emergency calls from customers, recorded significant information, and booked deliveries. Dispatched drivers based on priority, actively listened to clients, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to a supervisor.

Customer Experience Salesfloor Manager at Walmart

December 31, 2021 - July 13, 2025

Provided effective leadership and direction to department staff. Assigned associates to areas and tasks on the salesfloor in partnership with the respective Assistant Store Manager. Trained and mentored new team members to promote productivity, accuracy and friendliness. Responded to customer requests for products, services and company information.

Character & Background Designer at Malsom Media

January 1, 2024 - Present

Illustrated background assets used for an animated short film in Indspire Awards 2024. Worked closely with the scriptwriters of Indspire Awards 2025 to draw concept art for the year’s animated short film. Designed characters and environments for the film, working closely with members of the community to honor other cultures through artistic expressions.

Freelance Digital Artist

January 1, 2024 - Present

Created marketing collateral for Nino de la Caridad Foundation, including flyers, videos, social media posts, brochures, and more. Carefully drew illustrations and designed tattoos by understanding my client’s needs; meeting their requests with great attention to detail.

Liquid Dispatcher at Irving Energy

January 1, 2024 - July 13, 2025

Responded professionally to 100+ emails daily in a timely manner, communicating effectively with both customers and internal business agents. Received emergency and non-emergency calls from customers, recorded significant information, and booked deliveries. Dispatched drivers based on priority. Actively listened to clients, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to a supervisor.

Customer Experience Salesfloor Manager at Walmart

January 1, 2021 - July 13, 2025