Second-year Concept Art undergraduate at De Montfort University with a strong work ethic and excellent attention to detail. Passionate about creating cohesive, visually engaging designs across traditional and digital media, with a focus on storytelling, mood, and character-driven world-building. Particularly interested in developing concepts that support narrative-rich experiences. Aspires to contribute to story-focused games while continuing to refine both creative and technical skills. Friendly, approachable, and effective in both independent and collaborative environments.

Derin Sinoglu

Second-year Concept Art undergraduate at De Montfort University with a strong work ethic and excellent attention to detail. Passionate about creating cohesive, visually engaging designs across traditional and digital media, with a focus on storytelling, mood, and character-driven world-building. Particularly interested in developing concepts that support narrative-rich experiences. Aspires to contribute to story-focused games while continuing to refine both creative and technical skills. Friendly, approachable, and effective in both independent and collaborative environments.

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Second-year Concept Art undergraduate at De Montfort University with a strong work ethic and excellent attention to detail. Passionate about creating cohesive, visually engaging designs across traditional and digital media, with a focus on storytelling, mood, and character-driven world-building.

Particularly interested in developing concepts that support narrative-rich experiences. Aspires to contribute to story-focused games while continuing to refine both creative and technical skills. Friendly, approachable, and effective in both independent and collaborative environments.

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Language

Turkish
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Video Production Intern at De Montfort University, Leicester
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Designed a website layout, poster, banner, and logo; produced a commercial video; photographed staff members and edited materials to a professional standard; developed an interactive webpage with 360-degree facility navigation; delivered a presentation on internship accomplishments to colleagues.
Waitress at Wimpy
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Took orders, washed dishes, and maintained high standards during peak hours; managed a high workload under pressure and consistently aimed for high customer satisfaction.
Design & Animation Intern at Animatees Graphic Design & Animation
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Produced assets for a storyboard and animatic of a 2-minute explainer video; gained experience with industry-standard Adobe Creative Cloud software (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate, Media Encoder, Audition); learned the project production pipeline in a real-world setting.
Translator at Young Minds Primary Tutoring
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023
Assisted a tutor in teaching English and Mathematics to a Turkish student; undertook challenging translation tasks and expanded native-language vocabulary.
Translator at Young Minds Primary Tutoring, Peterborough
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2023
Assisted a tutor in teaching English and Mathematics to a Turkish student; performed challenging translation tasks and expanded Turkish vocabulary.

Education

Second Year Concept & Comic Arts at De Montfort University
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2027
A-Level at Nene Park Academy
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2024
GCSEs at Nene Park Academy
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2024
Bachelor of Concept Art (Second Year) at De Montfort University
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2027
GCSEs (8 in total) at Nene Park Academy
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2024
A-Levels (4 in total) at Nene Park Academy
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
Second Year Concept Art & Comic Arts at De Montfort University
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2027
A-Levels at Nene Park Academy
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2024
GCSEs at Nene Park Academy
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Second Year Concept & Comic Arts at De Montfort University
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2027
A-Level (4 in total) & GCSEs (8 in total) at Nene Park Academy
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2024

Qualifications

A-Level
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2024
GCSE
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2024
Contextual Studies (A)
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
Art & Design (A*)
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
Art & Design (7)
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
Professional Practise Comics (B)
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
Turkish (A*)
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
Turkish (9)
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
EPQ (C)
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
English Lang (5)
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
Mathematics (5)
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
EPQ
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
English Lang
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
English L&L
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026
Mathematics
January 11, 2030 - May 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Software & Internet, Gaming, Professional Services