Lee Alton-Williams
Newark on Trent,Nottinghamshire
Summary
Creative and reliable games design professional with industry experience in concept art and character design, ludonarrative development, and creative writing. Passionate about complex and engaging stories, narrative-driven games, and innovative mechanics. Hard-working artist and writer with strong organisational methods, experience working in team environments and willingness to learn new things. Offers excellent communication and problem solving skills.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Games Lecturer
Peterborough College
Peterborough, CAM
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Taught further education students principles of games design; including 2D art skills, digital and traditional; 3D modelling, texturing, and rendering; visual blueprinting in UE5; narrative design and UX/UI; critical thinking and collaborative working.
- Designed exams, assessments and course content, including lecture material and writing assignments.
- Monitored students' progress against educational targets, implementing positive interventions.
- Contributed to departmental meetings and committees for strategic decision-making.
Freelance Artist
Self Employed
Remote
06.2020 - Current
- Duties include working to briefs, submitting digital art for feedback to clients, and incorporating feedback as necessary.
- Produced over 10 high-quality artworks, consistently meeting or exceeding expectations.
- Worked within agreed timescales, budgets and creative constraints.
- Adapted to new techniques and technologies quickly and efficiently.
- Demonstrated expertise in varied artistic methods and techniques to achieve client wishes.
Health Advisor
DHU Healthcare
Derby
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Handled inbound calls from members of public and healthcare professionals, providing appropriate responses and advice to patients
- Liaised with clinical advisors, primary care, social services, and out of hours services.
- Assessed patient symptoms using prompted questions from NHS pathways.
- Informed, advised and counselled patients diagnosed with various conditions, with average call times of 7 minutes.
Games Master
Houdini's Escape Room Experience
Kegworth
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Local site maintenance, managed 2 groups of up to 12 people simultaneously, customer interaction and entertainment
- Handled in-person inquiries and bookings
- Developed soft skills; problem-solving, adaptability and working under pressure
- Exemplary customer service skills, professional attitude to work and excellent attention to detail.
2D Project Lead
Poly Fruit Studios
Remote
08.2021 - 10.2021
- Responsible for 2D Art department of over 30 artists - ensuring projects were on time and up to standard
- Managed art style consistency and kept teams on-brief
- Managed team's clocking-in and out, having daily upkeep meetings and organising workloads.
- Oversaw project timelines and deliverables for successful, timely completion.
- Tracked and communicated project status, timelines and action items from project inception to delivery.
Junior 2D Artist
Poly Fruit Studios
Remote
05.2021 - 10.2021
- KICKSTART SCHEME, 6 month contract
- Worked to creative briefs and expanded on design ideas with market research
- Created turnarounds and references for 3D Artists
- Visual storytelling through concept art and illustration
- Gained extra skills in animation, storyboarding, leadership and communication.
- Improved creative processes through effective collaboration with 3D and programming teams.
Education
Master of Arts - Worldbuilding with Creature Design
Leeds Art University
Leeds 09.2023 - 08.2025
BA (Hons) - Games Art and Design
Norwich University of The Arts
09.2017 - 06.2020
Skills
- Narrative Design
- Visual Development
- Systems Design
- Unreal Engine 4
- Unreal Engine 5
- UX/UI Design
- Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Clip Studio Paint
- Autodesk Maya
- Blender
Certification
- Script Writing for Movies and Television, Doměstika
- Introduction to Narrative Design for Video Games, Doměstika
- Illustration for Animation Projects and Video Games, Doměstika
- Introduction to Storyboarding, Doměstika
- Concept Art for Video Games, Doměstika
Timeline
Master of Arts - Worldbuilding with Creature Design
Leeds Art University
09.2023 - 08.2025
Games Lecturer
Peterborough College
01.2023 - 01.2025
Health Advisor
DHU Healthcare
01.2023 - 08.2023
Games Master
Houdini's Escape Room Experience
01.2022 - 08.2022
2D Project Lead
Poly Fruit Studios
08.2021 - 10.2021
Junior 2D Artist
Poly Fruit Studios
05.2021 - 10.2021
Freelance Artist
Self Employed
06.2020 - Current
BA (Hons) - Games Art and Design
Norwich University of The Arts
09.2017 - 06.2020
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