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Gioia Varago

Junior

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Clip Studio Paint Pro

Aspiring UI artist!

Skills

Roles

  • Advanced
  • Advanced

Software

  • Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Basic
  • Basic
  • Basic

Soft Skills

  • Advanced

Work Experience

2020 – 2025

Illustrator

Self-employed (Online)

Interfacing with private clients to fullfill their vision of the character.
Creating portraits, full figures and full illustrations based on the commissioner’s directions.

2018 – 2025

Project Manager

ABC Translations (Online)

Managed translators and clients. Proofread in various languages.
Managed quotes and payments.

2019 – 2024

Design Coordinator

Escape Studios (London UK)

Creating animated banners and posters for events and newsletters.
Supervising and working as a team to ensure projects run smoothly.
Assisting tutors with teaching materials and helping students in class and with project work.

2017 – 2017

Summer Intern

Fire Without Smoke (London UK)

Character design iterations. Logos iterations. LCS Branding.

Education

2016 – 2019

BA

Escape Studios, University of Kent

Game Art

Worked on industry-standard briefs and experience real-life scenarios, in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using professional software. Learned soft skills such as teamwork, organisation and giving and receiving feedback. Received professional input from partnered industry professionals.

Completed various team projects. Personally I worked as a concept artist, environment artist, lead artist, foliage artist and lighting artist.

2014 – 2015

NA

Nemo Academy

Animation Course (Florence)

Learned concept art rules and conventions. Learned Storyboarding and Traditional Animation.
Attended workshops with industry professionals such as Sandro Cleuzo, Andreas Deja.

2009 – 2013

Diploma (A level Equivalent)

Liceo D'arte Toschi

Corso Michelangelo

Above average marks on all my subjects. Learned to paint with oil, acrylic and watercolour.
Attended painting restoration workshops with a professional artist.