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William Seaman

Intermediate

Freelance Concept Designer/Visual Development Artist providing Art and Design for Animation, Games, Feature Film and Print.

Biography

Performance driven and dynamic digital professional with proven track record in concept art, illustration, animation and game development,  A visual storyteller with a meticulous eye for detail and an aptitude for working with teams to deliver exceptional concepts and designs that meet and exceed clients’ expectations.

Skills

Roles

  • Advanced
  • Advanced

Work Experience

2025 – Present day

Concept Artist (Freelance)

Ravensburger (Norwich UK)

Freelance Concept Artist @ Ravensburger on Disney Lorcana

2023 – Present day

Concept Artist (Freelance)

DON'T NOD Entertainment (Norwich UK)

Aphelion is an action/adventure game with a strong emphasis on narrative. I'm Working as a Concept Artist designing everything from props, environment, character, VFX, paint-overs and marketing art.

- Working directly with the Art Director and Lead Concept Artist on all aspects of the games visuals.

- Working directly with Level Design / Game Design for quick prototyping in Unreal Engine.

- Working directly with the Environment and Character Artists to develop highly functional character, environment and prop assets.

- Iteration and teamwork with the GPP, ART and Narrative departments through every milestone.

2019 – Present day

Concept Artist (Freelance)

WillSeamanart (Norwich, United Kingdom)
Present concepts to clients whilst working closely with them to develop strategies and designs for their projects. Visualise and create art for characters, environments, prop designs, under NDA.

2021 – 2022

Concept Artist (Freelance)

Freelance concept artist @ Scruffy Dog Creative Group. (Remote)
Contract Concept Artist designing blue sky pitch concepts for theme park resorts and attractions.

2022 – 2022

Concept Artist (Freelance)

Freelance concept artist @Marvelous Pictures/Untold Studios (Remote)
Designed VFX concepts for a Dyson Commercial under VFX supervisor Luca Gabriele Rossetti.

2021 – 2021

Freelance Concept Artist/Background Painter

Freelance concept artist @Marvelous Pictures/Netflix (Remote)
Designed/painted backgrounds and environments for an animated section of Netflix film Red Notice.

2021 – 2021

Concept Artist (Freelance)

Freelance concept artist @ Game Design Consultancy. (Remote)
Designed and developed character concepts, environment concepts and pitch book illustrations for a Chinese mobile game/app focused on health and fitness.

2018 – 2018

Graphic Designer

Treehouse Festival (Norwich United Kingdom)
Devised and executed design deliverable that elevated, differentiated, and functioned on brand and on strategy. Designed pioneering digital campaign aspects including marketing images, and logos.

2017 – 2017

Illustrator/ Animator

Matthew Beckett Fol (Norwich United Kingdom)
Created complete illustrations by combining painting, hand-drawn, and digitally created images/2D shorts aimed at children. Prepared and designed illustrations according to client specifications.

Education

2016 – 2019

BA Hons

Norwich University of The Arts

Games Art and Design