MATT SCHRADER

MARKETING ART & VISUAL DESIGN LEAD

☎ 503.927.7595 ✉ Schradervisuals@gmail.com ◉ linkedin.com/in/msvisuals

[ PROFILE ]

Hello! I am a lead Marketing Artist and Senior Visual Designer from the West Suburbs of Chicago, currently working on the XBX/PS console team at Wargaming Chicago.

I own over 15 years of experience in digital art and visual design, and over 5 years in AAA gaming. I have strong experience in creative AI applications and process and workflow optimization.

[ EXPERIENCE ]

WARGAMING 2023 - PRESENT

Marketing Art Director / Senior Visual Designer

Act as creative liaison between UI teams, 3D teams, external agencies and Publishing
Art direction of player-facing internal and external agency art assets
Manage and mentor a team of designers with empathetic feedback and process improvements

WARGAMING 2022 - 2023

Visual Designer / Marketing Artist

Backed Publishing team campaigns with effective visual communication
Achieved CTR of paid media ads as high as 15%
Created key art for WWE, Hot Wheels, G.I. Joe, KISS, WH40K, Dune and more

WARGAMING 2020 - 2021

Visual Designer (Digital Experience)

ATHLETICO 2016 - 2020

Visual Designer

Created marketing collateral for over 1000 clinic locations across 25 states
Collaborated with IDEO, INWK, NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB

FREELANCE 2011 - 2016

Visual Artist & Designer

[ SKILLS ]

DESIGN & ART

Illustrator Photoshop InDesign XD AfterEffects Acrobat

3D & REALTIME

Blender Unreal Painter Gaea 2

AI TOOLS

ChatGPT Claude Midjourney ComfyUI Runway Cursor Krea Suno Magnific +MORE

WORKFLOW

Perforce JIRA Confluence GitHub

[ EDUCATION ]

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SELF-MOTIVATED LEARNING

Rebelway, School of Motion, LinkedIn Learning, Skillshare, Artstation

2016 - PRESENT

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Visual Arts and Media

[ COMMUNITY ]

Amir Satvat Community Mentor 2024- Design Like Mad 2016