Work Experience & Skills
My Skills
A Concept Artist and Illustrator with a strong foundation in digital design and over 12 years of marketing and design experience. I specialise in visual storytelling, character and environment design and narrative design. My background spans professional art & design roles, game jams and indie projects, where I’ve honed skills in creating engaging visuals that bring IPs to life across mobile, PC, and console platforms.
Pop me an email at katy@geminidesigns.org.
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Character, environment, and prop design for mobile and indie games
Visual storytelling and mood exploration using colour, atmosphere, and composition
Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, Illustrator for digital painting and sketching
Developing 2D assets for integration into 3D pipelines
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App store assets, logos, icons, and promotional visuals
2D animation experiments and trailer creation
Familiarity with Unreal Engine and 3D modelling fundamentals
UI/UX design for in-game and marketing interfaces
Working with programmers, animators, and modellers in game jams and team projects
Adapting to brand/IP guidelines while maintaining creative originality
Clear communication and documentation for cross-disciplinary teams
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Adobe CC, Figma, Canva and more…
Wireframing, prototyping, accessibility standards
Email, social, and print asset design
3D modelling and presentation
Video editing and animation with Adobe After Effects
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Marketing Asset Creation
Customer journey mapping
Market research & positioning
Multi-channel strategy
Audience engagement
Trained in concept art and illustration at CGSpectrum, with hands-on experience in 2D/3D workflows, I thrive in collaborative production environments and bring a passion for mobile games, creativity, and consistency to every project.
My experience means I understand deeply how design connects to marketing goals, how it resonates with users, and how it fits into 3D workflows and beyond. That mix makes my work efficient, impactful, and clear.
Education & Training
3D Modelling, CGSpectrum (Jul 2025 - Sep 2025)
Concept Art & Illustration Specialization Industry Diploma, CGSpectrum (2023-Present)
Professional Interior Design Diploma, British College of Interior Design (2021)
Level 6 Diploma in Professional Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing (2018-2019)
MSc Disaster Management, Coventry University (2013-2015)
BSc Anthropology with Geography, Oxford Brookes University (2010-2013)
Experience
Environmental Concept Artist & Narrative Lead
Ethereal Studios, Oct 2025 - Present
Writing the narrative and fully integrating it into the environment concept art for a 3D, third person narrative-forward explorer puzzle game (rev share).
Leading the narrative team within a 40 person studio for Gift of the Gods.
Freelance Concept artist
Gemini Designs, May 2025 - Present
Working on a variety of commissions for character and creature designs for games, game jams, RPGs and more; Deep Dark, Celestial, On the Line, Casa Del Cactus.
3D training with CGSpectrum.
Marketing Designer
CPS (Microsoft Partner and business IT consultancy), Feb 2024 - May 2025 (1 year 4 months)
Guided the marketing team through a rebrand in design, messaging and tone.
Remade the website from scratch; structure, wireframes, navigating complex restriction, multiple iterations and many stakeholders.
Created presentation, documentation, social media and email templates.
Designed merchandise, a variety of banners and lightboxes for major events.
Marketing Specialist
TenAV (AV technology consultancy), Jul 2023 - Feb 2024 (9 months)
Developed immersive illustrations and digital branding, increasing engagement across platforms.
Stabilised and improved client list within one month during a major industry downturn.
Overhauled brand identity with online interactive illustrations and immersive digital design.
Increased organic social traffic by 80% and organic search traffic by 44%.
Marketing Operations Manager
Velocity Partners (B2B tech marketing and design agency), Jul 2022 - Jul 2023 (1 year)
Led best practices in email marketing design (incl. A/B testing), UX, marketing automation and SEO.
Collaborated closely with the design team to create illustrated email banners and social media assets.
Redesigned email campaigns and proposal documents for multiple large B2B tech clients.
Developed process documentation and creative templates in InDesign.
Marketing Leader
Halcyon London International School, Feb 2017 - Jul 2021 (4 years 5 months)
Developed a successful internal app with the IT team, leading UI/UX design (Adobe/Figma).
Led a full rebrand with a UX-focused, consumer researched website redesign - 38%^ conversions.
Designed merchandise, flyers, digital campaigns, and event branding and management.
Spearheaded HubSpot CRM adoption, streamlining automation and reporting.
Skills
Concept Art & Illustration
Character, environment, and prop design for mobile and indie games
Visual storytelling and mood exploration using colour, atmosphere, and composition
Clip Studio Paint, Photoshop, Illustrator for digital painting and sketching
Developing 2D assets for integration into 3D pipelines
Game Art Production
App store assets, logos, icons, and promotional visuals
2D animation experiments and trailer creation
Familiarity with 3D modelling fundamentals
UI/UX design for in-game and marketing interfaces
Working with programmers, animators, and modellers in game jams and team projects
Adapting to brand/IP guidelines while maintaining creative originality
Clear communication and documentation for cross-disciplinary teams
Technical Knowledge
Adobe Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects)
Website builders (Wordpress, Webflow, Squarespace, Wix - working HTML/CSS knowledge)
Clip Studio Paint (Illustration, digital painting)
3D Modelling (Maya and Substance Painter)
Figma (UI/UX design, prototyping)
Google, Microsoft 365, Monday, Asana… (Collaboration & project management & document creation)
Community Projects
Creative Director and Environmental Concept Artist - Celestial Project – Branding & Storytelling
(Personal Project, Featured on The Rookies), Mar 2025- Jun 2025
Developed a narrative-driven game brand concept with a group of 8 programmers, animators, modellers, artists and game designers
Led design direction, crafting visual storytelling elements to enhance the project's emotional depth
Demonstrated leadership skills, creative problem-solving, and brand strategy
Digital Strategy Specialist/ Trustee
Southern Thailand Elephant Foundation (STEF), Jun 2022 - Current
Led a complete rebrand, focusing on impactful colour selection and visual identity
Developed templates and digital marketing assets, fostering accessibility and engagement
Community Building Lead
The Climate App, Jan 2022- Mar 2023 (1 year 3 months)
Managed a team of 15 volunteers for digital marketing campaigns
Designed social media assets, branding materials, and fundraising visuals
Supported an equity fundraising campaign, raising £110k