Instructor, Motion Graphics @ From December 2015 to Present (1 month) Concept Artist/Illustrator @ Providing: • Concept Art, Company Branding and Illustration Services • Gallery Artwork and Group Shows • Private Portrait Commissions • IP Development Selected Exhibitions: 2015 Conventions OrcaCon, Norwescon - Seattle, WA (forthcoming) Solo Exhibition Essentia - Seattle, WA Group Exhibition White Wolf, Spirit of the Forest Ikiya - Treviso, Italy From 2014 to Present (1 year) Concept Artist @ Windborne - Steam/PC • Created whimsical fantasy concept art • Created style guide, marketing assets and game logo. • Developed visual language for painted icons and user interface elements. Defense Grid 2 - Steam/PC, PS4, Xbox One • Created Concepts for achievement icons as well as assets for 65 individual achievements. • Created Marketing Illustrations, including posters and player instruction cards. • Translated achievements over multiple platforms, creating over 260 individual assets. Chroma - PC • Created 2D and 3D assets for team use during game development. From January 2013 to February 2015 (2 years 2 months) UI Artist (Contract) placed by Boldman Creative Solutions @ Age of Empires II: HD Edition - Steam/PC • Digitally Painted and extended background images to HD format. • Batch processed hundreds of images, ensuring quality and reducing production costs. From October 2012 to January 2013 (4 months) Motion Graphics/VFX Artist (Contract) @ Guild Wars 2 - PC Cinematics Department: • Created motion graphics and custom content for 2.5D Videos. • Digitally painted background to account for parallax, matching the original concept style. VFX Department: • Created real-time particle effects using proprietary tool sets. • Polished and optimized existing effects, significantly improving performance. • Designed and painted decals for use in custom game decal effects. From January 2011 to June 2012 (1 year 6 months) Concept Artist/Illustrator @ Unreleased 2D Animated Short - Film • Researched and developed visual styling for film to create an edgy, gritty aesthetic. • Created concepts for environments and characters. Advertising Pitch Projects - Mobile/iOS, Augmented Reality • Created concepts for advertising and storytelling pitch projects. • Painted layered background illustrations for use in animations. From June 2011 to January 2012 (8 months) Art Director, Student Short Film @ Art Directed student team of 9 artists creating a 50 second animated short fantasy-based medieval film. • Managed team of 3 concept artists, as well as 6 interdisciplinary artists. • Created concept art and color keys for environments and props. • Established weekly check-ins to provide feedback • Worked with Assistant Director for planning and scheduling of Production Milestones. From February 2010 to May 2011 (1 year 4 months)

Concept Art @ Imaginism Studios' In-House WorkshopConcept Art, Digital Painting, Texturing @ FuturePolyBFA, Production Animation @ Digipen Institute of Technology Marisa Erven is skilled in: Concept Design, Conceptual Art, Illustration, Digital Painting, Cinematics, Environment Art, Art Direction, Drawing, Photoshop, Texturing, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, 2D art, Color Theory, After Effects