James Grant

Current

• Functional QA at Ubisoft Reflections

Past

• Functional QA at Codemasters
• Concept Artist, Animator, Director at Payfont
• Comic Book Artist at University of Abertay Dundee

• Student at University of Abertay Dundee
• Lead Artist, Animator, Concept Artist at BSkyB

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Education

• University of Abertay Dundee

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Games

James Grant’s Summary

Having recently graduated from the University of Abertay Dundee with a First Class Honours Degree in Computer Arts, I'm very keen in taking my first steps into the gaming industry.

I am hard working, enthusiastic, imaginative and dedicated. I am very keen to learn and improve my skills. I work very well with others and have a bright sense of humour and an approachable and helpful attitude to any situation.

James Grant’s Specialties:

My key strengths are in illustration, character design, storyboarding, 2D animation, and sound production and I am an accomplished user of industry standard software including Adobe Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Soundforge and Director to an incredibly high and professional standard. I also have the ability model in 3D using Maya. I am very fast at producing high quality work, completing some projects well before they are due with exceptional results every time.

James Grant’s Experience

• Functional QA

  Ubisoft Reflections

  (Computer Games industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

• Functional QA

  Codemasters

  (Privately Held; Computer Games industry)

  February 2009 — October 2009 (9 months)

  Tested the following;
  
  English SKU:
  Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
  Ashes 2009 (Wii)
  Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (PC, Xbox 360)
  
  Japanese SKU:
  Colin McRae: Dirt 2 (Xbox 360)
  Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (PC)
  F1 2010 (Wii)

• Concept Artist, Animator, Director

  Payfont

  (Animation industry)

  May 2008 — December 2008 (8 months)

  Creating short animated cartoons as freelance work for Payfont's revolutionary new take on credit card security.

• Comic Book Artist

  University of Abertay Dundee

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)

  The University asked me to develop and publish a series of 5 comics, each explaining the life of a character in their first five days at University. These comics will be published in the back of a booklet that will be handed out during the first week of University to all newcomers, as each strip explains important facts about University life including registration, homesickness, older students, and using specific resources.

• Student

  University of Abertay Dundee

  (Computer Games industry)

  2004 — 2008 (4 years )

• Lead Artist, Animator, Concept Artist

  BSkyB

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BSY; Broadcast Media industry)

  December 2006 — September 2007 (10 months)

  I was selected to be a member of a 5-person team of students from Abertay to represent Sky in a collaborative project with a London-based art college. In addition to this I have worked as a lead designer and concept artist for a number of other projects in which I had to work as part of a tightly-knit team towards harsh deadlines.

James Grant’s Education

• University of Abertay Dundee

  BA Hons Computer Arts , Digital Art & Animation , 2004 — 2008

Additional Information

James Grant’s Interests:

Digital Art, Traditional Art, Drawing, Videogames, Reading, DDR, Cycling, Swimming, Sleep, Internet

James Grant’s Groups:

•    UK Games Industry

James Grant’s Honors:

Bachelor Of Arts With Honours in Computer Arts First Class Honors
Bachelor Of Arts in Computer Arts Distinction
Diploma Of Higher Education in Computer Arts Distinction
Certificate Of Higher Education in Computer Arts Distinction

James Grant’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
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