Lead Character Artist at Meteor Games
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- Lead Character Artist at Meteor Games
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- Instructional Specialist at Arizona State University
- Student at Savannah College of Art and Design
- Student at Electronic Arts Professional Production Practices Class / Savannah College of Art and Design
- Bookseller at Barnes and Noble
- Art Director at SCAD Student Project
- Content Intern at GamesThatWork
- Cashier at Schnucks Markets Inc.
- Education
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- Savannah College of Art and Design
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Joseph Grossmann’s Summary
3D modeling and texture artist. Works in Maya, 3D Studio Max and Zbrush to create assets for video games.
Joseph Grossmann’s Specialties:
3DStudio Max 8, Maya 7, Zbrush 2, Houdini 8, Pixar’s RenderMan, Unreal Engine 2, Swarmada Game Engine, Corel Painter IX, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Macromedia Director, Dreamweaver, Flash, Customer Service
Joseph Grossmann’s Experience
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Lead Character Artist
Meteor Games
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)
I take a wide range of artistic concepts such as character and monster design, environment design and item/clothing/weapon design, then clean them up and create 3D models of each item for use with our game engine. This also entails adding textures and some basic rigging/animation as needed.
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Instructional Specialist
Arizona State University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
June 2007 — July 2007 (2 months)
Topics included in lesson plans:
3D Studio Max - modeling, texturing, rigging, skinning, and animation. Conceptualizing ideas utilizing Adobe Photoshop software and creating an art pipeline for Unreal Engine 2. -
Student
Savannah College of Art and Design
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2003 — June 2007 (3 years 10 months)
Student of Bachelor of the Fine Arts in Game Development / Interactive Design with a minor in Visual Effects.
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Student
Electronic Arts Professional Production Practices Class / Savannah College of Art and Design
(Public Company; Computer Games industry)
March 2007 — May 2007 (3 months)
Created assets for AAA titles according to Electronic Arts’ standards.
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Bookseller
Barnes and Noble
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)
August 2004 — May 2007 (2 years 10 months)
Responsible for customer service, cashiering, and stocking.
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Art Director
SCAD Student Project
(Privately Held; Computer Games industry)
January 2007 — March 2007 (3 months)
Set the style and oversaw all art assets produced. This includes color palettes, cultural authenticity, and art team continuity. Help artists when they need assistance as well as acting liaison to project lead. The position also requires that the art director to be in charge of making sure the art team meets all deadlines and produces the correct assets.
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Content Intern
GamesThatWork
(Computer Games industry)
March 2006 — June 2006 (4 months)
Responsible for 3D Modeling and texturing, animation, implementing assets into in house game engine, play testing and creating bug lists.
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Cashier
Schnucks Markets Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)
2001 — 2004 (3 years)
Responsible for customer service, bagging, pushing carts, and stocking.
Joseph Grossmann’s Education
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Savannah College of Art and Design
BFA, Interactive Design / Game Development, 2003 — 2007
Graduated with honors, Cum Laude. Minor in Visual Effects.
- Activities and Societies:
- 1337 / Next Gen Game Development Club, IGDA Student
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Joseph Grossmann’s Interests:
Video Games, 3D modeling, Cooking, Books, Music
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MMOGs
Joseph Grossmann’s Honors:
Featured in La Galerie Bleue at the Savannah College of Art and Design for Interactive Timeline piece.
Joseph Grossmann’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
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- new ventures
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