CV

Mariia Zvonkova

Game 2D Artist / Concept Artist / Art Manager

Contacts

Chernivtsi, Ukraine

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Summary

Artist with 8+ years of experience in casual and mobile game development on positions such as concept artist, 2D generalist artist and art manager.

Worked for game genres: Match-3, HOG, Mahjong, HOPA, slots, play-to-learn and tabletops.

Skills

Art Skills:

Sketching and concept art, 2d rendering and digital painting, character design, prop and icon design, environment design for isometric maps, UI kits, UX flows, matte painting and photobash, usage of 3d base for 2d renderings, marketing images and in-game offers design

Tools:

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate, Figma, Blender, ZBrush, Adobe AfterEffects, Adobe InDesign, PureRef.

Management Skills:

Project support and art team management, art mentorship and onboarding, outsource management and quality control, ability to work within teams of different scale, documentation development, collaborations with other departments, time management of the updates and development planning

Tools:

Jira, Trello, Confluence, Notion, Google docs.

Previous Work Experience

Luster Cult, LLC - Senior 2D Prop Artist

January 2024 - April 2025
outsource/contract position

Part of the development team for indie RPG in dark fantasy setting

Concept art and 2d rendering of prop assets

Style exploration

UI design

DevBrother - 2D Game Artist

April 2023 - September 2023
full-time remote/outstaff position

Development of the start-up play-to-learn project

Concept art and polishing of characters, locations, backgrounds and icons

Concept and preparation of assets for NFT generation

Working with vector graphics, cartoon and simplified flat style

Writing and preparation of the briefs for inside and outsource development

Design of marketing materials for social media - Supporting role in UI/UX design

Preparation of the UX flows, UI assets, windows and mockups

G5 Games - Middle+ 2D Artist, Art Manager

April 2018 - December 2022
full-time position

Character and environment design.

Mentoring and curating of 2D Artists. Quality control of 3D Artists and outsource contractors. Discussions of content development between departments.

Writing guidelines and tutorials for artists. Participation in Meetup for Artists and providing review and critique session for participants in the Environment Design category

Concept art of props and items for HOG. Preparation of hidden object layouts for scenes, assignments for outsource contractors, and quality control. Concept development of Match-3 build-in feature for HOG project - chips, frames, etc. Rendering of matte painted assets. Development of UI windows and elements. Painting in photorealistic style.

Participation in preliminary development of Match-3 game concepts for marketing tests.

Sketches, concepts and 2D rendering for Match-3 games: chips, chests, props, buildings, structures for map, decorations for events. Development of UI elements and windows, construction of the marketing windows and offers based on existing UI kit. Painting in cartoon style.

GrandMa Studios - 2D Artist, Art Lead Assistant

November 2016 - April 2018
full-time position

Graphic development of Hidden Objects Puzzle Adventure games (HOPA games) published by Big Fish Games.

2D render and photo bash of interactive scenes, zoomed zones, items and props, full-screen backgrounds, mini-games and cutscenes. Preparation of assets for animation.

Assisting Lead Artist, mentoring Junior Artists, assignment and distribution of the tasks and corrections, quality control.

Freelance work experience

Dead Alive Games - 2D Artist

2023 - 2025

2D Card Illustrator for cyberpunk tabletop games Cyber Pet Quest and Lunar Skyline. Icon and prop design. Merchandise and graphic design.

Friendly Fox - 2D Environment Artist

2023

2D render and photobash of zoomed-in environments and backgrounds.

DreamShot - 2D Generalist Artist

2023

Digital artist for iGaming. Characters, backgrounds and icons rendering.

Wopidom - 2D Artist

2017

2D rendering and photobash of hidden objects for scenes

Courses

Google Project Management Certificate - Coursera

Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

Anatomy for Artists - Artcraft

2022

2D Art. Characters - PRJCTR

2022

Speed Drawing Workshop - PRJCTR

2021

2D Animation for Games. Basics - PRJCTR

2017-2018

Character Concept Art - Artcraft

2017

ZBrush for Concept Art - Artcraft

2017

Digital Graphics 2D - Games Academy

2016

Languages

Ukrainian - Native

English - B2

Italian - A2

German - A2

Education

Kharkiv National University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Projects

Jewels of the Wild West

Sheriff of Mahjong

The Paranormal Society

Cyber Pet Quest

Lunar Skyline

Blood Rites

The Unseen Fears: Outlive

The Unseen Fears: Body Thief

The Unseen Fears: Last Dance

Whispered Secrets: Infant Terrible

Whispered Secrets: Forgotten Sins

Reflections of Life: In Screams and Sorrow