Peyton Duncan

• Communicated Vision through written creative briefs, style guides, concepts, prototypes and "in-engine" visual targets.
• Directed and manged contributors, both internal and external, to ensure work being done supports art goals and visual standards.
• Directed & Planned MOCAP and animation creation, for Gameplay as well as NIS/Narrative.
• Directed Production of all visual Content
• Lead and collaborated with Production, Rendering, Engineering Leads, and contracted partners, to ensure art assets & features achieve aesthetic and technical objectives for product.
• Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
• Managed technological considerations to transform and manipulate artwork.
• Built and maintained relationships with Marketing, Branding and UX Design partners.
• Direct the capture, production and editing of Marketing content, screenshots, videos etc.
• Mentored and provide career guidance for Art Leads, Senior Artist and Creative partners.
• Grow and develop the art team and foster strong cross disciplinary relationships for high-functioning teams across projects.
• Collaborated with Studio leadership to source, propose and approve contract partners for pre-vis and production.

Products

• EA Sports PGA Tour 23 - Art & Animation Director
• Madden NFL 20- Art Director
• Madden NFL 19 – Narrative Art Director
• Madden NFL 18 – Core Game Art Director
• Rory McIlroy PGA Tour- Art & Animation Director
• Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2014- Art & Animation Director
• Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2013- Art & Animation Director
• EA SPORTS MMA - Art Director
• NCAA Football 07- Art Director
• NFL Tour - Art & Animation Director
• NFL Street III - Art & Animation Director (External development)
• Arena Football - Art & Animation Director (External development

• Art Direction & Production Consultant for POP AR E-Commerce/ Mobile products
• Directed Visual Targets per project
• Defined uniform style guide for consistency across all projects
• Defined & Documented workflows & pipelines for micro photogrammetry & asset creation for AR

• Define Per Asset Visual Targets
• Evaluate Artist and Art quality
• Define Workflows & Pipelines for asset creation for PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 consoles
• Established training program and tutorials to develop 3d artist including Environment & Character Modeling, UV texturing, Skinning/Rigging and Shaders

• Liaison with Executive Creative Team in Korea
• Reboot Visual Design after 3 years of development
• Establish Visual Targets for Art, Animation & VFX
• Evaluate Existing Art staff
• Evaluate Existing Rendering Tech /Game Engine
• Partner with HR for Aggressive Hiring Campaign to Rebuild Team

Project

• Tabula Rasa

• Work with GM, directors, and dev leads to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Mange the quality expectations for multiple projects and dev teams
• Direct finance and other partners regarding budget, headcount, and product timelines.
• Oversee project schedules, productivity towards milestones, and production pathways.
• Raise awareness of issues, and help remove roadblocks.
• Champion the product and team both internally and externally.
• Regularly play the games and provide actionable feedback to Dev Leads regarding Visuals and Game Design

Products

• The Red Star Art/Creative Director
• 100 Bullets Art/Creative Director
• All-Star Baseball 2005 - Art /Creative Director
• Showdown: Legends of Wrestling - Art/Creative Director
• Alias- Additional Art work/ Marketing Support

• Worked Closely with Executive VP's and CEO
• Managed the studio's operating and capital budgets, resource budget, quality, and on-time predictability targets.
• Managed priorities across multiple projects/programs.
• Participated in monthly Studio operational/business reviews by presenting key metrics and critical risks / mitigation for projects.
• Managed Studio Closures and Product consolidations
• Partnered with HR to recruit, develop and retain talent

• 70 Direct Reports
• 4 projects in development
• Mentored Senior Artis in Leadership and Management
• Developed Talent Board to manage resource allocation, training, development and hiring, based on project and studio requirements

Products

• Turok: Evolution - Art & Animation Director
• All-Star Baseball 2002 - Art Director
• NFL QB Club 2002 - Art Director

Products

• South Park N64- Lead Artist
• Mary Kate & Ashley -Additional Art
• All-Star Baseball 99 - Character Models/Animation/ Motion Capture
• Turok the Dinosaur Hunter - Character Modeling & Animation/Marketing Assets/ Box Art
• Batman Forever - Character Concepts/Design, Character modeling & Animation

Client list

• AT&T- Telly Award Gold

• Citibank - Telly Award Gold

• Washington Redskins - Telly Award Gold

• NASA - Telly Award Silver

• Reynolds Metals- Telly Award Gold/ Mobius Award

• Westgate Entertainment

• Macy's - Telly Award Silver

• Pinnacle Golf- Telly Award Gold/ Mobius Award

• Military Sea Lift Command

• WEB TV

• Virginia Gold Cup- Telly Award Gold