Brad Shuber

Art Direction: Established compelling visual directions closely aligned with narrative, design, and dev. Experience with all phases of development, as well as supporting single products and large franchises beyond launch.

Creative Direction: I have authored game design documents, narrative outlines, UI / UX direction, player experience goals and project pillars. I was a responsible for the initial design and content strategy for the character creator and marketplace for the Bedrock version of Minecraft.

Technically Minded: I have a wide breadth of working knowledge in the Unreal Engine. While I am not an expert in all areas, I understand how things work together, giving me insight to art direct wholistically. I have also solo developed entire product demos and prototypes. I am extremely comfortable in blueprints to create all sorts of features, from simple PCG graphs to inventories, questing systems, and controlling the flow of data through structures and data tables.

Team Management: I have led diverse internal and external art teams, overseeing career development, team health, and production quality with clear direction, documentation, and constructive feedback.

Expansive Leadership: Experience with leadership roles at an executive, studio, project, and individual team levels. I have presented project goals, plans, and progress to across organizations and departments.

Brand Management: I have represented large international brands like Minecraft to maintain franchise goals, ideals, and to enforce project pillars.

Beyond the Product: I have supported experiences such as physical events, merchandise, store displays, and marketing materials. I have also participated in print, prerecorded as well as live media interviews.

Alternative platform Experience: I have created projects, demos, and showcase experiences on alternative platforms including VR, AR, and HoloLens