Erik D. Martin

Design Manager

Altadena, California, United States15 yrs 2 mos experience
Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

  • Experienced in artistic direction for major animated projects.
  • Proficient in character and background design.
  • Strong background in visual development for feature films.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Visual Development Artist with extensive experience in animation and character design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artistic DirectionDesign AssistanceLook DevelopmentCharacter DesignsBackground Design

Other Skills

background designsAnimationEnvironment ArtDigital PaintingTraditional AnimationStoryboardingConceptual ArtPropsConcept DesignDigital IllustrationBackground ArtFeature FilmsCharacter AnimationComputer AnimationTexturing

Experience

15 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
1 yr
Average Tenure
2 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Rick and morty llc

Assistant Art Director

Feb 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Burbank, California, United States

  • pre-designing concepts for episodes, color keys and character design. Also assisting and managing teams when needed.
Artistic DirectionDesign Assistancebackground design

Warner bros. animation

Visual Development Artist

Aug 2023Dec 2023 · 4 mos · Burbank, California, United States · Remote

  • Worked on several WB classic character pitches for DTV movies creating background designs, paintings, and character designs.
Look DevelopmentCharacter Designsbackground designs

Rick and morty llc

Freelance Background Designer

Oct 2022Apr 2023 · 6 mos · Remote

  • Background designs on Rick and Morty season 7
background designAnimation

Warner bros. animation

2 roles

Background Designer and Background Painter

Apr 2022Sep 2022 · 5 mos

  • Background designer and painter on Warner Brothers musical "Bye Bye Bugs"

Art Director

Feb 2021Feb 2022 · 1 yr · Los Angeles County, California, United States

  • Art Director on Scooby Doo Trick or Treat DTV Movie
  • Art Director on Scooby Doo Haunted High Rise DTV Movie

Netflix

Background Lead

Jul 2020Feb 2021 · 7 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Background lead on an unannounced animated show

Hulu

Sola Opposites Background supervisor Season 1-2

Jan 2019Jul 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Background supervisor for Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan new show "Solar Opposite" Season 1-2

Warner bros. animation

Background Painter

Aug 2017Jan 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Background painter for the first season of "Scooby-Doo Guess Who"

Wild canary animation

Character Designer and Background Designer

Aug 2016Aug 2017 · 1 yr

  • Character designer and Background Designer on season 3 "Miles from Tomorrow Land"

Zag entertainment

Visual Development Artist

Jun 2016Sep 2016 · 3 mos

  • Visual development painting and designs for upcoming feature Film "Playmobil Movie"

Shadowmachine

Background Designer and Painter

May 2016Jun 2016 · 1 mo

  • Background designer and Painter for MTV's "Greatest Party Story Ever" shorts

Stoopid buddy stoodios

Background Artist

Mar 2016Apr 2016 · 1 mo · Burbank CA

  • Creating background layouts for Camp WWE

Disney interactive

Art Director

Jan 2016Mar 2016 · 2 mos · burbank ca

  • Art directing a watercolor style side-scroller. Creating style guides, environments, and character designs.

Marza animation planet inc.

Visual Development Artist / Character Designer

Jun 2014Dec 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos · Burbank ca

  • Visual development artist for "The Gift" created the short using video game engine "Unity".
  • Character Designer and Visual development artist for several unannounced feature films.

Titmouse

Background designer

Aug 2013Aug 2014 · 1 yr

  • Background designer for season 2 Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja.

Aardman animations

Freelance Character Designer

May 2013Jul 2013 · 2 mos

  • freelance character designer for an unannounced commercial created by Aardman studio and character designer for an unannounced pitch.

Blind

concept illustrator

Apr 2013May 2013 · 1 mo · santa monica

  • Created matte paintings and concepts for the commercial "Witches of East End".

Spark unlimited

concept artist

Mar 2013Mar 2013 · 0 mo · Santa Monica

  • Designed characters and backgrounds for a game pitch.

The jim henson company

Vis dev/Character designer

Apr 2011Aug 2011 · 4 mos

  • Visual development artist and character designer for feature animated film "Rock Dog"

Disney interactive studios

Visual Development Artist

Jan 2011Oct 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos · 5161 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA

  • Visual Development Artist for an unannounced massive online role playing game.

Walt disney internet group

Vis Dev

Jan 2011Apr 2011 · 3 mos

Technicolor

2 roles

Vis Dev artist / Background designer

Oct 2010Jan 2011 · 3 mos

Background designer

Oct 2010Jan 2011 · 3 mos

  • Color keys and background designer

Nickelodeon animation studios

Background Painter/Designer

Aug 2010Oct 2010 · 2 mos

  • Painted backgrounds for an original Nickelodeon pilot "Pudding Toast"

Disney consumer products

IP Development /Vis Dev Artist

Mar 2010Aug 2010 · 5 mos

  • IP development and pitch creation for TV shorts
  • Providing character, prop, and environment design along with ideation.

Captive style, llc

Environment Artist

May 2009Nov 2009 · 6 mos

The art institute of inland empire

Art Instructor

Aug 2008Sep 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Taught “Digital Painting and Background Design for Animation, TV Animation and Games”
  • Taught “Character Design”

Disney interactive studios

Character and Environment artist

Aug 2008Jul 2009 · 11 mos

  • Provided character and environment art assets for 3 different Nintendo DS proof of concepts
  • Created style guides for above titles

Disney imagineering rnd

Visdev artist

Apr 2008Aug 2009 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Vis Dev artist (props -environment design and character designer)

Education

ArtCenter College of Design

Illustration — Entertainment Design

Jan 2005Jan 2008

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