Joakim Hellstedt

Joakim Hellstedt

Senior Concept Artist / 23 yrs

Stockholm, Sweden

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Work History
  • Concept Artist

    Freelance / self-employed

    March 2010 - Present

    Available for on-site assignments in the Stockholm, Sweden area - available for telecommute assignments everywhere else. (Inquire for on-site assignments elsewhere)

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Irrational Games

    June 2015 - June 2015

    Pitch/Key Art

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Rovio Entertainment

    March 2015 - May 2015

    Concept Art, Key Art

  • Freelance Illustrator

    Snick-Snack AB

    March 2015 - March 2015

    Editorial illustration.

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Riva Digital Media

    February 2015 - February 2015

    Pitch Art

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Prior Games

    June 2014 - January 2015

    Character Design, Key Art.

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Illustratörcentrum

    November 2014 - November 2014

    Live painting at Comicon / Gamex (Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Freelance Lecture / Mentor

    FutureGames

    September 2014 - October 2014

    Class in 2D / Concept art and design,
    mentoring students with concept art specialization.

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Against All Odds

    June 2014 - June 2014

    Pitch Art.

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Björn Borg AB

    June 2014 - June 2014

    Product visualization.

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    North Kingdom

    June 2014 - June 2014
  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Stockholm Design, Inc

    May 2014 - May 2014

    Poster layouts/designs.

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    SNASK

    April 2014 - April 2014
  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Stockholm Design, Inc

    March 2014 - March 2014

    Poster layouts/designs.

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Prior Games

    January 2014 - February 2014

    Character design.

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Hobby Film

    January 2014 - February 2014

    Various concept/pitch art.

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    ATHOMSTUDIOS

    December 2013 - December 2013

    Designing suits for the Samsung Galaxy 11 campaign together with Thomas Bernos and his team.

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Björn Borg AB

    November 2013 - November 2013

    Product visualization.

  • Freelance Teacher

    FutureGames

    October 2013 - October 2013
  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Prior Games

    July 2013 - September 2013
  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Stockholm Design, Inc

    June 2013 - June 2013

    Compositions for marketing

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Björn Borg AB

    May 2013 - May 2013

    Product visualization

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Avalanche Studios

    May 2013 - May 2013

    Character Design, Mad Max

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Easy Studios

    February 2013 - April 2013
  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Björn Borg AB

    February 2013 - February 2013

    Product visualization.

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Avalanche Studios

    January 2013 - January 2013

    Character Design, Mad Max

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Avalanche Studios

    August 2012 - November 2012

    Character Design, Mad Max

  • Concept Artist / Illustrator, Freelance

    Stardoll

    June 2012 - July 2012

    In-game art.

  • Concept/Composition Artist, Freelance

    Stockholm Design, Inc

    June 2012 - June 2012

    Compositions for marketing

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Sixmorevodka

    May 2012 - May 2012

    Character design/illustration

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Avalanche Studios

    May 2012 - May 2012

    Character design, Mad Max

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Avalanche Studios

    March 2012 - March 2012

    Gameplay / concept art, Mad Max

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Sixmorevodka

    February 2012 - February 2012

    Character design/illustration

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Acne Studios AB

    February 2012 - February 2012

    Set design / illustration.

  • Storyboard Artist, Freelance

    SF Bio AB

    February 2012 - February 2012
  • Student mentor, Freelance

    FutureGames

    September 2011 - November 2011
  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Avalanche Studios

    October 2011 - October 2011

    Character design

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Fatshark

    September 2011 - September 2011

    Marketing art

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Avalanche Studios

    August 2011 - August 2011

    Character design

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Insomniac Games

    August 2011 - August 2011

    Visual development

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Easy Studios

    May 2011 - June 2011

    Character designs for Battlefield Play4Free

  • Concept/UI Artist, Freelance

    EA DICE

    February 2011 - May 2011

    UI graphics/elements for Battlefield 3.

  • Concept/Composition Artist, Freelance

    Stockholm Design, Inc

    April 2011 - April 2011

    Compositions for marketing

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Easy (EA)

    December 2010 - February 2011

    Character designs for Battlefield Heroes and Battlefield Play4Free

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Avalanche Studios

    November 2010 - December 2010

    Character design

  • Supervisor / tutor, Freelance

    FutureGames

    September 2010 - November 2010

    Supervised FGA's graphic class of '09 during their 6 week specialization/portfolio period.

  • Concept Artist/Illustrator, Freelance

    North Kingdom

    October 2010 - October 2010

    Concept design / Illustration

  • Concept Artist, Freelance

    Avalanche Studios

    October 2010 - October 2010

    Character design

  • Concept Artist/Illustrator, Freelance

    Starbreeze Studios

    September 2010 - September 2010

    Concept / Key Art

  • Concept Artist/Illustrator, Freelance

    Starbreeze Studios

    August 2010 - August 2010

    Concept / Key Art

  • Concept Artist/Illustrator, Freelance

    Whiteout

    August 2010 - August 2010

    Key art for game pitch.

  • Tutor / Instructor, Freelance

    FutureGames

    May 2010 - July 2010

    Part time instructing / tutoring students at Future Games Academy over the course of their 6 week game projects.

  • Illustrator/AD, Freelance

    Britny

    April 2010 - May 2010

    Got art assignments forwarded to me through Britny as a freelance consultant/artist.

  • Illustrator/AD, Freelance

    NYX Interactive

    April 2010 - May 2010

    Designed/AD:d and created visual assets for online casino games. (3 assignments approx 10 days each)

  • Illustrator/Designer, Freelance

    Kramfilm

    March 2010 - March 2010

    Storyboarding

  • Illustrator/Designer, Freelance

    It's Showtime

    March 2010 - March 2010

    Made graphics for Samsung infomercial.

  • Concept Artist

    Grin

    August 2007 - August 2009

    On / Off concept artist - mainly for characters (Bionic Commando). Worked with Concept art, pitch development and gameplay flowcharts on a variety of inofficial/cancelled titles including "Fortress". Brief role as Art Director on Bionic Commando Rearmed 2.

  • Senior Character Artist

    Grin

    August 2007 - June 2009

    Worked mainly with face rigging for in-game face animation.

  • Character Artist

    Starbreeze Studios

    October 2005 - July 2007

    Made main and a group of the supporting characters - production included building, texturing, skinning and setting up facial/physic rigs.

  • Prop Artist

    Starbreeze Studios

    March 2005 - October 2005

    Made various ingame props for The Darkness.

  • Concept Artist

    Starbreeze Studios

    2001 - 2003

    Worked on various cancelled projects as well as Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Knights of the Temple producing concept art, mainly for characters.

  • Grin AB

    ? - Present
Education
  • PSQ

    2004 - 2005