Joakim Hellstedt

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)
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  Freelance Concept Artist

  Irrational Games

  June 2015 - June 2015

  Pitch/Key Art
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  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)
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  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.
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  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.
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  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
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  Freelance Concept Artist

  Avalanche Studios

  May 2013 - May 2013

  Character Design, Mad Max
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  Freelance Concept Artist

  Easy Studios

  February 2013 - April 2013

• Freelance Concept Artist

  Björn Borg AB

  February 2013 - February 2013

  Product visualization.
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Avalanche Studios

  January 2013 - January 2013

  Character Design, Mad Max
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Avalanche Studios

  August 2012 - November 2012

  Character Design, Mad Max
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  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
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Sixmorevodka

  May 2012 - May 2012

  Character design/illustration
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Avalanche Studios

  May 2012 - May 2012

  Character design, Mad Max
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Avalanche Studios

  March 2012 - March 2012

  Gameplay / concept art, Mad Max
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  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
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  Student mentor, Freelance

  FutureGames

  September 2011 - November 2011
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Avalanche Studios

  October 2011 - October 2011

  Character design
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Fatshark

  September 2011 - September 2011

  Marketing art
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Avalanche Studios

  August 2011 - August 2011

  Character design
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Insomniac Games

  August 2011 - August 2011

  Visual development
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Easy Studios

  May 2011 - June 2011

  Character designs for Battlefield Play4Free
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  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
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Avalanche Studios

  November 2010 - December 2010

  Character design
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  Supervisor / tutor, Freelance

  FutureGames

  September 2010 - November 2010

  Supervised FGA's graphic class of '09 during their 6 week specialization/portfolio period.
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  Concept Artist/Illustrator, Freelance

  North Kingdom

  October 2010 - October 2010

  Concept design / Illustration
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  Concept Artist, Freelance

  Avalanche Studios

  October 2010 - October 2010

  Character design
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  Concept Artist/Illustrator, Freelance

  Starbreeze Studios

  September 2010 - September 2010

  Concept / Key Art

  
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  Senior Character Artist

  Grin

  August 2007 - June 2009

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

  Starbreeze Studios

  March 2005 - October 2005

  Made various ingame props for The Darkness.
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  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