Nikie Monteleone

Work History

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  3D Art Director

  Adobe

  August 2022 - February 2050
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  Lead Look Dev Artist

  Nickelodeon

  January 2020 - May 2022

  Burbank

  Star Trek: Prodigy

  
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  Surfacing Artist

  DreamWorks Animation

  June 2018 - January 2020

  Glendale, California, United States

  Spirit Riding Free, Fast & Furious Spy Racers

  

  

  
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  Senior Surfacing Artist

  HouseSpecial

  November 2014 - June 2018

  Portland, Oregon Area

  https://www.housespecial.com/#feature
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  Freelance Texture Artist

  HouseSpecial

  July 2014 - November 2014

  Portland, Oregon Area

  Modeling, Texturing & Lighting for commercial projects utilizing Arnold, Maya, Mari & ZBrush
  https://www.housespecial.com

• Freelance Texture Artist/Look Dev

  Anderson Productions

  August 2014 - October 2014

  Portland, Oregon Area

  Character look dev, surfacing, texturing & lighting
  https://anderson3.com/
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  Freelance Texture Artist

  Laika

  October 2013 - July 2014

  Portland, Oregon Area

  Modeling, Texturing & Lighting for commercial projects at LAIKA/house utilizing Arnold, Maya, Mari & ZBrush
  2013:
  Fox Sports Graphic Toolkit, Lighting & Texture Artist
  M&Ms; Cinema Trailer, Texture Artist
  2014:
  International Delight “Bottle Renovation”, Texture Artist
  M&Ms; print projects, Modeler & Texture Artist
  Honey Nut Cheerios, Modeler & Texture Artist
  Shaw Cable, Texture Artist
  *Undisclosed animated short '13-’14, Texture Artist

  
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  Freelance 3D Production Artist

  PixelPool

  March 2013 - December 2013

  Portland, Oregon Area

  https://pixel-pool.com/
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  Freelance Texture Artist

  Delirium Studio

  May 2013 - June 2013

  Portland, Oregon Area

  Textured environments for Mastercard commercial

• Freelance 3D Artist

  Dreadful LLC.

  October 2011 - April 2012

  Norwalk, CT

  Provided VFX work for the "The Penny Dreadful Picture Show" I mainly focused on 2 big projects including a virtual NYC from the 60's and a CG Haunted Theater on a hill. I completed both 3D Environment projects from initial concept to final render including modeling, texturing, lighting and camera layout/placement.

• Freelance 3D Artist

  World Wrestling Entertainment

  October 2011 - October 2011

  Stamford, CT

  Modeled 3D Environment for upcoming show on new WWE Network

• 3D Environment and Character VFX Artist

  Imaginarium LLC.

  June 2010 - September 2011

  Norwalk, CT

  Provided VFX work for the feature film "Dorothy & The Witches of OZ" I mainly focused on 3D Environments, Camera Layout and Previs but also contributed some animation, rigging, texturing, lighting and modeling.
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  Senior Graphic Designer

  Idea Nuova, Inc.

  January 2007 - June 2010

  NYC

  Home goods product designer for both generic and licensed departments in juvenile, tween and teen
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  Freelance Graphic Designer

  Nine West Group

  2008 - 2010

  NYC

  Worked closely with Vice President of Design and Development to create graphic assets for Dockers, Mootsies Tootsies, Sam & Libby and Nine West Kids shoes
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  Art Dept PA

  Summit Entertainment

  May 2005 - March 2006

  Baltimore, Maryland Area

  Art Department PA for the movie “Step Up”