Erik VanHorn

Work History

• Professor of Animation and Game Art

  University of the Arts

  September 2016 - Present

  Philadelphia, PA
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  Animation Supervisor

  Gallus Entertainment

  April 2016 - September 2016

  Toronto, Canada
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  3D Department Lead

  Rocket Science VFX

  January 2016 - April 2016

  Toronto ON

  Visual Effects for film and television productions
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  Modeling/Rigging Supervisor

  Arc Productions

  August 2015 - December 2015

  Toronto

  

• Art Director, UI and Cinematic Artist

  North Star Games

  May 2015 - April 2016
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  Digital Art Director, Magic

  Wizards of the Coast

  May 2012 - May 2015

  • Senior Art Director for Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014, 2015, 2016. Project Core Team member. UI/UX lead. Director for in-game cinematic videos, voiceover and soundtrack. Commissioning art director for 2D and 3D assets.
  • Senior Art Director for Magic Online
  • Director for Magic trailers and animated videos from preproduction to post production, including Ravnica and Theros blocks
  • Art direction on Magic digital properties from web apps to interactive trade show displays
  • Key contributor to Magic card set campaign look & feel

  

• Game Production Program Chair

  International Academy of Design and Technology

  June 2010 - May 2012
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  Lighting & Character TD

  yU+co

  2010 - June 2010

  Rigging, animation, effects, lighting & compositing for international projects featuring Marvel Superheroes

• Lead Animator

  Pitch Black Games

  2010 - 2010

  Rigging and animation for an undisclosed Next-Gen MMO and cinematics.
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  CG Artist

  XYZ Graphics

  2010 - 2010
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  Technical Animator

  yU+co

  2010 - 2010

  Rigging for high-profile international commercials.

• Animator

  Total Immersion

  2009 - 2009

• Animator

  Super78

  2009 - 2009

  Lead Animator for previs and development of Ben 10:Alien Storm for the Cartoon Network.

• Instructor

  Studio Arts

  2007 - 2009

  Provided training for professionals in the Visual Effects industry.
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  Sr. Trainer

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  2004 - 2009

  

  

  

  

• Freelance 3D Animator

  Various

  1999 - 2009

  Contract artist for various media and entertainment companies, including Sojourn Entertainment, Total Media Source, Heavy Hammer, Online Alchemy, Blue Omega and Valhalla Games. Character and environmental design, modeling, animation and rendering, concept art, etc. Also contributed work to many short film and animation projects.

• Lead Animator

  Emergent Game Technologies

  December 2000 - December 2003

  Lead Artist at a game startup which eventually became Emergent Game Technologies. Early R&D on the Gamebryo Engine and associated infrastructure. Developed a demo MMO and Art Directed/Tech Supervised many clients' game prototypes.

• Teaching Assistant

  Savannah College Art and Design

  1998 - 2000
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  Walt Disney Pictures

  January 2004 - March 2010