Resume
Experience in Games
Dec '24 - Present
Junior UI Artist
Absolutely Games
Hybrid, Full-Time
Working at Absolutely Games on various projects as a Junior UI Artist!
Developing and maintaining UI style guide and other documentation, using Confluence and Jira for documentation and task tracking, while working closely with the design team to advocate for a more accessible player experience.
Alongside the above, I'm creating various screens from mock-up to implementation. From developing various UI elements and exporting them, to engine implementation and animation. Working closely with the programming team for UI implementation.
Awards & Certifications
March 2025
Mentorship & Allyship
Awarding Body: Limit Break
Awarded after attending the Allyship and Mentorship training course offered by Limit Break to comittee members in early 2025.
Oct 2024
Certified Accessible Player Experience Practitioner
Awarding Body: AbleGamers
Certification obtained following a training course with Steven Weitz, I was able to take on this training thanks to the AbleGamers DAPD Initiative.
May 2023
NEoN Digital Arts Prize
Awarded for addressing gender and identity issues within my honours project, Romace.
Awarding Body: NEoN Digital Arts (SCIO)
Software & Tools
Software I'm proficient with for various workflows across the pipeline, from creative tools to source control solutions, project tracking alongside documentation and collaboration tools.
Mentorship & Workshops
July - Oct 2025
Limit Break Mentee
Awarded after attending the Allyship and Mentorship training course offered by Limit Break to comittee members in early 2025.
July - Oct 2024
Limit Break Mentee
Awarded after attending the Allyship and Mentorship training course offered by Limit Break to comittee members in early 2025.
Volunteer Experience
Jan '25 - Present
Branding Team
Limit Break Committee
Remote, ~15hr per week
Working under the branding lead to refresh and update limit break graphic assets and prepare for the 2025 mentorship, working to brand guidelines and ensuring assets are ready for sharing on various social channels.
Aug - Nov 2024
UI Designer & Artist
Siphon Games
Remote, >15hrs per week
Working on a new IP with the team as a UI Designer, Concept Artist and 2D Generalist.
I developed and maintained UI focused documentation and utilised my APX knowledge to help team improve accessibility of new title.
Education
2019 - 2023
Computer Arts | 2:1
Abertay Univeristy
Bachelor of Arts (BA) with Honours
Dundee, Scotland
I specialised in Technical Art and Animation during my third year at Abertay. Throughout my studies, I was nominated as the class representative, acting as a core communication point between my peers and the lecturers, feeding forward and feeding back to make positive changes and standing up as a voice for my classmates.
2018 - 2020
Computing and IT Practice | 2:1
Open University
Bachelor of Science (BSc) with Honours
I focused on Software Development at college, leaning into Software Engineering for my top-up degree. I developed an accessibility focused library system from backend to frontend for my honours year.
Online, Part-time
Experience in Design
July - August 2024
Freelance Graphic Designer for Pure Scrubbed Cleaning
Wilkistration
Scotland, UK
I worked with Pure Scrubbed Cleaning, an eco-friendly domestic cleaning company, develop their brand identity. From custom branding to creating an array of graphic assets to utilise across their social channels for marketing purposes.
Feb - Mar 2024
Freelance Graphic Designer for Freeland K9
Wilkistration
Scotland, UK
I worked closely with my clients at Freeland K9, an ethical canine care provider, to capture the essence of their work within their brand identity. From branding to creating an array of graphic assets to utilise across their social channels, and designing their website.
Jan 2023
Freelance Graphic Designer for LaserEngrave Studio UK
Wilkistration
Scotland, UK
I created custom branding that was approachable and modern for this start-up business. Including a logomark, colour pallet, typography, watermark, brand guidelines and some vector graphic assets. I also created 15 post templates for Instagram, and branded banners to utilise online across Etsy and Facebook pages.
Sept 2023
Freelance Graphic Designer for Canine & Equine Care
Wilkistration
Scotland, UK
I worked with my client to create a sleek and responsive website, one that provides potential clients with all the information they may need to decide if Canine & Equine Care is the right call for their pet-care needs.
Aug 2022 - May 2023
Freelance Graphic Design & Illustration
Abertay University
Creating Graphic & Illustrative assets for the EFYE event being held in Scotland this year. Utilising my strong communication skills and working autonomously and remotely on the project with regular feedback from the client.
Dundee, Scotland
Feb - July 2022
Graphic Design Intern
Abertay Univeristy
Assisting the Graphics team at the university with the branding overhaul and re-design, creating various assets and branding elements for both internal ad external use, for digital and print.
Dundee, Scotland
2016 - 2024
Graphic Design and Illustration
Wilkstration
Scotland, UK
As a freelance graphic designer, UX/UI designer, web dsigner and illustrator, I have had the pleasure of working with various clients across a multitude of projects. From branding for start-ups to creating bespoke personal illustrations, my passion for creating resonates in all my work.
Comprehensive list of game jam projects, from short 24hr jams to longer projects!
Roles | Project | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
UI Artist, 3D Artist | The Pet Pet Project | 26th - 28th Jan 2024 | https://weefairyfabi.itch.io/pet-pet-project |
UI Design, UI Artist, QA | Muttering Rain | 11th Jan - 15th Feb 2024 | https://phenvalentia.itch.io/muttering-rain |
UI Design, UI Artist | Toy Box | 11th Jan - 15th Feb 2024 | https://ayperosia.itch.io/toy-box |
UI Design, UI Artist, QA | Fools Gold | 5th Jan - 5th Feb 2024 | https://ayperosia.itch.io/fools-gold |
UI Designer, UI Artist | In an Hour, I'll be Dead | 1st - 17th December 2023 | https://ayperosia.itch.io/in-an-hour |
UI Designer, UI Artist | Sweetie Pie A La Mode | 27th Nov - 16th Dec 2023 | https://ayperosia.itch.io/sweetie-pie |
UI Designer, 2D Artist | Capercaillie: Horse of the Forest | 18th - 19th November 2023 | https://ayperosia.itch.io/capercaillie-runner |
UI Designer, UI Artist, Coordinator | Tower of Cat-astrophe | 1st Nov - 1st Dec 2023 | https://ayperosia.itch.io/tower-of-catastrophe |
UI Design, UI Artist | Ecosystem Designer | 24th - 31st July 2023 | https://ayperosia.itch.io/ecosystem-designer |
Artistic Diciplines
I'm highly adaptable, I have a range of 2D and 3D skills alongside user experience design experience across many projects. I'm technically minded, with a background in software, and I'm skilled in UI design, rigging and animation alongside having experience with implementing assets in Unity and Unreal Engine.
Software Experience
Game Engines
Unity
Ren'py
Unreal Engine 4
Godot
Unreal Engine 5
Art & Design Software
Software I currently utilise regularly for jams and projects;
Software I'm familiar with and can use effectively to complete tasks;
Google Suite
Microsoft Office
MS Teams
iWork Office Suite
Diciplines
UI Design
Rigging
Python, C#, C++
3D Asset Production
Animation
HTML, CSS, Javascript
Skills
Concept Design
UI Design
Wireframing
Retopology
Storyboarding
Visual Development
User Flows
Ideation and Iteration
Prototyping
Languages
English (Native)
Gàidhlig (Proficient)
German (Elementary)
Scots (Native)
Japanese (Proficient)
Korean (Proficient)