New Visual Media is a media production company in Boise, Idaho.<ul><li>Created digital signage solutions for signage installations throughout North America.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensured compliance with company guidelines, deadlines, and design standards.</li></ul>

Motion Graphics Artist

Image National Signs is a North American sign company that designs, manufactures, and installs signage throughout the U.S. and Canada.<ul><li>Designed and created manufacture drawings for corporate sign packages using Corel Draw.</li><li>Created and managed standard brand books that meet and exceed client expectations.</li><li>Managed multiple client accounts; designed and manipulated photos in Corel Paint.</li><li>Utilized architectural drawings, aerial site plans for sign packages.</li><li>Scaled designs for building signage, design pylons, billboards, and monuments.</li><li>Met with scrum team daily to discuss weekly goals and deadlines.</li></ul>

Designer

Curious Media&nbsp;is an interactive agency devoted to creating fun gaming, technology, and education experiences for children and adults alike.<ul><li>Created illustrations in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Animate.</li><li>Conceptualized 2D and 3D characters, for in-game use specifically Adobe Animate and Illustrator.</li><li>Vectorized backgrounds, conceptual art, added in-game assets as needed for animation.</li><li>Edited and composed complex video and audio tracks in Adobe Audition with scratch voice over to enhance user experience.</li></ul>

Multimedia Illustrator

Pencilman manufactures office supplies and products in Nampa, Idaho.<ul><li>Designed company logos.</li><li>Created print ad campaigns and company flyers.</li><li>Managed and developed the sales team with a focus on customer maintenance and retention.</li></ul>

Marketing & Sales Manager

Created significant figure character costumes of famous people around the world using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Animate; exported, rendered props for Maya conversion to Blender.

Warner Brothers Batman Significant Figure Creator 2D Animation

Michael Valdez

Handled the lighting, rendering all 3D character assets from Disney Models; animated and exported character reactions for the entire game; supported designers with animated renders of props characters; modeled and textured small low poly props for in-game use.

Mickey's Memory Match Adventure 3D

Developed in-game reactions to various principal and secondary characters; created original vector art of Pony props and gifts received in the game; animated character toys and gifts in Adobe Animate; created audio SFX for Pony assets and personal interactions using Adobe Audition.

Hasbro: My Little Pony Friendship Celebration App 2D Animation

Created a logo design for Pencilman using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Office Supply Logo Design

Conceptualized and designed an isometric coffee shop.

Isometric Coffee Shop

Conceptualized and designed Pencilman Office Supplies' company logo.

Pencilman Office Supplies Company Logo

Developed theme art logo for St. Luke's "Kid for a Night" event.

St. Luke's Theme Art Logo

Created a portfolio of all his design projects.

Design Portfolio

True Gritt Coffee Layout

Rendered 3D assets from the show were translated into a web-friendly format.

Mattel and PBS Kids BOB The Builder Suite of Games

Animated 2D character reactions and 2D effects for Jingle Go, Make An Outfit, Letter Pop, and many more using Adobe Animate; created original art and illustrations as needed.

Curious World Games Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Animated Watson and Crick intro; created and applied textures for all planets; rendered images to be used in-game and video.

Cosmic Explorer

Created model 3D spider asset, texture, animate and rendered shots as needed.

Scholastic Book Reader for iPad and iPhone 3D, for Google Cardboard VR

Designed a logo for the web page of The Bridge Church.

The Bridge Church Logo Design

Animated Black Panther states in Adobe Animate; animated guard states death, walk, etc.; illustrated guard versions, guard with shield, guard with a gun.

Black Panther: Jungle Pursuit Game on Marvel HQ

English (British)

Michael Valdez is a graphic designer and illustrator with over eight years of experience in the creative industry. Specializing in web and mobile children's educational tools design, he has worked for Disney Junior, Fred Rogers, and PBS Kids. He is highly proficient in Adobe CC Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign with a dash of 3D and 2D animation, video and audio editing, and a hint of photography. His experience also includes designing for retail and hospitality signage industry.

Michael Valdez

Employment Highlights

Education Highlights

Portfolio

Warner Brothers Batman Significant Figure Creator 2D Animation

Mickey's Memory Match Adventure 3D

Hasbro: My Little Pony Friendship Celebration App 2D Animation

Office Supply Logo Design

Isometric Coffee Shop

Pencilman Office Supplies Company Logo

Warner Brothers Batman Significant Figure Creator 2D Animation

Mickey's Memory Match Adventure 3D

Hasbro: My Little Pony Friendship Celebration App 2D Animation

Office Supply Logo Design

Isometric Coffee Shop

Pencilman Office Supplies Company Logo