Resume

Tyler Stuart - Game Designer and Graphic Artist

Experience

Bolt-Wear LLC - Co-Owner and Designer 

  • Web Store Design: Managed and optimized the company web store using Shopify, enhancing user experience and streamlining the discovery-to-purchase pathway.

  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Implemented cutting-edge SEO strategies, ensuring the brand's higher ranking in search engine results.

  • Product Branding: Designed cohesive branded merchandise across multiple product lines to foster organic growth and strengthen brand identity.

  • Financial Success: Achieved a 150% return on initial investment within the first six months of operation.

  • Migrated store services between website hosts, resulting in improved back-end functions for owners and a more user-friendly interface for customers.

Starbucks – Barista

  • Delivered exceptional customer service by accurately preparing beverages and maintaining a welcoming environment

  • Efficiently handled high-volume orders during peak hours while ensuring quality and consistency

  • Maintained cleanliness and organization of the store, adhering to health and safety standards

  • Educated customers on menu options and promotions to enhance their experience

  • Built rapport with regular customers, contributing to the store's friendly and community-focused atmosphere, notably in the Capitol Hill LGBTQ community.

Tigerbeatz – Self-employed music and entertainment

  • Established brand presence and unique appearance on social media to attract repeat bookings and create a lasting brand image.

  • Curated dynamic and engaging music playlists tailored to diverse event themes and audience preferences

  • Set up and operated professional-grade audio equipment, ensuring high-quality sound production

  • Managed live mixing and transitions to maintain energy and flow during performances

  • Collaborated with event organizers to align music with the vision of the occasion.

Hourglass Escapes - Lead Game Designer and Graphic Artist 

  • Designed "Mystery at Innsmouth," a 70-minute Arkham Horror escape room licensed by Asmodee.

  • Manage all art aspects: composition, color, illustration, typography, and branding, while coordinating updates with Asmodee.

  • Create puzzle game flow for optimal player experience in "Mystery at Innsmouth."

  • Designed the first browser-based multiplayer escape room, winning two awards including "Best Coop Escape Experience" from ESCAPEROOMERS Bullseye Awards.

  • Developed a team-building game used by NASA JPL.

RayGun Lounge – Manager/Board Game Guru/Marketing and Design

  • Advise customers on board games and rules.

  • Engage with customers to understand their preferences.

  • Make top-level decisions on inventory and products.

  • Update menu items to attract more customers.

McGraw Hill Education - Illustrator/Animator/Game Design 

  • Collaborated with the lead artist and animator in designing HTML and Flash games that aligned with the K-4 McGraw Hill textbook curriculum.

  • Responsibilities included effective communication with the lead programmer regarding game design and implementation of assets.

  • Created numerous art assets utilized across the McGraw Hill catalogue of educational materials.

  • Developed the animation tools pipeline for exporting short animations to HTML5.

Accolades

Art Director for Senior Film in LA International Student film festival and SIFF

RayGun Featured in Seattle Stranger

Awarded Eagle Scout

Game Master for D&D and other TTRPG’s

Host/Co-Editor of YouTube series with over 60K subscribers

Hard Skills

  • 2.5 Years of Game Design within the sphere of interactive escape rooms.

  • 10 years of active use of Adobe Suite

  • 2 years of game design documentation using tools like Figma and Google Docs

  • 2+ years of active Trello and similar Kanban development style tools

  • Active in using Unity/Maya to develop games and interactive experiences

  • 5 plus years of Maya fluency

Soft Skills

  • Communication

  • Collaboration

  • Creative Problem Solving

  • Working fluently with external vendors