Experience

• Senior Character Artist at Refactor Games

  AF

  June 2025 - August 2026

  Contributed to the development of Netflix Games' FIFA World Cup cloud-streaming title, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality character assets and scalable production workflows.

  - Created the base player body, managing the full production pipeline from high-poly sculpting and retopology to UVs, baking, and optimization.
  
  - Designed and developed the universal team uniform system, including modular jersey components and collar variations compatible across all teams.
  
  - Created authentic home and away kits for 20+ national teams, including Spain, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, and Mexico, following official brand guidelines and real-world references.
  
  - Owned the design and implementation of the goalkeeper kit system for all 96 national teams, developing a procedural workflow that enabled rapid color variations while maintaining visual consistency and production efficiency.
  
  - Developed a custom Python tool for Substance Painter that generated textures, Painter projects, naming conventions, and folder structures directly from Excel data, reducing production time from 22 hours to just 40 minutes.
  
  - Collaborated with Tech Art and Engineering to optimize assets for real-time cloud rendering while maintaining visual fidelity and performance.
  
  - Conducted R&D to prototype improvements for character rendering, customization systems, and future production pipelines.
  
  - Reviewed outsourced character assets, providing feedback on quality, player likeness, and production readiness.
  
  - Produced marketing-ready character assets by refining animation deformations for promotional renders.

• Lead Character Artist at Magna Ludum Creatives

  May 2022 - May 2025

  Led the Character Art department across 15+ game and VR productions, managing a distributed network of 20+ internal and freelance artists while establishing scalable pipelines, technical standards, and quality processes for international clients.

  - Led and coordinated a team of 20+ artists, assigning weekly production tasks based on project requirements, artist expertise, and availability.
  
  - Built and standardized the studio-wide Character Art pipeline, defining production milestones, documentation, naming conventions, and folder structures to ensure consistent quality across distributed teams.
  
  - Established technical budgets for character assets, including polycount, topology, texel density, materials, and engine requirements, translating client goals into clear production guidelines.
  
  - Owned final quality approval for character assets, reviewing anatomy, topology, materials, shaders, engine implementation, and providing paintovers and detailed feedback before client delivery.
  
  - Developed internal C# pipeline tools to automatically validate repository structure and naming conventions, improving production consistency and streamlining quality control across the studio.
  
  - Mentored artists through weekly WIP reviews, one-on-one coaching, and production support, helping freelancers adopt unified workflows and deliver studio-quality assets.
  
  - Collaborated with Production, Sales, and HR to assign artists to projects, interview new talent, and optimize team performance based on each artist's strengths.
  
  - Contributed to projects including The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, Morbid Metal, FitXR VR, Knights in Tight Spaces, The Bornless, Remnant Records, and Labyrinthine.

• Freelance 3D Character Artist at Magna Ludum Creatives

  July 2020 - Present

  Specialized in creating production-ready characters, creatures, props, clothing, and shaders for international game studios, delivering assets across a wide range of artistic styles and technical requirements for PC, console, and VR projects.

  - Delivered realistic and stylized character assets, adapting to each client's artistic vision, production pipeline, and quality standards.
  
  - Created production-ready assets optimized for real-time applications, balancing visual fidelity with platform-specific performance requirements.
  
  - Managed the complete character production pipeline, including sculpting, retopology, UVs, baking, texturing, blendshapes, optimization, and engine integration.
  
  - Collaborated with artists, technical artists, animators, and developers in remote, multidisciplinary teams to deliver assets on schedule.
  
  - Managed multiple client projects simultaneously, adapting quickly to different workflows, pipelines, and production deadlines while maintaining consistent quality.

  Built long-term relationships with international clients by consistently delivering production-ready assets that met artistic, technical, and scheduling requirements.

• 3D Artist at Odders Lab

  Sevilla

  March 2020 - May 2020

  Contributed to the development of the VR rhythm game OhShape, creating game-ready assets and environments while ensuring performance across multiple VR platforms, including Meta Quest, Pico, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR.

  - Created and optimized 3D environments and gameplay assets for seamless in-engine integration.
  
  - Contributed to level design and gameplay implementation, supporting the creation of engaging VR experiences.
  
  - Optimized assets to meet the strict performance requirements of standalone and PC VR platforms while maintaining visual quality.
  
  - Collaborated with artists, designers, and programmers using the studio's proprietary tools and production pipeline.
  
  - Produced promotional renders and animations for marketing materials and digital storefronts.

• Freelance 3D Artist at AJR Music Band

  December 2019 - February 2020

  Collaborated with the multi-platinum band AJR to create promotional artwork, translating the band's creative vision into high-quality 3D visuals for music releases and marketing campaigns.

  - Created the official artwork for the hit single "Bang!", managing the complete 3D production pipeline from concept interpretation to final compositing.

  - Designed promotional artwork for the band's tour, delivering visuals aligned with AJR's artistic identity and branding.

  - Produced high-quality renders through modeling, sculpting, retopology, UV mapping, texturing, lighting, and post-production.

  - Worked directly from creative briefs, transforming ideas into polished marketing assets while meeting production deadlines.

• Freelance 3D Artist at RafaZabalaStudio

  Valencia

  June 2019 - Present

  Collaborated with renowned artists Rafael Costa and Rafa Zabala on a commercial campaign for Lavazza, creating high-quality characters and environment assets that combined artistic accuracy with production-ready assets.

  - Created detailed character and environment assets from photographic references, ensuring accuracy, realism, and visual consistency.
  
  - Sculpted realistic anatomy and high-frequency details in ZBrush, delivering assets that met the campaign's artistic standards.
  
  - Produced photorealistic textures using projection mapping workflows to achieve high-quality materials and surface detail.
  
  - Collaborated closely with the art team to maintain visual consistency and align assets with the creative direction of the campaign.
  
  - Delivered production-ready assets using Blender, ZBrush, and Substance 3D Painter, balancing artistic quality with efficient production workflows.

• 3D Generalist at Gunstar Studio

  Sevilla

  February 2018 - June 2018

  Contributed to the development of Phobos Vector Prime, creating game-ready hard-surface assets and environments from concept art through engine implementation for PlayStation 4.

  - Created spaceships and environment assets, managing the complete production pipeline from high-poly sculpting and retopology to UVs, baking, texturing, and engine integration.
  
  - Translated concept art into optimized 3D assets while maintaining the project's visual style and technical requirements.
  
  - Sculpted detailed hard-surface models in ZBrush and Blender, producing production-ready assets for real-time use.
  
  - Optimized assets for performance and implemented them into the game engine, supporting PS4 quality and technical requirements.
  
  - Collaborated closely with designers and programmers to ensure seamless integration and consistent gameplay performance.