Kerstin Knura
Art Direction & 3D Art
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Kerstin Knura
Kerstin Knura
Art Direction & 3D Art
Cologne, Germany

Summary

Nice to meet you!

My name is Kerstin and I am a freelance art director and 3D artist passionate about virtual worlds and games.

After finishing my master's degree, I started my own freelance business for the first time to expand my portfolio and gain as much experience as possible in different areas. At that time, my first big project was the branding of a start-up based in Leipzig, which focuses on creating film and design projects.

At the same time, I created 3D models for the Skyrim mod Esroniet for a small team from England, working with freelancers from all over the world.

However, after a year of self-employment, a colleague contacted me with an interesting job offer: Art Director in the game industry.

For me, as someone who loves to play and even more loves to invent new games and worlds, this was a wonderful opportunity to dive into the world of indie games.

At the moment, I'm back to freelancing on various projects and would of course be thrilled to join your team as well!

I would appreciate an invitation to a personal meeting to learn more about your company's requirements and goals. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me by mail or phone.

Skills

3D Animation3D ModelingTexturingUV MappingProject Managementblenderadobe cloudVR / MR

Software proficiency

3ds Max
3ds Max
Blender
Blender
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unity
Unity
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Photoshop
Photoshop
Illustrator
Illustrator
After Effects
After Effects
InDesign
InDesign
Premiere
Premiere

Experience

  • Lecturer at Macromedia
    Cologne, DE
    March 2024 - Present

    Lecturer for

    - Texturing

    - After FX

    - final semester project

  • Lecturer at School of Games
    Cologne, DE
    January 2024 - Present

    Lecturer for

    - Digital Painting

    - Environment Design

    - Prototyping

    - Girls‘ Day,

    - Portfolio Coaching

  • Project Assistant at Soybloq
    Düsseldorf, DE
    June 2023 - Present

    - PR

    - Event management

    - Exhibition design

  • Art Producer at headtrip immersive media GmbH
    Cologne, DE
    June 2023 - September 2023

    - Project management

    - 3D asset creation

    - Creation of concepts for the environment and props

    - Asset integration in Unity

    - Creating a playable prototype in Unity

  • Art Director at Farbspiel Interactive GmbH & Co KG
    Cologne, Germany
    June 2021 - December 2022

    - Organization and management of the art department

    - Communication and planning of the asset pipeline

    - Creation of 3D assets

    - Creation of concepts for the environment and props

    - Asset integration in Unreal Engine

    - Representation of the company at events (GamesCom)

  • Freelance Artist at Hidden Studios
    Leipzig, Germany
    December 2020 - February 2021

    Logo Animation

  • Design internship at KAMEDIA INTERACTIVE GmbH
    Düsseldorf, Germany
    March 2017 - June 2017

    - 3D modeling

    - Texturing

    - Games & virtual worlds

    - Project assistance

    - Design, storyboards, and layout

    - Video editing