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ABOUT

Nathan Shorts is a full time game developer, artist, university instructor, and marketing dude living in Denver, CO. Shorts Co-owns and Co-runs the radical game development company, WALLRIDE. He loves long walks on the beach, candle-lit dinners, and ... oh wait.. I mean he loves MAKING GAMES!

Specialties include:

      Marketing 

• Crowdfunding campaign organization, management, and consultation

• Planning and implementation of marketing campaigns for indie games through social media

• General brand social media management

• Event branding for indie game showcases

• Cultivating partnerships with high profile youtube/twitch influencers for promotional purposes

• Developing business partnerships to expand and enrich a game/studio brand through
  merchandise and cross-promotion

• Exhibiting and promoting games through conventions and press
  
  Game Art 

• Art team management, including: animators, concept artists, modelers,
  and outsource partners.

• Crafting stylized art directions for new and existing IPs.

• 2D/2.5D/3D concept art, asset production, animation, and pipeline structuring.

• Maintaining artistic vision and quality across multiple departments using
  composites, paint-overs, and feedback.

• Video/Trailer direction, script writing, and editing

• Product design, including: vinyl toys, vinyl records, physical game cases,
  packaging design, etc.
  
  Game Dev 

• Project direction, overseeing a cross-funtional team to ensure milestones are delivered on time and at a high standard while under strict deadlines

• Developing project and resource plans, schedules, and managing development timelines

• Game design, specifically: gameplay feel, balance, and user experience.

• Development & design tools:
  
  Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Adobe Animate,
  Premiere Pro, Spine, Unity 3D, Blender 3D, Trello, Jira,
  Github, Sourcetree
  
   

Nathan also has a background in independent comic publishing and editorial illustration. He owns most Godzilla and Ultraman movies on VHS and has a framed picture of a cat in a fish bowl. 

If you'd like to know more about this tall guy, check out his CV below!

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