Gareth Johns
Art Lead at Ubisoft Reflections
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolGareth Johns is an experienced Art Lead with 11 years in games, having led environment, concept and technical art teams across AAA and mobile projects at Ubisoft Reflections, Rare and DR Studios. He combines hands-on high/low poly modelling, sculpting and stylized/realistic texturing with strong pipeline, optimization and shader implementation knowledge to deliver game-ready assets under tight performance constraints. Known for stabilizing teams mid-production, he builds communication and mentorship structures that improve morale and raise delivery quality, and has taken product-owner responsibilities on VR and console titles. Comfortable across engines (Unreal, Unity, CryEngine) and tools (ZBrush, 3ds Max, Quixel, Perforce), he also bridges art and design to influence composition and gameplay. A Yorkshire-based practitioner, Gareth maintains a public portfolio and a design-focused GitHub presence, reflecting an ongoing commitment to craft and iteration.
11 years of coding experience
Digital Animation 3D Games Art, Digital Animation 3D Games Art at University of Hertfordshire1 Year Foundation in Art and Design, 1 Year Foundation in Art and Design at Oaklands College
Github Skills (59)
sass-framework10
codekit10
inline10
prototyping10
vimeo10
plyr10
dailymotion9
javascript9
responsive9
youtube9
css9
transition9
prototypes9
video-player9
vimeo-player9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
garethjohnsdesign/isintown.com
May 2017 - May 2019
Is in Town
Contributions:2 PRs, 41 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years
town
garethjohnsdesign/listen-up.biz
Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
Contributions:8 PRs, 1604 pushes, 11 branches in 1 year 6 months
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