Jason Young

Jason Young has held a variety of roles in the art industry since 2005. Jason began their career as a Lead Artist and 3D Animator at Creative Industries & Technology, where they modeled, textured, rigged, and animated characters and vehicles, managed an internal team of artists and several outside contractors, created storyboards and concept art, and edited video and sound. In 2009, they worked as an Artist at Budcat Creations, where they modeled stylized characters and hand-painted textures, rigged characters and created animation cycles for use in Unity, and created flash illustrations and animation. From 2010-2012, they were an Adjunct Instructor - Game Production Online at the International Academy of Design and Technology. From 2012-2014, they were a Character Artist at KingsIsle Entertainment, where they modeled low-poly characters, creatures, and equipment, and created stylized, hand-painted textures. Jason then worked as a Senior Character Artist at gumi America, Inc. from 2014-2016, where they modeled and textured stylized low-poly characters, created blendshapes for use in expressive/exaggerated facial animation, and sculpted high poly assets for use in texture baking. From 2016-2021, they were a Principal Artist at SciPlay Corporation, where they also held the roles of Lead Artist and Senior Artist. Most recently, they have been a Principal Artist at INK Games\u2122\ufe0f since 2021.

Jason Young attended The Art Institutes from 2003-2006 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Arts & Animation.