Valentin Stepanitskiy

Valentin Stepanitskiy has extensive experience in the gaming industry, working in various roles such as Art Director, Art Lead, and Lead Artist. Their most recent position was at KEK Entertainment, where they are involved in building a new company and developing an ambitious AAA tactical TPS shooter video game. Valentin's responsibilities include managing the art team, creating concept art, collaborating with other departments, hiring new talent, and managing budgets. Prior to this, they worked at UBISOFT IVORY TOWER as an Art Lead, overseeing the creative and visual aspects of the Crew 2 project. Valentin also has experience as an Art Director at UltraHorse Ent., where they were responsible for the visual elements of a new PVP multiplayer game and managing and mentoring the art team. Valentin has worked on notable projects, such as Battlefield V at DICE (EA Digital Illusions CE AB) and as a Lead Artist at Quickspin. Valentin also co-founded and served as the Head of Mobile Games at Looi, where they released several mobile games. Valentin's career began at Graste Studio, where they were the Art Director and Founder, developing commercial and promotional flash games and games for mobile platforms. Throughout their career, they have demonstrated expertise in concept art, character design, environment design, storyboarding, UI/UX, recruitment, and team management.

Valentin Stepanitskiy enrolled at Moscow State University of Food Production (MGUPP) in 2003 and successfully completed their studies in 2008. During this period, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Engineering design.