Jon Eckersley

Jon Eckersley is an experienced Art Director at Media Molecule, a Sony first-party studio, since April 2013, overseeing all aspects of art within the company. Previously, Jon held the position of Art Director of Content and Lead Environment Artist, leading teams to create visually inspiring worlds and setting high artistic standards in projects like Dreams. With a background that includes a role as Senior Principal Artist on Dreams and contributions to the award-winning game Tearaway, Jon's earlier experience encompasses working as Lead Artist at Ambient Studios, where significant contributions were made to Death Inc, and as Lead Character/Creature Artist at Lionhead Studios for the Fable franchise. Jon's career began at Blitz Games and Rare Ltd, where foundational skills in character art were developed. Jon holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Portsmouth.