Simon Foster

Technical Art Director at Netspeak Games

Simon Foster has a diverse range of work experience in the gaming industry. Simon joined Netspeak Games in 2019 and currently holds the position of Technical Art Director. Prior to that, they served as a Senior Technical Artist at the same company. Simon also worked at SEGA Europe from 2013 to 2019, starting as a Junior Character Artist and progressing to the role of Technical Artist. Simon was responsible for various aspects of art and character design. Simon briefly worked as a Principle 2D Artist at Coal-Fired Game Studios in 2012. In 2011, they had roles as a 2D Artist at Distorted Poetry, where they worked on an iOS title, and as a Character Artist at both Gamer Camp Pro and Gamer Camp Nano, gaining extensive experience in game development and collaboration.

Simon Foster obtained a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Video Game Development from Birmingham City University, attending from 2011 to 2012. Prior to this, they completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 3D Character Animation & Special Effects at Staffordshire University, where they studied from 2007 to 2010.

Links

Timeline

  • Technical Art Director

    March, 2021 - present

  • Senior Technical Artist

    October, 2019