Nic Spreeth

Unreal Engine Developer (Outrun Arcade): Owner Jan 2021 – Present 

I created the Outrun Arcade brand to house all of my Unreal Engine projects. Under this name, I launched the following Unreal Engine plugins:

• Edge Bevel Decals (Fab Marketplace): A tool that allows level designers to add a beveled edge effect to static meshes.
• Easy Light Sprites (Fab Marketplace): Effortlessly integrate sprite-based light impostors into your scenes.

Animator (Magos Media): March 2021 – Present

The conceptual agency, Magos Media, appointed me as an animator on their creative team. My responsibilities include the following:

• Television Commercials 
• Internal marketing videos 
• Animations for client pitch meetings 
• Promotional screen content 
• Green-screen productions 
• Instructional videos 
• Advertisements for cinema 
• Event animations 
• Cinema advertisements 
• In-store point-of-sale screen content 
• Gamification 
• Unreal Engine Cinematics

Clients I’ve worked with include:

• Pick ‘n Pay 
• Peermont 
• Tsogo Sun 
• Gran Kaz Casino 
• Sun International 
• Planet Fitness 
• Prosus

Video Production Manager / Designer (Edutouch): January 2010 – October 2020

I started as an animator and designer at Edutouch and was later promoted to Production Manager in 2013. 
I was responsible for the following projects:

• WordPress and Shopify websites
• Video-based training programs 
• Internal marketing videos 
• Interactive walkthroughs (Unity)
• Industrial accident reconstruction videos (Unreal Engine) 
• Various 2D and 3D animations for bespoke e-learning products 
• Internal corporate identity and similar DTP assignments

3D Artist & Graphic Designer (Blacklight): May 2010 – January 2013 

Blacklight is a website development and marketing agency. As the Creative Lead, I was responsible for the following creative decisions:

• Interpreting client briefs and art directing the look and feel of projects
• Creating static website layouts or animation storyboards 
• Producing the final deliverable after preliminary design approval

MA Digital Arts - University of the Witwatersrand Completed 2020 

This Master’s degree allows for research from the perspective of candidates from various fields. These  fields include the humanities, engineering, science and technology. Candidates from these  backgrounds engage with the creative possibilities offered by games and interactive stories. 

BA Information Design - University of Pretoria Completed 2007 

This programme qualifies candidates for positions in the mass communications industries such as  graphic design, branding, advertising, and broadcast design. The programme incorporates design  strategies, design applications and design products in print, ambient and screen-based media  and technologies.