Resume

Lorin Wood

30 year entertainment design veteran

the middle, United States

Summary

With over 30 years of experience in creative concept design and 14 in project management, I bring a unique blend of academic and professional expertise. My career includes managing multi-national artist publications at Design Studio Press and contributing concept art to high-profile projects, including commercials and animated features such as Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse, and video game franchises like Borderlands. My academic commitments in higher-education institutions like ArtCenter College of Design and Dallas College, lies in fostering creative collaboration, advancing visual storytelling, and preparing students for success in the evolving fields of creative arts and design.

Resume: https://shorturl.at/tJtZw

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Skills

Productions

- Commercial / Advertisement
  Nissan KICKS
- Year
  2026
- Role
  VFX Creature Designer
- Company
  The Embassy
- Commercial / Advertisement
  VOLKSWAGEN “Electric Feels Good”
- Year
  2023
- Role
  VFX Concept Designer
- Company
  The Embassy
- Commercial / Advertisement
  ZEVO “Bugs Hate Us”
- Year
  2024
- Role
  VFX Creature Designer
- Company
  The Embassy
- Commercial / Advertisement
  FLONASE “Save Your Relationship With Nature”
- Year
  2025
- Role
  VFX Creature Designer
- Company
  The Embassy
- Movie
  Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Visual Development Artist
- Company
  Sony Pictures Animation
- Video Game
  Borderlands 3
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Senior Conceptual Designer
- Company
  Gearbox Software
- Video Game
  UNANNOUNCED GAME
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Concept Illustrator
- Company
  Roosterteeth
- TV Production
  Zafari
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Visual Development & Conceptual Illustration
- Company
  Persistence of Vision
- Movie
  Free Birds
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Concept Designer
- Company
  Reel FX Animation
- Video Game
  Aliens: Colonial Marines
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Senior Conceptual Designer
- Company
  Gearbox Software
- Video Game
  Borderlands 2
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Senior Conceptual Designer
- Company
  Gearbox Software
- Video Game
  Borderlands
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Senior Conceptual Designer
- Company
  Gearbox Software
- Movie
  The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Year
  2008
- Role
  Previz Animator
- Company
  Persistence of Vision Digital Entertainment
- Movie
  Unique
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Previz Animator
- Company
  Persistence of Vision / Disney
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Turner Classic Movies “Now Showing”
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Visual Development
- Company
  XO/Exopolis, Inc.
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Toyota Tacoma “Nessie”
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Creature Designer
- Company
  Method Studios
- Movie
  A Scanner Darkly
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Animator
- Company
  New Path, Inc

Experience

Instructor at Dallas College
US
January 2026 - Present
I was brought in by the co-chairs of the newly formed School of Creative Arts, Entertainment and Design to help facilitate a full return of student-body to in-campus participation and bring my professional insights and experience to their ledger of art classes.
Project Manager / Illustrator / Editor at Design Studio Press
Culver City CA, US
July 2010 - Present
Nuthin' But Mech 1-4

Traverse

Woosh!

TBA (2027)
VFX Creature & Concept Designer at The Embassy
Vancouver BC, CA
April 2023 - October 2025
commercials (Nissan, Flonase, VW, Zevo)
Visual Development Artist at Sony Pictures Animation
Culver City CA, US
March 2022 - May 2022
Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse
Professor at ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena CA, US
August 2020 - June 2022
Mechs and Robots Entertainment Design
Storyboard Artist / Conceptual Designer at 900 LBS of Creative
Dallas TX, US
June 2019 - May 2022
Bell Helicopter
Senior Conceptual Designer at Gearbox Entertainment
Frisco TX, US
November 2007 - October 2017
Aliens: Colonial Marines (replaced Syd Mead)

Gearbox 1-3, Pre-Sequel & DLCs (created Claptrap)

BattleBorn
Conceptual Designer at McGarryBowen
New York NY, US
April 2013 - June 2013
Verizon Droid Eye rebranding
Visual Development Artist at Reel FX Animation
Dallas TX, US
June 2012 - September 2012
Freebirds
Concecptual Designer at George Hull Design
Berkeley CA, US
July 2009 - July 2009
VFX commercial bid with George
Storyboard Artist / Previsualization Animator / Illustrator at Persistence of Vision
Los Angeles CA, US
September 2002 - July 2007
Storyboard, character design and keyframe illustrations: Zafari

Previz: Unique, The Day the Earth Stood Still
Visual Development Artist at XO/Exopolis, Inc.
Los Angeles CA, US
September 2006 - November 2006
Turner Classic Movies "Now Showing" rebranding
Creature Designer at Method Studios
Los Angeles CA, US
June 2006 - July 2006
Toyota Tacoma "Nessie" commercial
Rotoscope Animator at Detour/ Warner Independent Pictures
Austin TX, US
March 2005 - October 2005
A Scanner Darkly
Concept Art / Storyboards at Reel FX Creative Studios
Dallas TX, US
November 2002 - August 2004
Texas Instruments, Hasbro, Disney, CBS, NBC, William Joyce, Lucasfilm

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