Elliott Henderson
Concord
Summary
Experienced game designer with over 5 years of expertise in motorsport game titles. Skilled in crafting and overseeing comprehensive game design documentation, from high-level project scope to intricate event descriptions. Adept at balancing player satisfaction and business objectives, striving to deliver an end product that captivates players and drives company success.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Graphic Designer
Lionel LLC
07.2024 - Current
- Setup assets from NASCAR entities for diecast production
- Worked with NASCAR licensees to create compelling designs for track program cars
- Created the 2025 pace car design for Darlington Raceway
Associate Licensing Specialist
Fanatics
12.2023 - Current
- Handling of art composition files through the approval process with licensees
- Working within the Nike college school network to assist in submitting, revising and approving art comps for production
- Helping improve flow of compositions prior to approval status
Creative Director
EHG Design
03.2013 - Current
- Freelance designer collaborating with smaller teams for all design needs, being marketing or paint scheme design
- Web designer with a shop location for designers and customers to access design assets or services to allow their team to stand out
- Manager of brand awareness and marketing strategy to help grow EHG Design through social media outreach
Game Designer
Motorsport Games
08.2019 - 05.2023
- Lead Designer on NASCAR 21: Ignition, collaborating with Creative Director on the direction of the franchise
- Designed entire career mode and single player experience including in game ecosystem and progression model
- Designed paint booth, full car customization system never seen in a NASCAR game prior
- Design UX and accessibility for users including menu systems within the game
- Lead Designer on NASCAR Heat 5, collaborating with board members and engineers on future of product
- Assisted with implementing modes and features as well as balancing of gameplay and artificial intelligence within the game
Graphic Designer & Approvals Coordinator
704Games
07.2016 - 08.2019
- Managed assets and approvals for NASCAR franchise
- Collaborated with artists to oversee production of thousands of art assets for use in NASCAR Heat franchise
- Collaborated with licensors to ensure end product met needs
- Converted assets to game use, taking existing artwork from race teams to recreate NASCAR stock car schemes, helmets and firesuits for game
- Assisted in design features in various mobile products including NASCAR Manager and NASCAR Heat Mobile
- Collaborated with marketing and executives to create assets for social team to further push marketing of titles and different activations
Graphic Designer
Pro Cal Professional Decals, Inc
12.2014 - 06.2016
- Design and setup of race schemes for vinyl print for NASCAR teams such as Furniture Row Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing
- Miscellaneous designs such as winner banners, and sponsorship proposals
- Setting up many different files for large format print and cut applications
Education
Graphic Design -
The Art Institute of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC01.2014
Skills
- Adobe: Illustrator
- Adobe: Photoshop
- Adobe: InDesign
- Adobe: Lightroom
- Adobe: Acrobat
- Adobe: Premier
- Microsoft: Word
- Microsoft: Excel
- Microsoft: Powerpoint
- Microsoft: Teams
- Product Management: Confluence
- Product Management: Atlassian
- Product Management: ClickUp
- Product Management: Perforce
- Product Management: Miro
- Product Management: Figma
- Narrative Design
- Feature Design
- Event Design
- Documentation
- AGILE
- Waterfall Design Experience
- Unreal Engine
- Unity Experience
Timeline
Graphic Designer
Lionel LLC
07.2024 - Current
Associate Licensing Specialist
Fanatics
12.2023 - Current
Game Designer
Motorsport Games
08.2019 - 05.2023
Graphic Designer & Approvals Coordinator
704Games
07.2016 - 08.2019
Graphic Designer
Pro Cal Professional Decals, Inc
12.2014 - 06.2016
Creative Director
EHG Design
03.2013 - Current
Graphic Design -
The Art Institute of Charlotte
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