Karen Kredo Zhurat

-Through strategic recruitment, nurturing a culture of growth, team work, and stellar communication, I assembled a dynamic, innovative, and performance-driven team. -I optimized collaboration between local and international teams, improving efficiency and assets delivery. -Lead the artistic vision and team management, guiding concept art, UI, animation, 3D, sound and copy, both domestically and internationally, fostering team work, motivation and wellbeing.

- I revamped and optimized workflow procedures within the design team and throughout the CRM department, resulting in improved efficiency and significant delivery time reduction. - Strengthened inter-team communication between international design and Israeli monetization teams, fostering cohesion and enhancing work quality. - I developed a unified voice and narrative for the games brands, ensuring consistency across all aspects, including monetization & marketing, VIP materials, new features, and video scripts. - Managed the CRM art and Social media teams in Israel and abroad, producing engaging content for Huuuge Casino and Billionaire Casino games. - Directed video and animation projects, including storyboard creation for in-game marketing videos, and oversaw external vendor management throughout production.

- Managed the annual product content calendar, creating audience-tailored game narratives that resulted in high revenue and engagement. - Revamped and redefined the Bingo Blitz game brand. - Innovatively introduced and directed in-game feature marketing and tutorial videos. - Enhanced efficiency of new product life cycle processes. - Leading and guiding a team of 22 illustrators, animators, copywriters, narrative designers, sound personnel, project manager & a studio manager across two countries.

Designed game flows for 3D Kinect physiotherapy games, led art, UI, 3D animation teams, and directed sound production. Collaborated with physiotherapists, marketing, and R&D.

Produced game flows and designed mobile apps for young children. Coordinated with illustrators, sound producers, R&D, and marketing teams. Managed project timelines from planning to execution.

- Directed "MikMak," an Israeli Children's TV Series and controlled all artistic aspects, visualized scripts into storyboards, and guided production crews and actors. - Directed the animators and animation process for the series.

Led the 3D animation team as team leader and character animator, overseeing and motivating animators to produce high-quality animations within strict time constraints.