Ivan Zakharov

Ivan Zakharov has a diverse work experience in the field of VFX and motion design. Ivan is currently working as a Lead VFX Artist at Funcom since May 2022. Before that, they held the position of Senior VFX Artist at Massive Entertainment - A Ubisoft Studio from November 2021 to May 2022. Prior to that, Ivan worked as a Lead VFX Artist at King from October 2020 to November 2021. Ivan also served as a Senior Motion Designer/VFX Artist at NetEnt from November 2018 to October 2020. Before transitioning into the gaming industry, Ivan worked at Wrike as a Product Motion Lead from August 2016 to November 2018 and as a Product Motion Designer from July 2014 to August 2016. Their earlier work experience includes roles such as Studio Engineer at TV Channel 5 from September 2012 to January 2015 and Broadcast Engineer at OBS - OLYMPIC BROADCASTING SERVICES for a brief period in January-February 2014.

Ivan Zakharov completed a Master's degree in Cinematography and Film/Video Production from Saint Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television from 2009 to 2015. Ivan also obtained a degree in Houdini FX for 3D and VFX Artists from VFX Postproduction School from 2014 to 2016. Additionally, they completed a Product Management Nanodegree from Udacity in 2020 and participated in the Online Startup School at Y Combinator from 2019 to 2020.