Dénes Csillag

Production professional with 9+ years of experience in high-volume DTP, creative production and quality-controlled delivery for international projects. Skilled in analysing complex workflows, standardising production steps, troubleshooting technical issues and identifying opportunities for automation. Combines hands-on Adobe production expertise with a growing portfolio of process-improvement and AI-assisted workflow projects.

PRODUCTION ARTIST / DTP OPERATOR at FRIDAY CREATIVE (2023-01 – Present)

• Deliver high-volume print and digital adaptations for international client projects, managing multiple parallel jobs from brief through final artwork.
• Prepare and validate production-ready artwork in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop according to layout, colour profile, bleed, linked assets, versioning and export requirements.
• Perform quality control and troubleshoot layout, image, typography and output issues while coordinating corrections across the production team.
• Identify recurring failure points, improve checking procedures and highlight opportunities for workflow automation.

ASSISTANT TO THE ART DIRECTOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER at PIONEER MOVIE PRODUCTION (2022-01 – 2022-12)

• Supported the art department with graphic production, asset preparation and coordination from design through on-set implementation and final delivery.
• Worked across departments in a deadline-driven film-production environment to keep creative deliverables accurate and production-ready.

PRODUCTION ARTIST, DTP OPERATOR & 3D ARTIST at COLD CASTLE STUDIOS / VUU DESIGN (2017-01 – 2022-12)

Worked concurrently across two specialised divisions of the same company:

• Cold Castle Studios: Created and adapted visual assets for board games and online casino games, including game logos, 2D/3D artwork and transcreated title treatments for Netflix films.
• VUU Design: Formatted and rebuilt Word documents; edited InDesign documents and brochures; and adapted and edited localised video and animation content in After Effects.
• Handled varied international production requirements while maintaining consistency across formats, languages and delivery specifications.
• Improved asset-creation and file-preparation workflows by introducing clearer structures, tools and repeatable production methods.

BSc in Business Informatics – UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN – FACULTY OF INFORMATICS (2026-01 – 2030-12)

Graphic Design – Graphic Design Vocational School (2013-01 – 2015-12)

Professional Blender 3D Course (2021-01 – 2022-12)