Nic Spreeth

I am an Animator and Unreal Engine Specialist with over 17 years of experience, having worked on a wide range of video production, graphic design, animation, video game, and website development projects. Currently, I am employed as an Animator at Magos Media. My passion for the design process runs deep, and I strive to achieve high production values within budget while continually learning new tools and techniques whenever the opportunity arises.

Unreal Engine Developer (Outrun Arcade): Owner Jan 2021 – Present

I created the Outrun Arcade brand to house all of my Unreal Engine projects. Under this name, I launched the following Unreal Engine plugins:

• Edge Bevel Decals (Fab Marketplace): A tool that allows level designers to add a beveled edge effect to static meshes.
• Easy Light Sprites (Fab Marketplace): Effortlessly integrate sprite-based light impostors into your scenes.

• Television Commercials 
• Internal marketing videos 
• Animations for client pitch meetings 
• Promotional screen content 
• Green-screen productions 
• Instructional videos 
• Advertisements for cinema 
• Event animations 
• Cinema advertisements 
• In-store point-of-sale screen content 
• Gamification 
• Unreal Engine Cinematics

• Pick ‘n Pay 
• Peermont 
• Tsogo Sun 
• Gran Kaz Casino 
• Sun International 
• Planet Fitness 
• Prosus

I started as an animator and designer at Edutouch and was later promoted to Production Manager in 2013.

I was responsible for the following projects:

• WordPress and Shopify websites
• Video-based training programs 
• Internal marketing videos 
• Interactive walkthroughs (Unity)
• Industrial accident reconstruction videos (Unreal Engine) 
• Various 2D and 3D animations for bespoke e-learning products 
• Internal corporate identity and similar DTP assignments

Blacklight is a website development and marketing agency. As the Creative Lead, I was responsible for the following creative decisions:

• Interpreting client briefs and art directing the look and feel of projects
• Creating static website layouts or animation storyboards 
• Producing the final deliverable after preliminary design approval

MA Digital Arts - University of the Witwatersrand Completed 2020

This Master’s degree allows for research from the perspective of candidates from various fields. These fields include the humanities, engineering, science and technology. Candidates from these backgrounds engage with the creative possibilities offered by games and interactive stories.

BA Information Design - University of Pretoria Completed 2007

This programme qualifies candidates for positions in the mass communications industries such as graphic design, branding, advertising, and broadcast design. The programme incorporates design strategies, design applications and design products in print, ambient and screen-based media and technologies.