Andy Johnston

CV

Real-time environments, creative technology and digital delivery.

I am a real-time environment and lighting artist working in Unreal Engine 5, with design and delivery either side of it. I assemble, light and compose scenes. I direct concept art across original IP. I have designed, built and shipped three production websites, and I still host them. Running my own studio has meant owning every stage, from first sketch through to live, rather than one slice of it.

  • andystone720@gmail.com
  • 0407 986 275
  • Tapitallee NSW
  • Remote / Hybrid
  • Open to work

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Experience

Founder & Lead

  • Black Dingo Studios, independent studio, Remote
  • 2023 / present
  • Run an independent studio end to end: art direction, real-time pipeline, web and operations.
  • Own visual direction on original titles in development across character, environment, faction and brand design.
  • Build and light real-time environments in Unreal Engine 5, managing the production pipeline.
  • Direct AI tooling to ship production software. Three live React and Next.js sites for three separate businesses, all hosted on Vercel.
  • Kept the studio delivering through team changes, continuing as sole operator across every function.

Systems & IT Lead

  • More Than Milk Co., Shellharbour NSW
  • Oct 2024 / present
  • Sole responsibility for the company's IT infrastructure and systems across daily operations.
  • Delivered the customer facing website through Black Dingo Studios. It is the entry point that routes every customer to the ordering portal.
  • Set up automated email marketing from nothing for a business with no marketing function.
  • Wrote all stakeholder documentation and operational handbooks, turning undocumented process into systems staff could follow.

Distribution Subcontractor

  • More Than Milk Co., Shellharbour NSW
  • Mar 2023 / Oct 2024
  • Daily route optimisation and delivery operations across an established territory.
  • Managed client relations on the ground, keeping accounts serviced and issues resolved.

Driver & Warehouse Manager

  • More Than Milk Co., Shellharbour NSW
  • Jan 2014 / May 2021
  • Ran warehouse and forklift operations, inventory control and stock management.
  • Supervised a team and coordinated the daily flow of goods in and out. Progressed from part time to full time management.

Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Self-employed, Remote
  • 2014 / 2017
  • Built brand and logo systems end to end for apparel labels across motocross and streetwear.
  • UI, texture and advertisement design for independent clients.

Capability

Real-time. Unreal Engine 5 scene assembly, lighting, camera, composition and final grade.

Design. Concept art, art direction, environment design, brand and logo systems, graphic design.

Build. AI-assisted web design and delivery in React and Next.js, deployment and hosting.

AI workflow. AI-directed development, prompt engineering, generative image work, workflow design.

  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Adobe CC
  • Affinity
  • Substance
  • Figma
  • React / Next.js
  • Vercel
  • Claude / Leonardo
  • Class C (car)
  • Class R (motorcycle)
  • TLILIC0003 Forklift
  • Record of School Achievement
  • Ready2Work Program