I'm Mario Ruiz, a senior art director and illustrator with 25+ years of

experience across advertising, publishing, cultural institutions, and gaming.

My foundation was built in advertising, publishing, and art direction for agencies including Ogilvy & Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Young & Rubicam, and for publishers including Pearson, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, and Oxford University Press, along with brand and illustration work for Marvel, Major League Baseball, and CBS/Showtime.

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Alongside that, I've spent 13 years directing premium casino slot titles for IGT-Everi.

High 5 Games and Ainsworth Game Technology, owning the full visual pipeline from concept to production and leading artist teams under tight deadlines.

 

Today I build and lead art teams around controlled, artist-led, AI-assisted

production pipelines that accelerate ideation and production

without compromising craft or authorship.

 

Open to senior art director and creative lead roles at boutique agencies and in corporate/brand design, with gaming as a secondary specialty.