# Evan Winston

> Software Developer, Illustrator/Animator, Designer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/evanwinston

I'm a front end developer, lately working mostly on internal financial tools and integrations; a former long-term freelancer who misses the contract-based pace of work sometimes; and an illustrator and art director for primarily books, games, and TTRPG products.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ LinkedIn
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Art Director @ Gold Mountain Games
Jan 2022 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer @ Pomelo
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Art Director @ Dungeon Studios
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | United States
Art direction and production for publication run of digital and print products and digital marketing campaign and product release; contractor management; internal training; visual development, illustration, and design

### Illustrator, Editor, Content Writer @ Boneshaker Press
Jan 2016 – Jan 2021

### Designer, Developer, Illustrator, Animator @ Irrelevant
Jan 2013 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Bespoke design, web development, illustration, visual development, 2d animation, and graphic solutions.

### Product Designer @ Airbnb
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California

### UI Engineer & Visual Designer @ The MOYO Project
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Program Manager | Product Developer @ Codify Academy
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Animator & Graphic Designer @ Network Science Initiative - National Journal
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

### Storyboard and Motion Graphics Artist @ Spanugo
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Remote

### Art Director and Principal Layout Artist @ Reality Check Games
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Los Angeles Area

### Frontend Developer @ Reveler
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
reveler.club

Reveler, an arts and music subscription box model -- "surprise tickets delivered once a month tailored to your schedule and tastes"

### Visual Designer @ WtfPets
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

### Website Implementation Contractor @ Amper Technologies, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Product Renderer @ E-Whiz
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Storyboard Artist @ Mercatus Energy Investment Lifecycle Management
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Mateo, California
In 2016, Mercatus employed me to draft storyboards for multiple explainer videos deciphering the labyrinthine processes of energy investment into a concise, palatable value offering appropriate for digital marketing and to illustrate the function of the Mercatus dashboard.

### International Trade Consultant @ ACCIO Silicon Valley, Generalitat de Catalunya
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Silicon Valley

### Architectural Illustrator @ Sheila Kramer Interiors
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
I was contracted to produce interior architectural and design renderings for this interior design firm.

### Executive Pastry Chef @ Abbot's Cellar
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco, Mission

### Pastry Assistant @ Birch and Barley/  ChurchKey
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012

### Educational Consultant, Foreign Teacher @ Shenzhen Board of Education
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Shenzhen Bao'an, Guangdong, China

### Facilities Assistant @ Smart Museum of Art
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010

### Program Assistant @ Sunday Afternoons of Music
Jan 2003 – Jan 2007


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
University of Chicago

### Master's degree in Finance and Financial Management Services
Golden Gate University, Edward S. Ageno School of Business

### TOEFLC Certification
Peking University

### Intensive Mandarin Study Program
Tsinghua University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/evan-winston-750090b7
- Portfolio: https://evanw89.github.io/irrelevant-evan
- Portfolio: https://www.facebook.com/irrelevantevan

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Source: https://flows.cv/evanwinston
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/evanwinston/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-04-13