# Tabitha Reed

> Lead Artist and Unity UI Designer, Effects Animator and Technical Artist

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/tabitha

I'm always looking to improve myself as an artist and a designer.
Please view my current portfolio at www.tabithareed.com

## Work Experience
### Artist @ Sanshee LLC
Jan 2023 – Present

### Unity UI Designer, Effects Animator and Technical Artist @ Gaia Interactive
Jan 2018 – Jan 2023 | San Jose
• Designed and implemented Unity GUI of Lake Kindred Origin mobile game.
• Animated Unity special effects for Lake Kindred Origin mobile game.
• Acted as technical artist to determine what Unity tools should be used by myself and other artists for design and animation.

Unity

### Lead Artist @ Gaia Interactive
Jan 2011 – Jan 2018 | San Jose, California
• Responsible for managing all artists and art work for Gaia Online.
• Scheduled, oversaw the creation of and released of all virtual goods on the site, for free and as the site's main source of revenue.
• Helped to brainstorm and plan special events for the website as well as oversee the artwork for them.
• Helped to plan and execute the general schedule and direction of the site.
• Created virtual goods and art assets for various projects.
• Designed enamel pins, jewelry, and patches to be sold as physical merchandise.

 Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash/Animate

### Virtual Goods Manager @ Gaia Interactive
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | San Jose, California
• Responsible for planning and releasing virtual goods for the purpose of revenue.
• Created virtual goods and art assets for various projects.

Illustrator, Photoshop

### Artist @ Gaia Interactive
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 | San Jose, California
• Responsible for designing and creating assets for Gaia Online's MMORPG zOMG, including characters, items, and icons. 
• Artist in charge of vectoring monster assets to hand off for animation.
• Created virtual goods items for the rest of the site

Illustrator, Flash, Photoshop, Maya

### Contract Graphic Designer / Flash Animator @ Omnipath
Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Dublin, Ohio
Created interactive flash-based instructional courses for the Ohio Attorney General, Aviva insurance, and Canon.

Flash, Illustrator, Maya


## Education
### Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Illustration
Columbus College of Art & Design


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tabitha-reed-art
- Portfolio: http://www.tabithareed.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13