ABOUT ME

Leveling up design for the gaming industry and beyond

My name is Nickolas Kossup, and I have been passionate about art for as long as I can remember. As a multi-media professional with over 14 years of experience, I have extensive creative and technical skills, and a strong background in corporate design, web design, branding, marketing, and print.

My focus for 5+ years has been video game marketing. Currently, I hold the position of Design Manager at ZAM AGENCY, the design and marketing wing of Tencent Games who deliver some of the best and biggest video games in the world. In that role, I lead internal and external design teams to create high-quality and easy-to-understand structural drawings and designs. I oversee the design process as an active participant, collaborate with and manage clients, and ensure the complete success of every delivery.

I also have excellent experience in the design of marketing materials and packaging for the beauty and pharmaceutical industries, with many successful side projects to show for it.

Outside of work, I enjoy time outdoors with my family and dogs, as well as writing, recording, and performing music.

Current &
Previous work

WEB

TRUSTED BY

Spectrum

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Tencent

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L'Oréal

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The Brow Gal

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PUBG MOBILE

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UNDAWN

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Arena Of Valor

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Razor

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SYNCED

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WOWHEAD

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TROVO

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Alchemy Stars

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ZAM

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Fanbyte

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The Elder Scrolls Online

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Arena Of Valor

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Spectrum • Tencent • L'Oréal • The Brow Gal • PUBG MOBILE • UNDAWN • Arena Of Valor • Razor • SYNCED • WOWHEAD • TROVO • Alchemy Stars • ZAM • Fanbyte • The Elder Scrolls Online • Arena Of Valor •

Linked in References

  • Nick is an amazing animator and designer and brings an innovative and creative voice to any project he is a part of. Look forward to working with Nick soon.

    Kayvan Ghavim | Director
    Redbull Media House

  • Nick is an extremely talented designer with passion for days. His creative experience is super diverse which lends itself to a very strong leadership quality he posses.

    C. Estrada | Creative Director
    Apple

  • Nick's ability to innovate and deliver designs that impress regardless is a rare talent. Nick takes ownership in his projects. It was always a pleasure working with him.

    Alan Voong | Sr. FS Engineer
    Playstation

  • He’s got a great taste that you can always count on, making designs that speak to the audience, whether it’s for video games or editorial websites. It's great working w/ him!

    Ting Sang | Product Manager
    Fun Plus

  • Nick is a very talented designer who helps produce a lot of excellent pieces for our company's game projects. He is crucial to our social/community campaigns.

    Yiyan Lin | Assistant Producer
    Tencent Games

A History Of Employment

  • Design Manager
    June 2018 - Present

    Motivating and encouraging internal and external design teams. Ensuring structural drawings and designs are produced on time, to a high quality, and are easy to decipher. Overseeing the design process using technical expertise. Working with clients to ensure that their expectations are met. Support interdepartmental creative collaboration. Lead UX/UI experience. Support social media & marketing initiatives to align with branding.

  • Lead Visual Designer
    October 2017 - May 2020

    Conceptualize and develop dynamic and aesthetically pleasing packaging for global product line. Make sure brand consistency is fluid throughout all areas of design work. Designed assets used for visual merchandising and displays, web banners, decks, and social media assets. Communicate and work with 3rd party suppliers and retailers to ensure all content meets specifications. Web and in store assets can be seen in retailers such as Bloomingdales, Sephora, Nordstrom, and various international retailers.

  • Northeast Divisional Designer
    June 2017 - June 2018

    My responsibilities included creating sales decks, posters, calendars, one sheets, power points, designing in house magazines, designing and coding email blasts for internal and external clients, as well as presentations for national campaigns and handling day to day interactions with various clients throughout the country while positioning myself as a collaborative partner to field marketing leads.

  • Contracted Multi-Media Designer
    August 2016 - June 2017

    My responsibilities in the company consist of digital design, facebook marketing, amazon marketing, social media content, motion graphic advertisement, designing landing pages, and packaging.

  • Graphic Designer
    January 2013 - June 2017

    My responsibilities included logo design, digital design, motion graphic animation, print design, packaging, and landing page development.

Contact ME

Where you can reach me
(908) 674-0454

Where you can find me
Bethlehem, PA