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Anastasiia Kazakova

Anastasiia Kazakova

Batumi

Summary

As CEO of Kaif Games, I founded a mobile game studio and led a full-service team through the entire development cycle. At Tap to Fun, I focused on creative direction and game design, managing a team of 30 to complete innovative projects.

Passionate about technology and startups, I quickly adapt and learn, as seen in my success in founding and running my own studio. My excellent English and strong relationship-building skills are evident in my LinkedIn profile. I am confident in leading high-performing teams, achieving strategic goals, and establishing long-term partnerships with business partners, publishers, investment funds, and incubators.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification

Work History

CEO

Kaif Games
10.2022 - 05.2024

Achievements

  • Established a mobile game development studio
  • Created and hired a full-stack development team
  • Signed approximately 10 commercial contracts with strategic partners
  • Refined the personal skills of each team member
  • Personally involved in hiring and mentoring the team
  • Led a team of 5 to 15 people
  • Maintained high team motivation
  • Effective problem solving
  • Secured an investment contract
  • Established a special tax regime for the company
  • Entered the international market
  • Created a major project for the largest game publisher in Europe
  • Regularly attended global professional conferences to expand partnerships and establish the company's reputation in the global market
  • Secured an investment contract

Projects

  • Games https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Kaif+Games
  • Company web site https://kaif-games.com/

Co-Founder, Creative Director

TaptoFun
07.2020 - 08.2022

Achievements

  • Grew the team from 12 to 30 members
  • Enhanced the skills of the team from junior to confident mid-level professionals
  • Opened a new commercially successful direction for the studio, saving it from collapse during a crisis
  • Secured a major contract with a foreign partner

Project

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/emmas-secret-merge-puzzle/id6444263898

Lead 2D Artist

Freeplay
08.2018 - 07.2020

Achievements:

  • Successfully released several projects within the company in the HyperCasual genre
  • Reduced CPI through visual component changes
  • Optimized team workflows
  • Supervised and mentored staff in 1:1 sessions, driving attainment of individual KPIs

Senior Game Artist

Nexters
03.2018 - 08.2018

Achievements:

  • Optimized promo art creation, reducing production time
  • Created industry-trend-based creatives with the best conversion rates

Projects:

  • ISLAND EXPERIMENT (http://nextersglobal.com/ie/#games_full)
  • HERO WARS (http://nextersglobal.com/cc/#games_full)
  • THRONE RUSH (http://nextersglobal.com/ew/#games_full)

Lead 2D Artist

OXYGAM
09.2017 - 02.2018

Main Project: "Daisy Jigsaw Puzzles" IOS - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jigsaw-puzzles-daisy/id1296780979?mt=8 Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oxygam.daisyjigsawpuzzles

Achievements:

  • Reworked the game's entire style to improve quality quickly
  • Maintained style and quality across multiple artists
  • Increased conversion rates by 10%, page conversion by 40-50%
  • Created thematic art for "Christmas," "Valentine's Day," "Chinese New Year"
  • Optimized game atlases, reducing from 5 to 2

2D Artist

Just Moby
01.2016 - 09.2017

Responsibilities:

  • Developed visual components for mobile (casual) games
  • Created game interfaces (icons, windows, buttons)
  • Designed characters and locations
  • Created promotional graphics for the store (banners, icons, screenshots)
  • Analyzed and refined project styles

Projects:

  • Match 3 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jelly.monster.adventure)
  • Mahjong (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mahjong.solitaire.deluxe)
  • Air Hockey (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.hockey.sweetgamesbox)

Education

Associate of Arts - Painting, Composition, Drawing, Ceramica, Art Hist

Mark Chagall Art School
Togliatty, Russia

Bachelor of Arts - Design And Applied Arts, Graphic Design

Volga State University of Service
Togliatty, Russia
06.2015

Skills

  • Effective Decision Making
  • Operational Excellence
  • Customer Focus
  • Strategic Visioning
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Business Development
  • Product Innovation
  • Financial Acumen
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Change Management
  • Growth Strategies
  • Visionary Thinking
  • Revenue Growth
  • Strategic Planning
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Outstanding Team Leadership
  • Partnership Development
  • KPI Management
  • Leadership and People Development

Certification

WePlay Hub, WePlay Ventures, Acceleration program

2024


  • Game development
  • Investment
  • Team management
  • Business development

Languages

Russian
Native language
English
Advanced
C1

Hobbies

Travelling, Selfdevelopment, Yoga, Technologies, Health, Equestrian sport

Timeline

CEO

Kaif Games
10.2022 - 05.2024

Co-Founder, Creative Director

TaptoFun
07.2020 - 08.2022

Lead 2D Artist

Freeplay
08.2018 - 07.2020

Senior Game Artist

Nexters
03.2018 - 08.2018

Lead 2D Artist

OXYGAM
09.2017 - 02.2018

2D Artist

Just Moby
01.2016 - 09.2017

Associate of Arts - Painting, Composition, Drawing, Ceramica, Art Hist

Mark Chagall Art School

Bachelor of Arts - Design And Applied Arts, Graphic Design

Volga State University of Service
Anastasiia Kazakova