EXPERIENCE
TRAILER PARK GROUP (Hollywood, CA)
Illustrator & Sketch Artist, November 2021 – April 2024
- Visualized and designed concepts for movie posters and TV show key art, matching various styles ranging from live action to animated films. Worked closely with creative directors and other artists to deliver project requirements and swift deadlines. Clients included Disney, Freeform, FX, Hulu, Netflix, Onyx Collective, Paramount and Universal Studios.
APPLE (Culver City, CA)
Freelance Designer, October 2021 – Present
- Visualized and designed key art concepts for original movies and television series on the AppleTV+ streaming platform. Prominently featured on: Servant and Prehistoric Planet.
LINDEMANN & ASSOCIATES (Los Angeles, CA)
Illustrator & Sketch Artist, May 2021 – September 2021
- Visualized and designed concepts for movie posters and TV show key art, matching various styles ranging from live action to animated films. Worked closely with creative directors and other artists to deliver project requirements and swift deadlines. Clients included Apple, Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Illumination, SyFy, FX, and Dreamworks.
PUBG CORPORATION (Santa Monica, CA)
Freelance Concept Artist, June 2020 - July 2020
- Sketched thumbnail compositions, key art and various logo designs for their upcoming PUBG Badlands: Survivor Pass game promotions.
LEGACY PICTURES (Los Angeles, CA)
Freelance Concept Artist, February 2021 – April 2021
- Responsible for designing characters, environments and pitch paintings for an unannounced animated television series.
LIONSGATE STUDIOS (Santa Monica, CA)
Freelance Concept Artist, November 2017 – April 2018
- Responsible for presenting blue-sky concepts and compiling a final pitch deck for an unannounced film project.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ENTERTAINMENT (Hollywood, CA)
Character Design Intern
June 2017 – October 2017 (Hollywood, CA)
- Designed characters under the guidance of executive producer Tom DeSanto (X-men, Transformers) on an unannounced animated film project.
ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN (Pasadena, CA)
Teaching Assistant, September 2016 – December 2019
- Assisted in critiquing and guiding students in developing memorable character designs, world-building and effective storytelling through the use of graphic design, lighting, composition and color theory in these courses: Story In a Picture (Richard Keyes), Entertainment Graphics (Richard Keyes), Color Theory for Entertainment (Richard Keyes), and Color Theory for Entertainment (Ryan Hong).
EDUCATION
ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN (Pasadena, CA)
September 2015 – May 2020
Bachelor of Science – Entertainment Design (Concept Design Track)
ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (Santa Ana, CA)
September 2013 – May 2015
High School Diploma – Digital Media Conservatory
SKILLS
Professional: Concept Design, Character Design, Illustration, Background Painting, Clay Sculpting, Graphic Design, Branding, Teaching, World-building.
Digital: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere, Z-Brush, Maya, Blender, Sketchup, Unreal Engine 4, Cinema 4D, Final Cut Pro.
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