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Jackie Watson
617 - 470 - 3891

Jackie @ Animators Workshop.com

 
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Related Skills 
  • Excellent design, illustration and animation skills
  • Extensive experience with all of the Adobe CS3 software (Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, etc.), 3D Max, Maya, AVID, Premiere
  • Knowledge of AS2.0, AS3.0, FLV, HTML, and CSS.
  • Conceptual storyboarding, drawing, color theory, typography and layout skills
  • Experience with UI and informational design and interactivity
  • Experience with various brand development and the creation of all materials related to advertising for digital and print
  • Creative direction and management skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Highly organized and proficient

Professional Experience

Senior Game Designer
(Present)
GAME LOGIC, Waltham, MA
- Designing and creating quality 2D & 3D artwork and animation for on-line game development.
- Designing user interface for games and product marketing.
- Creating marketing materials and product branding for print and new media.

Instructorr (2008 )
BOSTON CENTER FOR ADULT EDUCATION, Boston, MA
· Teaching two courses; Introduction to Flash Cartoon Animation and Introduction to Flash


Lead Multimedia Designer ( '06 - '08 )
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, Allston, MA
· Creating animations and graphics for higher education online tutorials.

· Collaborating with key management to develop a showcase of the current uses of new media in education.

Design Manager ('04 - '06)
GAME LOGIC, Waltham, MA
· Managing team of animators and designers in creating artwork and animation for online game development.


Multimedia Designer / Developer
( 2004 )
HATCHLING STUDIOS, Portsmouth, NH
· Working with a team of animators and designers creating a Flash demo and web site for company profile and product development.
· Animating and implementing 3D character into Flash for web optimization.

Multimedia Designer / Developer ( 2004 )
PINNACLE GROUP, Portsmouth, NH
· Designed custom design for e-Commerce site using original graphics and animation.
· Worked with team to determine the architectural strategy for the solution.


Character Animator  ( '02 - '03 )
SESAME STREET / 360 KID, Newton, MA
· Freelance animation for Sesame Street online games and CD Rom

Character Animator  ( 2003 )
DEOS, Inc. / Marvista Entertainment
· Animation for a Christmas TV special using 3D Studio Max.

Director / Stop-Motion Animator  ( '01 - 03 )
FREELANCE, Self Produced
· Animating, directing and creating an entire award winning 15-minute claymation film for children entitled “On Durwood’s Pond” for national distribution.

Lead Character Animator  ( 1999 )
WARNER BROS., Sherman Oaks, CA
· Acting as liaison between director and animation team.
· Animating characters, props, lighting, scenery and visual FX using 3D Studio Max
· Modeling characters and props according to script and scene breakdown.
· Breaking down script and storyboarded scenes in preparation for animation.

Character Animator  ( '97 - 99 )
SOUTH PARK / COMEDY CENTRAL, Marina Del Rey, CA
· As one of the 7 original animators, shaping the overall style of the show.
· Animating characters, props and visual FX using MAYA and Alias.

Modeler  ( 1998 )
DISNEY / BELIEF INC., Los Angeles, CA
· Creating original model of transformable house/rocket for use on motion rigging as seen on current “Playhouse Disney” episodes.
· Designing model according design specifications and color scheme.

3D Animator / Modeler  ( '96 - 97 )
FILM ROMAN INTERACTIVE, Studio City, CA
· Modeling and animating 3D characters and props for a PS game using Alias.

Stop-Motion Animator  ( 1996 )
CURIOUS PICTURES, New York, NY
· Animating and fabricating characters according to script and audio.

Apprentice Feature Editor  ( '95 - 96 )
WARNER BROS., Burbank, CA
“Carpool”
· Trimming and organizing film segments according to editors’ specifications.

Production Assistant  ( '94 - 95 )
MGM, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, Los Angeles, CA
“Blown Away,” “The Good Sun,” “The Sunchaser”
· Liaison between director and background actors.
· Assisting casting director in photographing and screening auditions.

Education
1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film (only 6 awarded annually) Emerson College, Boston, MA
2004 Flash Action Scripting and Animation, Ineractive Factory, Boston, MA
2000 Web Design Certification Boston University, Boston, MA


Additional Skills

Film/Video Production, Editing, Photography, Writing


Awards

· Honorable Mention Award for self-produced animated film (Ohio Film & Video Festival, Fall 2003)
· Recipient of two consecutive Best 16mm Film Awards for my self-produced clay animation films (Emerson College 1994,1995)