• Oversaw the outsourcing animation for The Outer Worlds 2
• Reviewed animation and gave notes
• Set up and animation for outsourcing
• Reviewed animation outstation studios
• Created contracts and obtained bids
Animation Director/Art Director
Surprise.com
May 2021 - February 2022
• Responsible for establishing and building the animation and art departments and production
pipelines from the ground up
• Oversaw and directed the art from concept to final product
• Partnered with Product Managers, Engineers, and Artists to determine the most efficient
workflows while maintaining high quality, on-brand animation content
• Supervised recruitment and hiring of a world-class team of animators and artist
Junior Creative Director
Consumer Acquisition
August 2019 - August 2020
San Francisco, CA
Lead Animator
AdaptedMind
August 2018 - August 2019
San Francisco, California
Animated educational shorts to be used in game
* Set up animation based on provided animatic
* Rigged character assets and designed new assets/props as needed
* Animated characters, text and camera moves in Animate
* Composited shots and transitions in AfterEffects and exported final files for integration in the game
Animation Director
Jam City
April 2011 - May 2018
San Francisco
Animation Director Responsibilities
* Built and established 2D and 3D animation production pipelines
* Oversaw the hiring and management of a team over 25+ 2D and 3D animators
* Managed animation for high profile IPs and Celebrity appearances
* Oversaw and managed animation outsourcing
* Directed over 1000+ animation assets over 11 various game titles
* Developed animation styles for new and existing games
* Worked closely with Product Managers, Engineers and Game Artists to determine animation content needed for weekly and monthly sprints
During my seven year tenure, I was responsible for developing and building the animation department from the ground up at TinyCo/Jam City. When I first joined, we had a staff of two 2D animators, which eventually grew to a team of over 25+ 2D and 3D animators.
In addition, I managed and oversaw outsourcing animation when needed, giving direction and feedback to studios and leads remotely.
I created and established a production pipeline for both the 2D and 3D animation departments. By working closely with the art and engineering teams, together we developed a seamless, efficient process for the creation and implementation of all game animations.
I acted as liaison between our high profile IP owners in order to maintain their high technical and creative standards, as well as concept and oversee celebrity appearances in our animation. Prior to that, I helped TinyCo develop original IP content for their early titles.
I oversaw and managed animation for multiple games and their respective animation leads. I handled recruitment and hiring of new animators, while mentoring the junior, intermediate and senior animation staff through critique and feedback.
* Shipped Titles while at TinyCo/ JamCity: Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow, Marvel Avengers Academy, Family Guy: Quest for Stuff, Spellstorm, Tiny Castle, Tiny Monsters, Tiny Village, Tiny Pets, Tiny Zoo, Tiny Che, Tap Resort
Animator
Stone & Company Entertainment
January 2011 - March 2011
Animator and Designer on "Family BrainSurge!" for Nickelodeon
Animator
Oddbot Inc.
December 2010 - December 2010
Animator on "Shep and Tiffany Watch TV: The Best of 2010" for Bravo
