JAC Chen

Work History

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  Graphic Designer

  Universal Pictures

  May 2016 - August 2016

  Studio City

  Theatrical Print
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  Creative Services License Designer

  Netflix

  November 2014 - May 2016

  Generates a variety of high-quality, RGB design assets including display art, banners, title treatments, and promotional assets from a subset of raw files ranging from flat .jpegs to fully layered mechanicals.
  
  Other tasks in addition are recreating title assets from basic fonts and/or vector points to full resolution while matching the original control design, isolating merged assets from flattened files, photo manipulation, re-touching, color grading, arrangement, clean-up, fixes, and general spec alignment of movie & show artwork, then finishing in various digital formats. Effectively communicates and executes assignments across several cross-functional teams.

• Head of Graphic Design, Web + Social Media

  Sue Wong Fashion

  October 2013 - October 2014

  Creates graphic designs for sales books, brochures, posters, invitations, social media images, website assets; maintains company website via WordPress; also uses creative skill sets for photo retouching, special events house photography, photo archiving, clean-up for final fashion sketches; design research; assists with social media updates as well as preparations for fashion show model casting and pre-fittings; coordinates catalog images with local showrooms; created color ways for the Sue Wong perfume bottle and body cream containers; designed landing
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  Production Assistant

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  June 2012 - September 2013

  Worked closely with supervisors to manage artist shots, recorded and updated shot tasks, drove reviews for different departments, typed dailies notes, compiled shot playlists, created shot tracking documents, organized meetings for artists, transcribed dialogue, liaison for stereo vendor, worked with recruiting to schedule department interviews, documented artwork, designed artboards for formal presentations, ordered overtime meals, volunteered for the Studio at public events [CTN, Siggraph].
  
  The Little Mermaid 3D
  "Get a Horse!" [Mickey Mouse Short]
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  Disney VoluntEars

  The Walt Disney Company

  June 2013 - August 2013

  Meals on Wheels:
  Home-delivering meals to seniors and those in need.
  
  Operation Gratitude:
  Care package preparation of personal letters, snacks, supplies, and entertainment items to U.S. troops serving around the world.
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  Article Writer

  oDesk

  November 2012 - December 2013

  25 articles on business web Hosting, dedicated servers / hosting, cloud servers / hosting, colocation, vps hosting, virtual servers / hosting, DDoS protection, data centers, grid hosting, and web proxy servers.
  
  25 articles on wood flooring in London, solid wood flooring in West London, cheap solid wood flooring, cheap hardwood flooring, cheap oak flooring, solid oak wood flooring, real oak wood flooring, real wood flooring UK, and walnut flooring.
  
  28 articles on telescopic forklift training prices, forklift instructor training, forklift training cost,

• Animator

  Paul Steinberg

  May 2012 - September 2012

  Created character designs, storyboards, and animation on Sequence 2 of a non-profit environmental awareness short film [The Social Rules Project].
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  Scoop Podcasting Committee Production Assistant

  ACM SIGGRAPH

  August 2012 - August 2012

  The ACM SIGGRAPH SCOOP Team works to produce short video segments [1 - 4 minutes] that highlight areas such as the various conference venues, experiences of attendees, and special events.
  
  Shot footage, managed sound check, edited levels and color correction. Interviewed attendees and exhibitors of E-TECH.

• Animator and Concept Pitcher

  Tongal

  June 2010 - May 2012

  Storyboards and animation done for multiple potential 30 second commercial spots for companies [such as Nine West, Firefly Toothbrushes, and Luster White], as well as consistently pitching concepts for new marketable products.

• Assistant Internship

  Robert Duncan

  September 2011 - January 2012

  Office Support: Paperwork organization, file chronology, scheduling meetings, and keeping up with past and current project contacts.
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  Teacher Assistant for Pixar Day

  CalArts

  November 2011 - November 2011

  An 11 hour event setting up for lecture, lunch, and clean-up at CalArts.

• Graphic Design

  The Sak

  November 2011 - November 2011

  Email invitation for Winter Warehouse Sale.

• Graphic Design

  JACONNI.com

  May 2009 - May 2011

  Logo and graphic design for various individuals.

• Freelance Speed Painter

  BARS+TONE

  August 2010 - August 2010

  Speed Painting recorded of a model integrated into Creative Promo Video for company relaunch.

• Art Intern

  Callaway Arts & Entertainment

  February 2006 - February 2007

  Art Assistant on Madonna's The English Roses children's books. Press kit assembly and mail orders to various review companies and individuals.
  
  Barnes and Noble Window design on 46th St. and 5th Ave, NYC for The English Roses II Promotion.
  
  Graphic Editor on Little Miss Spider book series.
  
  Researcher of new marketable products for Relations Department.