Jason Kim

Jason Kim

Senior Concept Artist / 19 yrs

Salt Lake City, UT, United States

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Senior Concept Artist

Disney Infinity (2013)

Animator

Kronk's New Groove (2005)

Art Department

The Happy Elf (2005)

Animator

Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

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Work History
  • Designer/Illustrator

    Rune Entertainment

    September 2005 - Present
  • Lead Concept Artist

    Disney Interactive Studios

    2007 - July 2016

    Art direction of character models/toy sculpts.
    Working with various IP holders to ensure brand/character consistency.
    Character posing for toys and marketing material.
    Character design.
    Animation pose library population.
    Art directing outsourced assets: marketing poses, props, vehicles, characters.

  • Concept Artist

    Starz Animation

    2004 - 2005
  • Character Animator

    Yowza! Animation

    May 2001 - August 2004

    Worked as a freelance character animator on various projects on and off during this period. The projects I worked on were 8 Crazy Nights, Kronk's New Groove, Fat Albert the Movie.

  • Assistant Animator, Inbetweener

    Chuck Gammage Animation

    June 2001 - February 2002

    Worked on television spots for various products including Cheetos, Frosted Flakes, Double Bubble, Shreddies.

Education
  • Sheridan College

    1998 - 2001