Jeff Wagner

Work History

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  Character Supervisor

  Skydance

  October 2022 - Present

  Los Angeles, California, United States
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  Creative Producer | Development

  Magpie Pictures

  July 2017 - Present

  Los Angeles

  - Build and lead creative teams for original and adapted IPs
  - Manage the acquisition of new projects: bidding, scheduling, and sourcing
  - Develop, pitch, and present original concepts to studios
  - Create relationships with content creators and co-develop original IPs
  - Create and maintain relationships with overseas and domestic production houses
  - Manage on and off-site designers, writers, and artists
  - Maintain and develop client relationships with a proactive, solutions-driven approach
  - Produce and develop content/motion graphic elements for agencies and studios
  - Ensure timelines and milestones are met while staying on or below budget
  - Lead creative teams from concept to final asset delivery
  - Creation of an asset tracking system to automate asset delivery to clients
  
  Netflix, Illumination, Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, DreamWorks
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  Asset Supervisor - Blue Eye Samurai

  Netflix

  April 2021 - September 2022

  Visual Look development for animated series
  Create and help develop tools/processes for production/pipeline automation
  Managed a team of artists local and remote
  Casting artists and bidding for assignments and timelines
  Work directly with designers to keep a consistent look of show
  Managed quality control for all assets on my show
  Bid on assets and manage a team of artists (on and off site)
  Utilize an asset tracking system to manage asset delivery to downstream departments
  Work with Art Directors to enhance 2d art into 3d assets and environments
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  Monsters at Work on Disney+

  Disney Television Animation

  April 2019 - October 2020

  Burbank, California
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  vfx designer / Previs / Vis Dev / Modeling

  Walt Disney Imagineering

  ? - August 2018
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  Walt Disney Imagineering

  ? - August 2018
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  VFX Designer - Visual Development

  Walt Disney Imagineering

  March 2017 - March 2018

  California

• Visual Development Artist

  Original Force Animation

  December 2015 - December 2016

  Culver City

  - Develop and design 3D look of characters and environments
  - Work directly with Director and Production designers to translate 2D to 3D designs
  - Communicate needs of production to out-source studio.
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  3D Modeler

  Carbon VFX

  October 2016 - October 2016
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  Visual Development Artist

  Paramount Animation

  February 2015 - June 2016
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  Senior Modeler

  RGH Entertainment

  April 2014 - January 2015
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  Modeling Lead

  DreamWorks Animation

  October 2001 - March 2014

  - Creation of character, environment and props for feature film and television projects
  - Visual / Look Development for environments and characters
  - Create and style hair for characters
  - Work with Art Directors to enhance 2d art into a 3d world / character
  - Managed a team of modelers local and remote
  - Casting modelers and bidding model assignments
  - Work with downstream departments for pipeline, quality of assets and schedule
  - Work directly with designers and modelers to keep consistent look of Picture
  - Create and help develop

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Senior Character Artist / Facial Character TD

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  2002 - 2003

  Florida

  Creation of character models for feature animated films
  Developed specialized facial rigging systems for characters
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  Modeler

  DreamWorks Animation

  2001 - 2002

• Modeling Lead / Character TD Lead

  Riot Pictures

  March 2001 - 2001

  Santa Monica, CA

  - Responsible for all model assets for commercial and film projects
  - Responsible for character setup and rigging
  - Worked with animators to determine needs and created the control systems
  - Animated characters for commercials and feature film fx

• Character Modeler / Character TD

  Moon Crescent Studios

  April 1999 - 2001

  - Creation of character models for a feature animated film
  - Created control systems for characters including skinning and special deformations
  - Worked with animators to determine needs and created the control systems

• Modeler / Character TD

  Vivid Animation (VCP)

  March 1997 - April 1999

  - Responsible for all model assets for commercial projects
  - Assisted in the creation of control systems
  - Responsible for skinning/binding the character to control system