Jonathan Gibson

Work History

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  Product Owner

  Dark Slope Inc.

  December 2018 - September 2021

  Toronto, Canada

  Product Owner, responsible for all aspects of production and release of a number of VR experience properties.
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  Associate Producer

  Ubisoft

  March 2014 - October 2017

  Toronto, Canada Area
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  Lead Producer

  Gameloft

  July 2013 - March 2014

  Lead Producer supervising all mobile projects created by the Toronto studio. Member of a 6-person Management Team with oversight of 4 on-site production teams comprised of 92 developers, designers, artists & technical games analysts.
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  Senior Producer

  Gameloft

  March 2011 - June 2013

  Toronto, Canada Area

  Producer for several iOS freemium properties. One of the first producers to work at the Toronto location from start-up and part of the production team that established many processes and procedures used by other producers.
  • Project Management – Manage the Development of the Game throughout all Production Stages: Concept, FPP, Beta, Gold.
  • Liaise with Company Executives – Serve as Primary point of contact on the project for Gameloft's Executive Producers in Paris, and Studio Managers in Toronto.
  • Project Scheduling – Assign tasks and Manage the team of Designers, Programmers, Artists and Quality Assurance testers.
  • Liaise with Co-Production Studios – Daily Communication with Development Studios in foreign offices assisting on the project.
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  Owner, VFX Supervisor

  C4 Studios Inc.

  February 2001 - January 2013

  C4 Studios specializes in compositing, matte painting & animation for film & TV.
  
  C4 Recently completed work on "The Wereth Eleven" for the Ardennes Group.
  
  Working with Cream Productions in Canada & WIldfire Entertainment in the UK, C4 completed animation & matte painting work on the 4-part documentary series "Man on Earth" for Channel 4 (UK)
  
  In collaboration with Red Vision in the UK, C4 completed work on 'Journey to the Edge of the Universe', a 100-minute 95% CGI HD documentary for Nat Geo/Discovery, as well as work on the WWI HD documentary '11/11' for Stornoway Productions, directed by Rob Child.
  
  C4 has conceptualized, directed & produced the Broadcast Design Award 'Gold' award-winning ‘Lone Star’ TV channel branding & also the ‘Deja View’ channel branding. Jonathan has also directed & post produced a TV commercial campaign for Cogeco Cable and supervised graphics for episodes of CBC’s ‘The Nature of Things’: “Wired for Life”, “Everyday Toxics” and “Misinformed Consent”.

• VFX Supervisor

  Red Vision Canada

  December 2009 - December 2010

  North American representative of Red Vision Studios (UK). Working in collaboration with Red Vision to complete co-production projects.

• Freelance VFX Supervisor

  Bullseye

  2009 - 2009

  Visual Effects Supervisor for "Todd & the Book of Pure Evil" pilot.
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  Visual Effects Supervisor

  Red Vision

  2007 - 2009

  Working in collaboration with Red Vision to complete co-production projects.

• VFX Producer/Compositing Supervisor

  Alumini Designs

  March 2005 - October 2006

  Toronto, Canada Area

  • Compositing Supervisor for “The War that Made America” – managed a team of 4 artists, collaborating with external vendors. Delivered 80 HD vfx shots and 22 HD 3D animated maps within a 13 week time frame.
  
  • VFX Supervisor & Production Manager for “The Magic Flute” (Sullivan Ent.) – managed a team of 8 artists, delivering 123 HD vfx shots & matte paintings within a 12 week time frame.

• Visual Effects Supervisor/Inferno Compositing Artist

  Calibre Digital Designs

  January 2003 - October 2004

  • On-set VFX supervisor for two live action/animated series: “Ace Lightning” and U.K. Co-Pro “Shoebox Zoo” shot on location in Edinburgh. Developed & managed an on-location team comprised of 2 storyboard artists and 2 vfx assistants. Liaised between production, special effects/pyro, the Edinburgh Editorial dept. and the animation facility in Toronto. Developed & Directed B-Unit. Expected to understand the production process and make quick decisions autonomously.
  • VFX Producer & lead compositor for TV movie “Evel Knievel” – responsible for 180 HD vfx shots delivered within a 12 week time-frame with a team of 20 animators, compositors and matte painters.

• VFX Supervisor, Calibre Digital Designs

  Shoebox Zoo Season 1

  May 2004 - September 2004

  Edinburgh, Scotland

• VFX Supervisor, Calibre Digital Designs

  Shoebox Zoo Season 1

  March 2004 - August 2004

  Edinburgh, Scotland

• VFX Supervisor, Calibre Digital Designs

  Ace Lightning

  June 2002 - September 2002

  Toronto, Canada

• VFX Supervisor, Calibre Digital Designs

  Ace Lightning

  May 2002 - September 2002

• VFX Supervisor

  Command Post / Toybox

  January 1996 - January 2001

  Visual Effects Supervisor & Inferno Compositing Artist.

• Senior Animator

  4:2:2 Videographic Design

  August 1989 - December 1995

  Responsible for a team of animators tackling a variety of projects for BBC Bristol Natural History Unit as well as a number of other international clients such as the European Space Agency.