Jordan Kotzebue

Work History

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  Storyboard Artist

  Titmouse

  October 2020 - February 2024

  I worked on the Disney Junior series, "Pupstruction" and "T.O.T.S"

  

  
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  Freelance Story Artist

  Self Employed

  May 2019 - October 2020

  Netflix 2019
  ⦁ Storyboard artist through "Storyboards East" on an upcoming Netflix animated feature film. More details can be discussed in-person until announcement.
  
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  Adjunct Instructor

  DigiPen Institute of Technology

  September 2017 - August 2019

  Greater Seattle Area

  Teaching:
  Art 350: Intro to Storyboarding
  Art234 - Study of Sequential Art

• Illustrator

  Forrest-Pruzan Creative

  September 2017 - January 2018

  Greater Seattle Area

  ⦁ Created illustrations for board games including: cards, cover, and game-board.
  
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  Story Artist

  Self Employed

  2018 - 2018

  Time Travel Animated Shorts 2018 - Mechanics of Time Travel
  ⦁ Designed 6 animated short cartoons for Scifi author, Ted Chiang. Writer of the hit "Arrival". Responsibilities were: Storyboards, concept designs and final animation.
  
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  Art Director/Artist

  PopCap Games

  June 2010 - May 2017

  Art Director: Plants vs Zombies Heroes (2015 – 2017)
  ⦁ Established look & style from game inception to game release.
  Lead Artist: Solitaire Blitz (2013 – 2015)
  ⦁ Art directed during live services, helping create over 50 worlds.
  Senior Artist: Solitaire Blitz/Zuma Blitz (2011 – 2013)
  ⦁ Animator and concept artist. Created in-game characters, Teaser animations, in-game trinkets, animated characters both in and out of the game.
  Studio Artist: Bejeweled 3 (2010 – 2011)
  ⦁ Concept artist and illustrator. Painted background, treasures, level assets and UI.
  
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  Artist

  Loose Cannon Studios

  June 2007 - September 2009

  Story Artist/Animator/Conceptual Artist: Tornado Outbreak
  ⦁ Designed characters and environments. Story artist for animated cutscenes for the multi-platform console game.
  
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  artist

  Plexipixel

  September 2005 - June 2007