Jules Premus

Work History

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  Accessibility Tester

  Fable

  April 2024 - Present

  - Reviewing and testing client websites and apps for functionality of accessibility features, including screen magnification and graphic design needs. Dedicated to helping clients make their products more accessible for people with disabilities.
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  Professor of Digital Animation & Design

  Kennesaw State University

  January 2022 - Present

  Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

  - Teaching Concept Art 1 and 2, History of Illustration, Foundation Animation, Character Development, Senior Reel, Studios 1-3, and Digital Animation Production courses in-person and online.
  - Helping students develop solid drawing skills and professional art techniques using the Adobe Creative Cloud and ToonBoom Harmony.
  - Completed Online Course Design Training with KSU’s Digital Learning Innovations team.
  - Creating new approved online modalities for Concept Art 1 and 2, allowing students greater accessibility to the courses and earlier graduation times.
  - Developed Summer Intensive course with a specialty in creature design.
  - Hosted the KSU Owl Film Festival and attending student events.
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  Character Designer

  Sony Pictures Animation

  April 2021 - November 2022

  - Designing characters, expressions, turnarounds, layouts, and action poses for Young Love, the animated sequel to the Oscar-winning Hair Love short film.
  - Creating detailed examples of hair and clothing models.
  - Doing clean-up frames for animation.
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  Character Designer

  Bento Box Entertainment

  December 2020 - April 2022

  Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  - Designing characters, props, expressions, turnarounds, and action poses for Seriously Digital’s Best Fiends shorts.
  - Designing layouts and episode-specific costumes.
  - Creating mouth charts for speaking animation.
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  Character Designer

  Floyd County Productions

  July 2019 - December 2020

  Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  - Designing characters, expressions, turnarounds, mouth charts, action poses and props for Marvel's Hit-Monkey.
  - Designing detailed anatomical creature studies.
  - Creature layouts and crowd shots for animation.

• Character and Prop Design Lead

  School of Humans

  November 2018 - July 2019

  Atlanta, Georgia

  - Designing, penciling, inking and coloring a three-page 1930's-style comic with close-up shots for Netflix's The Liberator.
  - Designing signage for environments and Trioscope-style textures to be used on helmet designs.
  - Creating dynamic graphic design layouts for pitch book and presentations for unreleased Netflix, Hulu, Time Life, and Dark Horse Comics.
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  Pre-Vis Artist / Freelance Illustrator

  Freelance Artist/Illustrator

  January 2013 - June 2019

  - Using traditional and digital media to produce commissions for clients.
  - Character designs and promo covers for Battle Before Bedtime.
  - Character models, logos, backgrounds, costumes, advertisements, graphics, storyboards, pre-production art, and other conceptual work for studios.
  - Pencilling, inking, coloring, and lettering for comics.
  - Notable clients include: Rosso Films International, Alphabet City Studios, AfrLives Apparel, and Gloomy Prince Comics.
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  Storyboarder & Pre-Vis Artist

  ASIFA-South

  September 2018 - March 2019

  Greater Atlanta Area

  - Working as a Creative Incubator selectee as a partnership with School of Humans to produce 12 animated segments for the Mike Rowe WORKS Foundation. Segments used in a Facebook advertising campaign.
  - Creating storyboards, backgrounds, character and prop assets, animatics, drafts, and revisions of animation to present to client for approval using the Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Storyboarder.
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  Editor-in-chief of SCAD HoneyDripper

  SCAD Media, LLC

  April 2017 - March 2018

  Savannah, Georgia

  - Overseeing publication of The HoneyDripper, SCAD's juried comics and illustration blog dedicated to overseeing, publishing, promoting, and showcasing the finest in student work.
  - Redesigned and revamped the website, scadhoneydripper.com.
  - Supervising team of staff, producing weekly comics, updating web design, managing social media, and representing SCAD Media at campus events.
  - Designing custom portraiture for SCAD commencement speaker John Malkovich.
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  Health And Safety Coordinator

  iD Tech Camps

  March 2017 - August 2017

  -Management position assisting Director, Lead Instructor, and Instructors with running weekly overnight academic computer camp.
  - Supervised 50 campers per week. Trained by the American Red Cross to administer first aid and CPR.
  - Entertained and engaged with campers to give them a fun, educational, and safe camp experience.

• Library Director

  Southington-Chesire Community YMCA

  June 2016 - August 2016

  - Internship working as the Library Director in the Meade Family Library.
  - Worked closely with other Directors, developing programs that help curb summer reading loss, and delivering reading programs to campers Kindergarten through 9th grade.
  - Provided a safe, healthy and fun camp experience for all participants, increased enthusiasm campers had for reading, and designed creative library setups and decorations.

• Executive Assistant / Political Cartoonist

  The Gadfly Magazine

  August 2015 - May 2016

  Steubenville, Ohio Area

  -Graphic design work and assistant to Editor in Chief.
  - Drawing political cartoons. Using InDesign and Photoshop to redesign magazine layout.

• Copywriter and Data Entry

  HyperDo Inc. (Web Design and Hosting Company)

  March 2015 - January 2016

  Steubenville, Ohio Area

  - Internship position writing copy and case studies for HyperDo Media.
  - Creating pages and thorough data entry using WordPress, Google Products, and Shopify.
  - Social media marketing, search engine optimization, and content management.
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  Communications Team Lead - Student Fellow

  Hildebrand Project

  February 2015 - January 2016

  Franciscan University of Steubenville

  - Undergraduate graphic design and editorial fellowship in partnership with Franciscan University.
  - Supervising the Communications team by training them in CMS, Photoshop, InDesign, HTML, Hootsuite social media management and marketing, and generating content.

• English Tutor

  English Tutor

  July 2015 - August 2015

  Southington Public Library

  Tutoring 10th grade students to help them gain confidence in close reading and citation skills.
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  Attendant

  Lake Compounce Lp

  May 2014 - August 2015

  Bristol, CT

  - Focused on customer service and guest relations.
  - Responsible for enforcing of safety rules, greeting guests and working with their team to ensure the smooth, efficient, courteous, and safe operations of all rides.
  - Provided family-friendly atmosphere. Collaborated with fellow employees. Resolved conflicts between guests. Cleaned the park.
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  Contact Center

  Franciscan University of Steubenville

  January 2014 - December 2014

  Steubenville, Ohio Area

  - Built positive and personal relationships with donors.
  - Asked for and processed their donations to the Franciscan Annual Fund.
  - Earned a highly reputable pledge rate and received multiple positive letters from donors.

• Pianist

  The Summit at Plantsville

  July 2012 - August 2012

  Entertained residents in the lobby by performing jazz piano standards.