Aaron Batara

Work History

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  Storyboard Artist

  DreamWorksTV

  May 2019 - Present
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  Storyboard Artist

  Universal Studios

  January 2020 - April 2020

  Los Angeles, CA

  Storyboards on various VR Ride Attractions for Universal Studios Japan.

• 2D Animator/Story Artist

  Istation

  October 2018 - September 2019
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  Freelance Character Designer/Story Artist

  Skechers

  August 2018 - August 2018

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Character Designer/Story Artist for an animated project for Skechers digital creative team.
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  Storyboard Artist

  Sprite Animation Studios

  January 2018 - August 2018

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Sprite Animation Studios is a Los Angeles, CA-based CGI animation studio founded in 2002 by former members of Square USA led by Moto Sakakibara, co-director of Square Pictures and Columbia Pictures’ feature film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
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  Freelance Storyboard Artist

  Rooster Teeth

  October 2015 - January 2018

  Austin, Texas

  • Freelance Story Artist for RWBY Volume 4, RWBY Volume 3 Series, and Red vs Blue: Season 14
  RWBY won the 2014 IAWTV and Streamy Awards for Best Animated Series.
  Worked under Directors: Kerry Shawcross and Miles Luna
  Producer: Koen Wooten
  
  RWBY Volume 4 (2016)
  • A Much Needed Talk: Episode 08
  • Volume 4, World of Remnant 7: Schnee Dust Company
  • Volume 4, World of Remnant 6: Faunus
  • Volume 4, World of Remnant 5: Between Kingdoms
  
  RWBY Vol 3 (2015)
  • Episode 8: Destiny
  • Episode 9: PvP
  • Episode 10: Battle of Beacon
  
  Red vs Blue Season 14: Episode 1 Room Zero
  
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  Freelance Sketch Concept Artist

  Paramount Animation

  October 2017 - November 2017

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Freelance Sketch Poster Artist for LA Associates on Paramount's upcoming animated feature Sherlock Gnomes. The film stars the voices of Johnny Depp, James McAvoy, and Emily Blunt.

• Sr Storyboard Artist

  JAKKS Pacific

  September 2016 - September 2017

  Santa Monica, Ca

  Storyboard Artist for JAKKS Pacific, Inc's new animation division; Studio JP.
  
  JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a leading toy designer and an award-winning licensee of several hundred nationally and internationally known trademarks including Disney®, Star Wars®, Nickelodeon®, Nintendo®, and DC Comics™
  
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  Storyboard Artist

  The Walt Disney Studios

  February 2016 - April 2016

  Storyboard Artist for Disney's Future Worm series.
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  Storyboard Artist

  Brown bag films

  December 2015 - January 2016

  Storyboard Artist for Nickelodeon's Nella the Princess Knight.

• Lead Concept Designer

  The Pixel

  July 2015 - January 2016

  Lead concept designer and story artist for an interactive story app project for IOS.
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  Feature Storyboard Artist

  Ants Animation Studios - 昂驰动画

  2014 - April 2015

  Shenzhen, China

  Storyboard artist for an animated feature film.