Curriculum Vitae
experience
ViacomCBS
Freelance Art Direction
On and off since 2015 - Feb 2022
Networks worked at includes: Paramount Network, TVLand, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, VH1, and MTV.
Awards: Society of Illustrators (2021) for Paramount Network’s Killer Classics 2020.
Work closely with producers, production, senior creative staff and animators to create on and off-air promotions and commercials.
Responsible for ideation, branding for show/campaign logos and packaging, provide direction for junior designers and animators, and design execution.
On-Air work includes: animated promotions for programming. Off-Air work includes: key art, print and digital.
Project links: Killer Classics 2020, Various Projects: Paramount Network, Various Projects: Comedy Central, Various Projects: TVLand
Freelance
Freelance art direction, illustration and design
2005 - present
Provide design and illustration services and consulting to various individuals and companies for projects including but not limited to: motion design, poster design, original illustration, editorial illustration, comic covers, infographics, and presentation design.
Budget and pitch projects to clients both as a member of a creative team and as an individual.
Responsible for facilitating scheduling, social media, marketing and correspondence with clients.
Travel to various comic conventions to vend in Artist Alleys. Conventions provide opportunities to meet other creatives and to connect with fans and industry professionals.
Member of the Poster Posse/Meoka agency. Notable projects with Poster Posse include posters for Disney’s Mulan, Fox’s The Dark Phoenix, and WB’s Ready Player One.
Full list of companies collaborated with below awards and shows section, but also available on LinkedIn.
education
School of Visual Arts
New York City
BFA in Computer Art, Animation, and Visual Effects, 2009.
awards & shows
2021
Feb — Society of Illustrators. Killer Classics 2020 selected for inclusion in the Illustrators 63 Annual.
April – ADC 100th Annaul Awards - Shortlist. Killer Classics 2020 selected into phase 1.
April – Creative Quarterly 62. Killer Classics 2020 selected for inclusion in CQ’s magazine.
2020
October — Killer Classics featured on Promax’s Daily Brief Blog.
October — FINAL GIRLS Group Art Show. Curated by Tracie Ching & Liz Reed in partnership with Spoke-Art.
2019
Emmy - Outstanding Daytime Promotional Announcement - Brand Image Campaign (Network or Program) with Nickelodeon.
March - “Horror Hound” art show with Hero Complex Gallery, LA.
Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019. 1/30 artists selected to participate in the international art show.
2017 - 2019 — Comic Guest at New York Comic Con, Emerald City Comic Con and Indonesia Comic Con.
2017
2017 Dec - John McTiernan Exhibition at Hero Complex Gallery, LA.
Sept - Bruce Lee group show at Sketchpad Gallery; San Fran
2017 June - "Sci-Fi Noir" group show at Heron Arts (San Fran.) Curated by TimeBeards.
2017 April - Star Wars Celebration 2017 Art Show; Orlando, FL
2017 Feb 21-23 - Adobe Live Stream, drawing in Adobe Illustrator
2017 Feb - "Leading Ladies" group show at Sketchpad Gallery; San Francisco, CA
2016
Shutterstock Pixels of Fury Winner. NYC
Honorable Mention Professional Illustration - 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 13
comprehensive list of companies collaborated with
Marvel Studios
2018 - present. Work closely with art director to create artwork to be used in styleguides for various films.
Films worked on: Avengers End Game, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man Far from Home, Eternals, Black Widow
IDW Publishing
2016 - present. Work closely with editors to create book cover illustrations as well as design interior book layouts.
Covers: Transformers, Godzilla, Star Wars for Young Adults, Star Trek: Boldly Go
Layouts: Cinegeek, The Maxx, Godzilla, Transformers, Edward Scissorhands
Comic Covers
Variant comic covers created with the following companies:
IDW Publishing, Valiant Entertainment, DC Vertigo, Emet Comics
Fan Forged
Various designs for Star Wars and Star Trek t-shirts.
Wander Films
2013 - present. Art direction services provided on a project per project basis.
CBS
2017 - 2019. Official merchandising artwork created for Star Trek Discovery, seasons 1 and 2.
Chronicle Books
Jan 2018 - Apr 2018. I was honored to be 1 of 18 female and non-binary artists for Star Wars book "Women of the Galaxy", released Oct 2018. Written by Amy Ratcliffe.
Moleskine
2017. Designed 2 original characters for NYCC 2017 exclusive Moleskine notebooks. Also created a large 5 foot piece as a display for the booth.
Editorial Illustration
Editorial illustrations created for the following companies:
Eater, Euromoney Magazine, EasyJet’s Traveller Magazine, SciFiNow Timewarp (with Poster Posse), Hyphen Magazine, Digital Artist Magazine, Photoshop Creative Magazine
Adobe
2017. Participated in live streamed drawing in Adobe Illustrator CC 17, from Feb 21-23. Streamed with legendary vector artist, Orlando Arocena!
Aerosoles
2015 - 2016. Illustrations for Aerosoles' shoe technology. Graphic design for in-store graphics for the Spring and Fall lines.
Eschaton Media
2011 - 2017. Freelance illustrations for a series of table top RPG books. Includes inside illustrations and covers.
Geek & Sundry
2015. Freelance Illustration for SDCC 2015 collateral. T-Shirt design + 8'x8' backdrop for photobooth illustration + illustration for social media/convention swag.
WME | IMG
2014 - 2015. B2B presentation and Infographic design, on a project to project basis for WME | IMG’s marketing department.
Tasks included deck layout and design (InDesign), infographics, type layout, mock-ups (app & phone screens) logos and Photoshop compositing / Illustration - whatever it takes to meet the needs of each specific deck.
Adult Swim
2014 - 2015. In conjunction with 20th Century Fox, provided Photoshop composites for a show pilot.
About.com
2012 - 2015. Provided illustration and infographics for About.com's Health and Calorie Count departments. Responsible for art direction, laying out text and providing original illustrations to create original content for Calorie Count's Marketing team.
A+E Networks: Lifetime TV
2012, 2014. Broadcast design and animation services provided for Lifetime Television.
Post Production Studios
Freelance design and illustration for the following post production studios:
Transistor, PandaPanther, HOPR, Gravity, NathanLove, Quietman, Bikini Edit, Sneaky Little Sister, Concentrate, Vault49 (my first internship back in 2006!)