2007-07-09T19:12:00.000-07:00

STRENGTHS
-Adaptable to the different artistic styles of a production or artist.
-Strong background in principles of 2D animation and character design.
-Strong working knowledge of adobe flash (6 years experience)

-Comprehensive knowledge of working with/rigging nested Flash character files.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2011

- Animator for Minomonsters iPhone game

- Animator for PBS's Word Girl

- Animation/ Design for Google-ITA acquisition ad

2010

- Animator for PBS's Word Girl

- Animator for PBS's SciGirls

- Designs for undisclosed in-studio projects

2009

- Animator for PBS's Word Girl

- Directed and animated Danielson music video (www.danielson.info); created animatic, animated characters, and directed project.

- Character Designer for PBS's SciGirls

- Animator for PBS's SciGirls
- Illustrated "The Cricket: Holiday Special" issue for Polar Comics

2008
- Animator for PBS's Word Girl (flash)
- Animator for Scream Engine IV for SuperDeluxe (flash)

2007
- Animator for PBS's Word Girl (flash)
-Animation lead on Squidbillies season three (flash), responsible for leading a team of animators to complete full episodes. Some of my responsibilities included:

character and prop design
character animation
exporting and file organization for scene and character files
final scene approvals
client contact and note taking at episode reviews

2006
-Flash Animator and character design for Squidbillies season two
-Animator for Ben 10 "The Changes Within" commercial bumpers for Cartoon Network Latin America (traditional animation)
- Inbetween animator for Camp Lazlo spot. (traditional animation)
-Flash animator for Cheetos Secret Recipe spot, featuring characters from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. (flash)

2005
-Flash Animator and character design for Squidbillies season one, episodes 3-6
-2d Traditional Animator for PowerPuff Girls vs. The Illiterate Villains spots for
Cartoon Network
-Flash Animator for Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi "Samba Rock" show bumpers
-Flash Animator for educational program for Georgia Aquarium

RELATED EXPERIENCE
- Animation/Character Design for Wolf: The Animated Feature volunteer group project. 2006-2010

-Director, conceptual designer, storyboarder, layout artist and lead animator
for group animation project The Owl and the Pussycat at Savannah College
of Art and Design 2005.
-Participant and winner of group entry for the Savannah College of Art and
Design Guerilla Film Festival 2005. My contributions included character and
background conceptualization, character creation, layout, and animation.
-Concept, pre- and post-production, animation on my own student film Unicycle
-Participant in 10 Second Club monthly contest, August 2004.
(www.10secondclub.com)

SPECIALIZED SKILLS
2D Animation
Illustration
Life Drawing
Conceptual Design
Character Design

EXPERIENCED USING
Adobe Flash
Adobe Photoshop
Digicel Flipbook
MonkeyJam
GIMP
Comfortable with Windows and Macintosh platforms

EDUCATION Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA 2003-2005 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation

HONORS/AWARDS

I created the artwork for "Tattoo Artist" which won the "Best Game from Planet Random" award at the Nickelodeon Addicting Games Showdown

Winner of Savannah College of Art and Design 2005 24-Hour Guerilla Film Festival group entry - Best Animated Short

Marji's Resume