Creative Director Resume Example
I am creative professional with 20 years of experience in the production of
Animated Intellectual Properties.
My goal is to successfully execute the development, branding, and production of content, with an emphasis on animation for film, television and games.
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AWARDS & HIGHLIGHTS
PRODUCER
- Battle Force 5: 3 Emmy Nominations and 2 Gemini Nominations, and the Gemini Award in 2011 for "Best Animated Series".
- Monster High: Our first aired TV special was the highest rated show on Nickelodeon in October 2009.
- Polly Pocket: Winner of the Cannes, MIP Jr. Award for "Best New Animated Show".
- Big Rig Buddies: 2012 Winner of Cynopsis Media Award, Telly Award for Best Children's Content, 2011 MIPCOM Kid's Jury Award finalist.
- Max Steel Movie 8: "Makino's Revenge" Winner of the Leo Award for Best Composer. I directed the composer, Brian Carson on this project.
DIRECTOR
- Little Krishna: the animated series: 6 FICCE BAF (Best Animated Frames) Awards, including: Best Television Episode (twice), 2 Golden Cursor Awards for Best Animated Television Episode, TASI-Viewer's Choice Award for Best Animation
- Krishna Aur Kans Feature Film: 1 Golden Cursor Award Best Animated Feature Trailer
- Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles: Emmy Award Nomination for Direction
- Space Monkeys: Emmy Award Nomination for storyboarding
Situation Interactive － New York , NY
- Development and production of animated content for multiple clients.
Chris 180 － Decatur , IL
- 4 years, 9 months) Hot Wheels Battle Force 5, Max Steel, Monster High, Polly Pocket, Big Rig Buddies and Max Steel (The Animated Series).
My role on the Entertainment team involved all phases of IP development and production from concept to completion. I worked with multiple teams within Mattel to manage the creation of animated content across all boy brands. These duties included:
- Interacting with Franchise and Brand teams to define entertainment objectives and develop new content.
- This included evaluating content for viability in a variety of formats and styles of production.
- Creative management of content at all milestones, including visual development and story premises, iterative notes on scripts, art direction, storyboard & animation direction, and music & post-production.
- Identifying and evaluating new studios and artists for consideration as potential vendors. I have attended MIPCOM for the past two years with these objectives in mind.
Nickelodeon Animation Studios － Burbank , CA
- Provided oversight for the creation, acquisition and development of animated content for distribution across multiple platforms.
Nickelodeon Animation Studios － New York , NY
- Provided visual development, story direction, and production supervision for the Little Krishna TV series and Feature Film.
Nickelodeon Animation Studios － Burbank , CA
Freelance Storyboard artist and animation consultant for multiple clients.
Walt Disney Co. － Anaheim , CA
Storyboards and Direction on multiple projects, including
- Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles
- Spiderman: The Animated Series.
- Heavy Gear
- Godzilla
- Men in Black
- Big Guy and Rusty
- Jackie Chan Adventures.
Epoch Ink Corp － City , STATE
- Storyboards for Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys.
Storyboards Incorporated － City , STATE
- providing pre-production services for Live Action: Feature Films, TV and Commercials.
Zen Entertainment － City , STATE
- In-house Design Consultant creating "Look Development" for international clients.
Hearst Animation － City , STATE
- Storyboards on "Phantom 2040".
Neversoft Entertainment － City , STATE
- Visual Development on "Skeleton Warriors" video game.
- Visual Development
- Storyboarding: using Cintiq with Sketchbook Pro or Storyboard Pro
- Direction
- Character Design
- Voice Direction
- Score and Sound direction, from ideation to final audio mix
- Conceptual thinker
- Project proposals
- Microsoft Office Suite expert
I enjoy active recreations, such as motorcycles, mountain bikes, and surfing. When I'm not working or playing, I'm usually watching content of all sorts to keep abreast of current trends.
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Resume Overview
School Attended
- UCLA
Job Titles Held:
- Creative Director
- Creative Producer-Director
- Director of Development
- Series Director
- Storyboard Artist and Animation Consultant
- Director/Storyboard Artist
- Storyboard Artist
- Development Artist
- Look Development Artist
Degrees
- Associate of Arts , Fine Art
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