Jennifer M. Wood

(address and phone # available through email)

jwoodATartofjwoodDOTcom

www.artofjwood.com

Objective: Seeking to contribute my skills as a designer, illustrator and visual storyteller.

Experience: • Mike Young Productions

Prop Designer for “Strawberry Shortcake” – 2008

• Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Freelance Character Designer for the show “Penguins” – 2007-08

Character Designer for the show “Tak and the Power of JuJu” – 2006-08

Character Designer for the show “Catscratch”, created by Doug TenNapel – 2005-06

Intern on “Catscratch”; assisted with pre-production duties – 2005

• Published Artist:

Ballistic Publishing - www.ballisticpublishing.com

- Painter: The World’s Finest Painter Art – 2006

Digital art finalist with two pieces selected.

- Expose II: Finest Digital Art in the Known Universe – 2004

Digital art finalist in the Abstract and Design 2D category.

• Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles: Illustration West 43 – 2004

Student Competition Finalist with two artworks selected;

www.si-la.org

• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators – 2003-04

Honorable Mention in Illustrator Contests #5 and #8;

www.scbwi.org

• Animator

Created and animated the short film, “Gastropod”

- 2nd place animation winner at the 13th Annual CSU Media Arts Festival – 2003

Computer Skills: • Macintosh and PC proficient

• Software Experience: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Painter, Maya

• Highly Experienced with Wacom Cintiq/Tablet

Education: • California State University Fullerton – 2000-05

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Entertainment Arts/Animation and Illustration

Graduated with Highest Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Dean’s List: Fall 2000-Spring 2005

Member of the Pencil Mileage Club

ACME Animation student participant – Fall 2002

References: Available upon request