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Jessica Ebner

Los Angeles, CA

jess.ebner@gmail.com

portfolio: jessebner.com

EXPERIENCE:

ART DIRECTOR / ARTIST | Kazoo Games- mobile | 2020-Present

● Art Direction for "unreleased" (mobile game) working closely with 3D artists and Creative Director.

● Assisting in setting the style of the game.

● Responsible for art concepts from start to ship, including character designs, environments, props.

● Creating 2D shop icons, currency bundle images, food icons and more.

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ART DIRECTOR | Jam City (Wild Things- mobile) | 2018-2020

● Art Director for "Wild Things Animal Adventure" (Match3 mobile game)

● Collaborated with Studio Art Director and Creative Director to concept the game, design new chapters and content for new releases.

● Managed a team of several concept artists, worked closely with UI artists, and 3D artists, providing feedback, managing deadlines, creating style guides, templates, and structuring the schedule.

● Created visual flow documents for new chapter designs to ensure the entire team had a clear understanding of the assets needed.

● Created concept art for environment and character designs to be made in 3D, UI art assets, Marketing art illustration, some 3D modeling and texture work.

LEAD ARTIST | Jam City (Safari Smash + Wild Things- mobile) | 2017-2018

● Lead artist on the project "Safari Smash" & "Wild Things Animal Adventure" (Match3 mobile game)

● Collaborated with game designers to decide content for new releases.

● Worked with 3D team and provided feedback, assisted in texture art.

● Created concept art to be made in 3D (environment & character), game piece art, marketing art, and illustration.

● Managed art deadlines for the team.

SENIOR ARTIST | Jam City (Genies & Gems + Safari Smash-mobile) | 2015-2017

● Created 2D art for the game "Genies & Gems", including game pieces, marketing art, and in game illustrations. (Match3 mobile-game)

● Concept art for the game "Safari Smash", creating final game piece art, texture art for 3D, splash page illustration, and marketing art. (Match3 mobile game)

● Worked on game pieces art for "Book of Life" mobile game (Match3)

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ARTIST – CONTENT DEPT. | Age of Learning | 2014-2015

● Illustrating interactive children's books.

● Creating mobile game art assets. Animating for educational mobile games.

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LEAD CONCEPT ARTIST | Nickelodeon (Monkey Quest- web) | 2013-2014

"Monkey Quest" (web game)

● Creating illustrations used in marketing campaigns: email blasts, nick.com, televised nickelodeon commercials, and the game's website landing page.

● Concept artwork for environments, characters, wearable items, and inventory items (to be made in 3D)

● Providing art feedback.

● Some 3D modeling and texturing.

● Software: Flash, Photoshop, Maya

POINT ARTIST | Nickelodeon (Scribble Hero- mobile) | 2012

Nickelodeon's first original IP mobile game.

● Development and final art for the overall style of the game from project conception.

● Concept and final art for characters, animated the different states for the characters.

● Concepted and created the final game backgrounds of different levels.

● Animated the intro animation FTUE

● Animated the finale animation.

● Worked with off site collaborators.

● Software: Flash, Photoshop

ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR | Nickelodeon (Petpet Park- web) | 2009-2012

● Involved in project at origin, helped guide the initial world build and character assets.

● Collaborated with the Creative Director to guide the visual and story theme each month.

● Lead a team of artists to consistently deliver immersive, and engaging online worlds, within tight deadlines.

● Brainstorming and leading design direction for each month's new world, including level concept, character design, items, and outfits.

● Creating marketing illustrations, artwork for print ads, and commercials.

● Animating interactive objects in the game, animations for the NPC and player characters

● Technical trouble shooting i.e. working with code within art templates, assisting with any software questions the team might have.

● Creating artist friendly templates for in game wearables, world items, and characters. Built the character models from origin while trouble shooting it with the engineer team.

● Work with task and project managers to ensure tasks can be completed on time.

● Software: Flash, Photoshop, Open-Space Editor (developed in-house)

ARTIST / SENIOR ARTIST | Nickelodeon (Neopets) | 2007-2009

● Animation for game assets.

● Creating animation sequences for various seasonal events. Including animated characters, backgrounds and text.

● Illustrations for use in Marketing

● Software: Flash, Photoshop

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ARTIST | Aquavid Productions | 2005-2007

● Motion Graphics, logo design, video editing, web design and building, graphics design, 3D modeling, textures.

● Software: Flash, After Effects, Maya, Illustrator, Photoshop

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EDUCATION:

Minneapolis College of Art and Design  (MCAD)

BFA in Animation (graduated 2004)

GNOMON School of Visual Effects

Los Angeles, CA

3D Modeling - 2009