Resume

Joey Otter

Denver, Colorado 80231

16305248465

joey.otter@gmail.com

WWW: artofjoeyotter.com

Summary

Experienced and motivated Animator possessing excellent leadership and artistic abilities. Focused on directing and delivering high-quality animations and illustrations with a high priority on hitting deadlines. Possesses strong animation and illustration skills with the ability to adapt to any style easily.

Experience

August 2023 - Current

Newscape Studios - Denver, CO

Animation Team Lead

• Storyboarded and directed 8-10 minute animated episodes with a weekly turnaround

• Problem solved technical and artistic complications with a team of 7-9 rotating artists.

• Created high quality illustrations and animations for video game and youtube animations.

• Directed the creation of Youtube thumbnails for 3+ channels with over a million subscribers

April 2023 - August 2023

Newscape Studios - Denver, CO

Head of Story

• Worked with script writers to storyboard 8-10 minute animated episodes for popular Youtube channel, Gametoons

• Illustrated over 200 Youtube thumbnails

April 2021 - April 2023

Newscape Studios - Denver, CO

Animator

• Created hundreds of art assets and character rigs to be animated in a ToonBoom and After Effects pipeline

• Contributed several high quality hand animated shots for numerous Youtube animation series

• Illustrated dynamic backgrounds for use in several Youtube animation series

Accomplishments

• Amassed a peak following of 30,000 followers for original animated series on Tiktok

Skills

• Production Monitoring

• Schedule Management

• Rigging in ToonBoom

• Digital and Tradition Illustration

• Rigged and Hand Drawn Animation

• Storyboarding in Storyboard Pro

• Organization and Time Management

Education

June 2020

DePaul University Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts Animation

All semesters attended - Dean's List

Graduated magna cum laude