JOSEF G. CALVENTO
**** ****** ***., ******** ****, CA 91402 * 323-***-**** * *****.********@*****.***
Visual Development Artist, experienced in Movie and Television Industry with a demonstrated history of working in the e-learning and Games. Skilled in Packaging and Logo Design, Flash, After Effects and Traditional Animation, Puppets, Character and Background concept artist. Strong arts and design professional, who graduated from UST Collage of Fine Arts. My website: http://jcalventart.wixsite.com/josefc-portfolio
Objective:
I am an extremely experienced, creative, dedicated, and hardworking Artist who is highly proficient in producing wide range of original ideas, theories, and expression through various artistic mediums. I am focused, passionate, adaptable, and very positive individual who has tremendous ability to create multiple variations of artistic forms as learned from vast work experience.
Technical Proficiency:
Adobe Photoshop CC
Adobe Flash/Adobe Animate CC
Adobe After Effects CC
Adobe Illustrator CC
Page Maker
Procreate
Skills:
Background and Character Design
Game Concept Designer
Toy Designer
Digital Paint
Layout Artist
Book Illustrator
Storyboard Artist
Desktop Publishing
Photography
Sculpture
Toy Modeler
Toy Diorama Maker
Stage Designer
Puppet Maker
Props Designer
Professional Experience:
HBO/ No4 Pictures ( Tales From The Tour Bus ) HBO/Cinemax Show
Sony Pictures 10202 West Washington Blvd Tracy West building 110, Culver City
May 2018 – October 2018
Job responsibilities:
Story Board Artist
Background Design Lead Artist
Age of Learning, Inc.
ABC Mouse.com Learning Academy, Glendale CA
August 2014 – February 2018
Artist, Book Illustrator, Flash and After Effects Animator, Game Artist
Job responsibilities:
Character designing for story book online
Background mood styling
Main landing page for the games
Flash animation games
After effects animation for books
Nickelodeon Virtual Worlds, Glendale CA
April 2008 - May 5, 2014
Senior Web Site Artist/Digital Background Artist
Job responsibilities:
Game design developer for Neopedia
Game animator
Background and character designer
Sponsors Ads designer
Neopets, Inc.
Site and Games, Glendale CA
Dec 2003 – April 2008
Web site artist/ Animator
Job responsibilities:
Game site designer
Game animator
Neopet’s game card illustrator
Sponsors game designer
Klasky-Csupo, Inc.
“Wild Thornberrys, The Movie,” Hollywood CA
June 2001 - May 2002
Background Animation Layout Artist
Pantomime Animation
“Scooby-Doo” Computer Games, Burbank CA
July - August 2000
Freelance Storyboard Artist
Klasky-Csupo, Inc.,
“Rugrats in Paris, The Movie II,” Hollywood CA
October 1999 - May 2000
Background Layout Artist
Fil-Cartoons, Inc., Philippines
Animation projects: “Igor,” “B-Movie,” “Melissa,” “Mad Jack,” “Mumfie,” and “Hyperion”
June 1998 – October 1999
Layout Artist
Southernlight Productions, Inc., Philippines
Animation projects: “Pocket Dragons,” “Blue Bell,” “Myths and Legends,” and “Bay Dog”
November 1997 – May 1998
Creative Department Head
Job responsibilities: Layout checker, characters and background designer, layout
Animasia International, Ltd, Singapore
Animation projects: “Mumfie” and “Chucklewood Critters”
April – September 1997
Layout Department Head
Kennedy Cartoons, Inc., Philippines
Animation projects: Disney’s TV Series “Aladdin,”, “Bonkers” and “Goof Troop”
December 1992 – October 1996
Layout Department Head
Fil-Cartoons, Inc., Philippines
Animation projects: “Scooby-Doo,” “Snorkles,” “Jetsons,” “Fantastic Max,” “Police Academy,” “Flintstones,” “Paddington Bear,” “Droopy,” “Smurf,” “Bible Stories,” “Super Ted,” “Yogi Bear,” and “Timeless Tales”
January 1990 – November 1992
Clean-up Artist/In-Betweener
Philippine Children’s Television Foundation, “Batibot” TV Show
December 1986 – December 1990
Stage concept, Puppet Maker and Props Designer
Education:
Fine Arts in Advertising
P.W. University, Philippines
1983 – 1986
Fine Arts in Commercial Arts
University of Santo Thomas, Philippines
1981 - 1983