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Illustrator/Graphic Designer/Production Artist/Copywriter

Location:
Irvine, CA, 92604
Posted:
February 03, 2021

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TIMOTHY J. BRADLEY

** ***********

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92604

657-***-****

E-MAIL: adjwut@r.postjobfree.com

WEBSITE: www.timjbradley.com

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Illustrator/Designer/Author—Teacher Created Materials 12/2003-05/2020 Illustrator and designer for a leader in educational publishing. Illustration of maps, diagrams, science topics, charts, cover illustrations. Cover and graphic design. Author of 17 nonfiction readers, and the “Sci Hi” series, a three-book sci-fi series for middle-grade struggling boy read- ers. Branding for series. Copywriting for packaging, advertising of “Sci Hi” series. Author/Illustrator – Scholastic Books 09/2008

Concept, text and illustration of "INFESTATION" an updated “monster movie” story for middle-grade read- ers. Cover artist. Copywriting of pitch and sale to publisher. Author/Illustrator – Chronicle Books 08/2006-4/2008 Concept, text and illustration of "Paleo Sharks and “Paleo Bugs”" sixty-four page nonfiction natural history books geared for 7-10 year old readers. Cover artist. Copywriting of pitch and sale to publisher. Illustrator -Universal Studios 2/2001-08/2003

Freelance designer/illustrator for the Jurassic Park Institute website supporting

"Jurassic Park 3". Selection and creation of over 400 color dinosaur illustrations. Interface with Universal Studios management, paleontologists and website editor to insure accuracy and time- ly delivery of artwork.

Author/Illustrator - The Millbrook Press 04/1998-03/2001 Concept, text and illustration of "The Care and Feeding of Dinosaurs" a forty-eight page nonfiction picture book geared for 7-10 year old readers. Cover artist. Copywriting of pitch and sale to publisher. Sr. Art Director - Dinamation International Corp. 05/1994-01/1997 Provided art direction for 2-D and 3-D projects: illustrated scientifically accurate dinosaurs and architectur- al renderings for exhibit purposes, established "branding" for Dinamation's robotic creatures through use of dramatic aesthetics, use of color and pattern, and choreographed movement to convey a story, produced presentation exhibitry materials, pitched concepts to clients and assisted with close. Copywriting for signage. Branding for various exhibitry.

Product Designer - Hasbro, Inc. 11/1997-04/1999

Lead designer for Animorphs and Beast Machines product lines, introducing new aesthetics for the show and toy line. Pitch agent to top level managers. Heavy interaction with sculptors, designers/painters/licensors/over- seas manufacturers. Staff artist/designer on additional teams, including Star Wars, Superman, Batman, G.I. Joe, and Transformers. Responsibilities included: concept and design of products that were consistent with the toy line, liaison between Hasbro and licensors, input drawings for sculpting and decoration, parts breakdown for cost input, interfacing with engineering staff to ensure mechanism function, presenting concepts to design and marketing teams. Freelance designer for toys/programming for "Star Wars Episode 2", "Jurassic Park 3", Jurassic Park “Chaos Effect”. Copywriting of backstory for various products. Naming of locations of Tatooine for “Star Wars” product. Background of creatures for “Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect” line. Staff Artist - Syd Mead, Inc. 01/1989-11/1989

Artist/assistant for conceptual designer Syd Mead, the artist who defined the look of the films "Tron",

"2010", "Blade Runner", and "Aliens". Responsibilities included: setting up specific color palettes and line drawings for finished illustration, graphic design for in-house and client-related presentations, built databases for client projects utilizing a Macintosh IIX, layout and camera-ready art for publications, maintained all photographic and related project archives. MEDIA

Traditional: Marker and colored pencil, pen-and-ink, pencil. Digital: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign.

REFERENCES

Heidi Fiedler—Freelance Editor/Author

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Dona Rice—Editor/Author

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Diana Kenney--Publication Operations

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