JASON T KRUS

Pasadena, Ca 91106

STORYBOARD ARTIST, CHARACTER DESIGNER, ILLUSTRATOR

Illustration ▪ Character Design ▪ Storyboards ▪ Product Design▪Animation Video Games ▪ Films ▪ Comic Books ▪ TV Adaptations

Experienced artist, illustrator, and designer in the television, film and video game industries. Three-time award-nominated comic book illustrator (Eisner Award, Harvey Award and Comics Buyers Guide).

WORK HISTORY

PRINCESS PICTURES, Australia 2021--present

Storyboard

Currently working as a storyboard artist on an unannounced Adult Swim cartoon with Princess Pictures
Working heavily in ToonBoom's, “Storyboard Pro”

TITMOUSE ANIMATION, Burbank, CA 2020--2020

Storyboard Revisionist

Revised storyboards, created new storyboards, and put characters on-model with Titmouse Animation for “Chicago Party Aunt” which will air on Netflix
Also worked briefly for their “Special Projects” division on an internal pitch utilizing Adobe Animate/Flash
Worked heavily in ToonBoom's, “Storyboard Pro”

CBS, Manhattan, NY 2020—2020

Character Designer

Created character designs for the CBS show, “Tooning Out The News”
Worked heavily in Photoshop while also breaking up the designs for animation

FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR, Pasadena, Ca 2015--2019

Created product designs based on the Greek Gods to be used on decorative wristbands for Zox
Created various character designs for “CryptoKitties” collectible BlockChain game
Created illustrations for “goTRG.com” website
Created various character designs for Emerald Create utilizing Photoshop and Illustrator based on 3D models for an upcoming animated film in the Chinese market.

ODDBOT ANIMATION, Glendale, Ca 2019—2019

Storyboard Revisionist

Revised and created storyboards at Oddbot Animation for “Muppet Babies” short-term
Worked exclusively in Storyboard Pro creating rough board

BENTO BOX ENTERTAINMENT, North Hollywood, Ca 2019—2019

Storyboard Artist

Created storyboards at Bento Box Entertainment for Amy Poehler's animated series, “Duncanville”
Worked exclusively in Storyboard Pro creating rough and clean-up boards

AGE OF LEARNING, INC., Glendale, Ca 2018—2019

Senior Artist

Created various mini-game, educational assets utilizing Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

WILDWORKS, Salt Lake City, UT 2015--2017

Marketing Illustrator

Illustrated characters, crafts and activities for kids at Wildworks for the online game "Animal Jam" and the mobile game, "Play Wild".
Responsible for creating many of the game's advertising campaigns including seasonal as well as holiday banners, spot illustrations, and "Look of the Week" characters based on children's in-game avatars.

PLAYNEXT GAMES (formerly Aeria Games), Santa Clara, Ca 2013—2015

Senior Animator and Game Artist

Animated and altered existing animation for use in the 3d/2d animated mobile game, "Assassin's Creed: Memories" utilizing 3d Studio Max, Adobe Flash for PlayNext Games in Santa Clara, Ca
Created storyboards for "Assassin's Creed: Memories"
Created character designs as well as visual effects for "Nova Smash".

GREE INTERNATIONAL, San Francisco, Ca 2012—2013

Animator

Animated for various mobile games such as “Monster Quest”, “Dragonia” and “Crime City 2” utilizing a number of different programs including Adobe Flash, Photoshop, Autodesk Maya and After Effects.

EDUCATION

California Institute of the Arts – Candidate, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Character Animation
Ohio University, Bachelor of Science in Communications

EXPERTISE

Illustration
Storyboards
Character Design
Screenwriting
Classical Animation

TV CREDITS

World of Quest—Creator and Screenwriter
Duncanville
Muppet Babies
Tooning Out The News
Unannounced Netflix Show
Unannounced Adult Swim Show

FILM CREDITS

Fast 5
The Barnyard
Cats and Dogs

SOFTWARE

Storyboard Pro
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Flash
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects

SHIPPED TITLES

Animal Jam
Dragonia
Monster Quest
Kingdom Age Book of Ashes
Animal Jam
Dino Life
Ratatouille
Ratatouille: Food Frenzy
AMF Extreme Bowling
Star Trek: Tactical Assault
Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos
Master of Orion 3
Cashflow 101
Cashflow 202