Education

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Work Experience

Freelance 2D Artist and Animator (June 2019 - Present) • 2D Artist and Rough Animator for Essence Cartoon production studio • Animator on independent YouTube animated series “Ollie and Scoops” - directed by former DreamWorks TV director Nico Colaleo

Story Intern - Walt Disney Animation Studios (June 2018-August 2018)

• Trained in feature film storyboarding: storytelling, character moments, cinematic language, and draftsmanship • Worked with mentors Chris Ure and Luis Logam to hone skills based on assignments mimicking the responsibilities of a Disney story artist, including pitching boards in a story room • Attended meet-and-greets with directors and networked with talent from various departments in the studio Production Assistant; Lead Layout and Background Artist - Project Breakers (Student Project, Spring 2017)

Lead Layout and Background Artist • Created clean, inked layouts and digital paintings based on production boards • Designed and developed layouts and color keys for locations recently added to project • Managed all other background artists - outreach, recruitment, assignment delegation Production assistant • Re-organized and streamlined confusing production shotlist in Excel/made it clearer and easier to use for recording shot completion

Barista - Starbucks (2014-2018)

Skills

- Photoshop proficiency – storyboarding, animation and digital illustration- ToonBoom Storyboard Pro - intermediate proficiency- Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere - editing/animatic creation- Proficiency with Wacom Cintiq- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point) and G Suite (Slides, Sheets, Calendar)- Mandarin Chinese - Reading, writing, conversational (basic proficiency)- Customer service and communication skills- Organized and detail-oriented

Extra-Curriculars

CSUF Pencil Mileage Club Secretary (Fall 2018 - Spring 2019)24 Hour Animation 2017 Team Leader: Directed creation of 30 second 2D-animated short filmVolunteer Lab Monitor at campus animation labs - ensure equipment is in proper working order, informal advise-ment on studentsʼ projects and frequent collaboration to problem solveFormer writer for the Daily Aztec (SDSU)

Education

California State University Fullerton (Spring 2016-May 2019) Major: Visual Arts with emphasis in Entertainment Arts/AnimationSan Diego State University (Fall 2013-Spring 2015) Majors: Journalism and Graphic DesignOther relevant coursework: CGMA Master Class – Digital Painting (Spring 2015) CSUF - Story Structure for Film and Visual Language of Film courses

Email: kjwestbrook@csu.fullerton.eduWebsite: kadenjameswestbrook.virb.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kadenjwestbrook