Animator + Illustrator
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Freelance Artist at Cartwheel Entertainment
- Founder, Designer and Animator at KillerPOP
- Past
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- Freelance Artist at Comedyfessionals
- Motion Graphics Designer at Hooah
- Graphic Designer at UCF Health Services
- Education
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- University of Central Florida
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Jack Cusumano’s Summary
Animator and artist with a wide range of strengths and experience. From creating concept and production art to creating lip sync, animations and motion graphics, I can lend a hand at various points in a production pipeline. Working freelance, at an agency and on my own independent cartoons and comics, I've worked in many different styles and on a variety of animation properties and pitches. My strong eye for color has been pointed out and praised by multiple clients.
My professional goal is to find a place at a studio in Los Angeles and bring my style, skill and sense of humor to a 2D animation production team.
Jack Cusumano’s Specialties:
Software:
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• After Effects
• Flash
• Dreamweaver
• Premiere
• Final Cut Pro
• InDesign
Skills: character design, concept art, storyboarding, backgrounds, color styling, lip sync, animation, motion graphics, graphic design, illustration, logo design, branding and identity, color correction
Jack Cusumano’s Experience
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Freelance Artist
Cartwheel Entertainment
(Animation industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
Design characters
Perform clean-up on model sheets
Create storyboards and animatics
Create concept art
Illustrate backgrounds
Design and lay out pitchbooks
Create animation and motion content
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Founder, Designer and Animator
KillerPOP
(Entertainment industry)
August 2003 — Present (6 years 4 months)
Produce original web cartoon series, RAD RAZ for KillerPOP Cartoons
-Design characters in Illustrator
-Design backgrounds in Illustrator and Photoshop
-Write stories
-Provide voices and record sound effects
-Create final animation in After Effects and edit in Final Cut
Additional work:
-Write and draw original comics
-Design all original branding, graphics and imagery for KillerPOP
-Design custom skateboard deck graphics
-Edit and write for KillerPOP's culture blog
-Design album art and logos for KillerPOP original musical acts -
Freelance Artist
Comedyfessionals
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
August 2009 — October 2009 (3 months)
Styled animated series pitch from scratch as the sole artist:
-Designed characters
-Created turnarounds, mouth shapes and facial expressions
-Created environment concepts
-Designed logo and branding look
-Styled the color palette for characters and environments
-Created motion graphics and animations
-Illustrated merchandise concepts
-Designed book cover concepts
-Designed web site
-Designed and laid out pitch books
-Designed and laid out press releases and media kit
I have been informed that the show sold just 2 weeks after wrapping my work on the project -
Motion Graphics Designer
Hooah
(Design industry)
May 2008 — February 2009 (10 months)
Storyboarded motion graphics and video projects
Animated content in After Effects
Composited and color corrected footage in After Effects and Final Cut Pro
Created effects in After Effects
Designed print materials, web site layouts and graphics
Worked on motion graphics and print collateral for large, national conference
Developed logos and brand identities
Mainained client websites with Dreamweaver
Oversaw freelance artists on large project -
Graphic Designer
UCF Health Services
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
July 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 2 months)
Designed logos, branding imagery, print and web graphics for campaigns shown throughout the Orlando area. Created motion graphics piece shown at American College Health Association (ACHA) conference at Orlando World Center.
Jack Cusumano’s Education
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University of Central Florida
BFA , Animation , 2003 — 2007
Took the Arts Animation track, which exposed me to rigorous training in drawing and painting with traditional media, with an emphasis on anatomical drawing, which helps a great deal in character design. This track also included multiple courses in art history, which strengthened my understanding of the visual language. Took a Spanish minor, following years of previous Spanish courses, and can perform in a bilingual setting.
- Activities and Societies:
- DAANG (Digital Arts, Animation 'n Games), Burnett Honors College, LEAD Scholars, Elements Hip Hop Organization
Additional Information
Jack Cusumano’s Websites:
Jack Cusumano’s Interests:
animation, comics, design, technology, music
Jack Cusumano’s Groups:
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Animation, Media & Entertainment -
Media Professionals Worldwide -
CREATIVE DESIGN PROS -
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Cartoon Funland -
KIDS TV People -
Animation
Jack Cusumano’s Honors:
Best Graphics, Orlando 48 Hour Film Festival, 2008
Featured Guest at Dumm Comics, 2008 (http://dummcomics.com/index?sid=110)
5th Runner Up, Scary Go Round Idol, 2006 (http://www.scarygoround.com/?date=20060614)
Jack Cusumano’s Contact Settings
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- job inquiries
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