Independent Illustration/Design Professional
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Independent Illustrator at TFGIllustration.com
- Past
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- Freelance Illustrator at Houghton Mifflin
- Designer And Teacher at Tanner's
- Freelance Illustrator at Mattel
- Freelance Illustrator at Canon
- Freelance Illustrator at Club Disney
- Freelance Illustrator at Willardson and Assocs.
- Freelance Illustrator at Disney Interactive Studios
- Lead Artist at Phillips Interactive
- Freelance Illustrator at San Diego Business Journal
- Freelance Illustrator at The Journal for the Writers Guild of America West Magazine
- Education
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- Art Center College of Design
- Connections
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- Industry
- Design
- Websites
Teri Farrell-Gittins’s Experience
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Independent Illustrator
TFGIllustration.com
(Design industry)
January 1995 — Present (15 years )
FreeLance Illustrator /Designer/Artist
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Freelance Illustrator
Houghton Mifflin
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
August 2007 — March 2008 (8 months)
Created several digital illustrations for a 4th and 5th grade reader books.
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Designer And Teacher
Tanner's
(Consumer Goods industry)
1993 — 2008 (15 years )
Created and maintain an online e-commerce website. Implemented a new POS system and maintain all computer communications. Create all print and marketing materials, as well as a quarterly newsletter. Other responsibilities include: digitizing embroidery designs, teaching embroidery design software, ordering, pricing and design window displays.
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Freelance Illustrator
Mattel
(Public Company; MAT; Consumer Goods industry)
June 2002 — August 2002 (3 months)
Worked with Director David Kuehler of Project Platypus. Created digital Illustrations.
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Freelance Illustrator
Canon
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CAJ; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 1998 — November 2000 (2 years 8 months)
Illustrations for gift cards used for photo print-outs.
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Freelance Illustrator
Club Disney
(Entertainment industry)
October 1997 — July 1999 (1 year 10 months)
Traditional and digital paintings for the Winnie the Poo and Peter Pan play areas located at Club Disney.
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Freelance Illustrator
Willardson and Assocs.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
April 1998 — June 1998 (3 months)
Created digitally airbrushed characters for advertising products.
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Freelance Illustrator
Disney Interactive Studios
(Public Company; DIS; Computer Games industry)
August 1996 — January 1997 (6 months)
Digital illustrations for Disney’s COM-ROM, Magic Artist . Illustrations where created in the airbrushed “disneyesque” style using Fractal Design Painter. This title was awarded “COM-ROM Of The Year” by the french multimedia market, as well as the “Silver Award," given by ID Magazine for interactive media.
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Lead Artist
Phillips Interactive
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Games industry)
April 1993 — October 1995 (2 years 7 months)
Created several digital background illustrations for the interactive game "Treasures Of OZ."
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Freelance Illustrator
San Diego Business Journal
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 1993 — August 1994 (1 year 6 months)
Several cover illustrations, created using traditional pastels. Received the “San Diego Press Club” award for best illustration in 1994.
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Freelance Illustrator
The Journal for the Writers Guild of America West Magazine
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
January 1993 — December 1993 (1 year )
Several cover illustrations, created using traditional pastels.
Teri Farrell-Gittins’s Education
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Art Center College of Design
BFA , Illustration , 1989 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Legacy Circle
Additional Information
Teri Farrell-Gittins’s Websites:
Teri Farrell-Gittins’s Interests:
Creating, Drawing, Technology, Problem Solving, Organizing, Firber Arts, Yoga, Reading, Writing, Learning, Growing.
Teri Farrell-Gittins’s Groups:
Society of Children's book Writers & Illustrators, Habit Forming, Legacy Circle, The Drawing Club.
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SCBWI -
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles -
Art Center College of Design Alumni Group -
Mattel Alumni -
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Disney Interactive Alumni -
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Employees -
Miele -
Children's Book Illustration -
Creative Women of America
Teri Farrell-Gittins’s Honors:
Cd-Rom Of The Year” by the french multimedia market, as well as the “Silver Award”, given by ID Magazine for interactive media. 1998
“San Diego Press Club” award for best illustration in 1994.
Teri Farrell-Gittins’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
