President of CG Scout Inc. at CG Scout Inc
Vancouver, Canada Area
- Current
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- President of CG Scout Inc. at CG Scout Inc
- Owner at CG Scout Inc
- Instructor/Mentor at Vancouver FIlm School
- Past
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- Director of Talent Relations and Recruiting at Rainmaker Studios
- freelance recruiter at LAIKA
- Director of Studio Recruiting at Vanguard Animation
- Recruiter at LucasFilm Animation
- Production Manager at Industrial Light and Magic
- Artist Manager at ILM
- Producer at Mainframe Entertainment
- Education
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- Mount Allison University
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Barbara Dawson’s Summary
After many years in Production for CG television and film, I have started my own recruiting business; CG Scout Inc. My clients include Laika, Image Engine, Rainmaker, Vanguard Animation, Midway Games, MPC in Vancouver, Technicolor and Starz Animation. I offer seminars and mentoring to some of the local schools including the Vancouver Film School, Think Tank and Lost Boys Learning. I am also available for Production and HR Consulting.
Barbara Dawson’s Specialties:
Artist Management, Recruiting CG talent for film and television, HR , Production Management, Pre-Production skills, Teaching
Barbara Dawson’s Experience
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Director of Talent Relations and Recruiting
Rainmaker Studios
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2008 — April 2009 (9 months)
Directing the careers of artists within the company and continuing outreach to future staff and students
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freelance recruiter
LAIKA
(Animation industry)
2007 — August 2008 (1 year)
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Director of Studio Recruiting
Vanguard Animation
(Animation industry)
February 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 9 months)
I am recruited and hired most of the artists for the Digital Feature "Space Chimps" that will be released in March 2008. m
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Recruiter
LucasFilm Animation
(Animation industry)
April 2005 — May 2005 (2 months)
Set up recruiting trips to Vancouver.
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Production Manager
Industrial Light and Magic
(Animation industry)
February 1999 — January 2003 (4 years)
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Artist Manager
ILM
(Animation industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year)
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Producer
Mainframe Entertainment
(Public Company; Animation industry)
September 1995 — September 1998 (3 years 1 month)
Barbara Dawson’s Education
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Mount Allison University
BA , Psychology , 1986 — 1989
