Rory Smith
Education
05/2006 School of Visual Arts New York, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Animation
Work Experience
09/09-present Freelance New York, NY
Illustrator
-Currently Illustrating series of 7 Children’s Books titled “The Jessie Books”
-Designed all characters, and fully drawing and coloring each book in series.
10/09-10/10 The Napoleon Group New York, NY
Storyboard Artist
-Worked doing storyboard panels and production art for NYC based agency
-Created Artwork for clients including Popsicle, Neosporin, and Michelin
03/09-04/09 DMA Animation Yonkers, NY
Animator
-Animated scenes by hand and digitally in Adobe AfterEffects for web cartoon titled “The Numerators”
05/07-07/07 Freelance New York, NY
Animator
-Animated and colored Character Animation for TV show Pilot titled “Shaolin for Life”
03/07-05/07 DMA Animation New York, NY
Animator
-Animated characters in Adobe AfterEffects for “Bible Stories” cartoon produced by Scholastic
09/06-01/07 Curious Pictures New York, NY
Production Assistant
-Worked doing Prop Design for Polly Pocket Animated Movie.
-Assisted Producer in picking up and delivering materials.
Internships
2004-2005 4Kids Entertainment New York, NY
Design Department Assistant
-Assisted in various elements of production on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon.