Company: ViacomCBS
Location: Burbank, CA
Start Date:
Type of Position: Full-Time
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
Minimum Years of Experience: 3 years

Job Description:

• Regularly meet with Storyboard Artists and Storyboard Revisionists to thoroughly review and revise storyboards.

• Ensure desired quality and style of show is met.

• Oversee implementation of Executive Producer and Standards’ notes into storyboards.

• Communicate with Executive producer and line producer as to the status of work progress and any problems that may arise.

• Answer questions from Storyboard Artists and Revisionists during storyboarding and revision process.

• Answer questions from Animation Directors regarding storyboards.

• Answer questions from production Staff regarding organization of designs from storyboards.

• When time allows, sit in on script meetings to offer feedback from a storyboarding perspective.

Company: DreamWorks TV
Location: Glendale, CA
Start Date:
Type of Position: Full-Time
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's, Master's, PhD]
Minimum Years of Experience: 3 years

Job Description: At DreamWorks Animation Television, our Storyboard Artists translate script based story ideas into clear and entertaining visual sequences.
 
Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Director and creative department heads to discuss storytelling direction, design requirements, and expected level of polish for each episode
• Pitch thumbnails or rough storyboards to the director and creative department heads
• Provide cleaned-up storyboards with attention to clarity and entertainment value
• Provide status updates, troubleshoot, and review potential changes on a regular basis with production staff
• Ensure storyboards align with the creative goals of the leadership team, deadlines, and storytelling objectives

Company: ViacomCBS
Location: Burbank, CA
Start Date:
Type of Position: Full-Time
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
Minimum Years of Experience: 

Job Description:

SUMMARY:

• Paints backgrounds, layouts and any other background-related art that the production may require, ensuring style and quality of show is met.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet with creative supervisor(s) to ensure color needs of show are fulfilled.

• Follow instructions of supervisor.

• Complete all color work within assigned deadlines.

• Resolve color problems with creative supervisors.

• Ensure all deadlines are met.

• Communicate progress of work to appropriate production staff.

• Ensure all artwork is properly backed up and stored appropriately.

• Ensure all shipping materials are prepared and ready on time.

• Be available for questions until your department’s shipment is complete.

• Review storyboard for background key color callouts.

• Additional Responsibilities:

• Assist with special projects.

• Fulfill other color projects, including but not limited to color lead sheets, color script and/or color pass on storyboards.

• If applicable, scan backgrounds and adjust digitally as necessary.

Company: Ready At Dawn
Location: Irvine, CA
Start Date:
Type of Position: Full-Time
Minimum Education Level: 
Minimum Years of Experience: 

Job Description: Ready At Dawn is looking for talented and passionate developers to help us push the boundaries of gameplay, art and story-telling. We are in the pre-production phase of an exciting new AAA third-person action console title, based on a brand new original IP we are creating. In addition, we are also in full production on a cutting edge VR experience, in partnership with Oculus. Our team is growing, so come join one of the preeminent independent video-game developers in the world.

The Concept Artist is responsible for creating original and imaginative concept art for characters, environments and other game assets. A successful candidate is expected to present a clear and comprehensive process of research and exploration that supports their final art, and have a strong understanding of efficient ideation techniques. The ability to work both independently and in cooperation with Leads and other Artists to complete assignments and a demonstration of strong artistic interpretation skills is also required.

Company: Ready At Dawn
Location: Irvine, CA
Start Date:
Type of Position: Full-Time
Minimum Education Level: 
Minimum Years of Experience: 

Job Description: Ready At Dawn is looking for talented and passionate Character Artists to join us in creating high profile original titles for both the VR and AAA console spaces.

Working together with the art leads, designers, and animators, the character artist is responsible for creating visually stunning 3d characters and interactive gameplay models that both closely capture the “look” and artistic style of the concept art, as well as efficiently satisfy all technical engine and animation requirements.

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The Emerald Forest
36 x 60, Oil on Canvas
Toluca Lake, CA
Copyright 2003 Janai-Ami
www. Janai-Ami. net
Debut Exhibition at the Don O 'Melveny Gallery - March 1, 2003
Charity Auction for the Wellness Community L.A. (Supporting Cancer Patients & Their Families) -
The Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California - March 2003
Private Collection, Beverly Hills, California

The Morning of March 1, 2003

I received a call from Don at the Don O'Melveny Gallery on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood a few days earlier. 'Did I have any paintings for him that I might want to show - they were having a gallery opening of contemporary art work and he really wanted to include a piece of my work.' I agreed to put The Emerald Forest into the show. On the morning of the show, as I stepped out of the shower, my mind was on the fact that President Bush was about to lead us into war in Iraq. Would there be retaliation, as had been suggested by the media - perhaps even here on U.S. soil. Were there really any weapons of mass destruction? Why did U.S. servicemen need to go overseas and die - was this really our war? What would Sadaam Hussein do in retaliation? I sat on the edge of my bed where I kept a pencil to scribble down whatever words popped into my consciousness. It was a poem, and I typed it up and placed it next to The Emerald Forest to take with me to the Gallery. At that moment, the telephone rang and it was my older sister.

Le Jardin
12" x 24" Oil on Canvas
Private Collection, Rolling Hills (L.A.), California
Copyright March 2002
www. Janai-Ami. net > Imagery > 3047 Series

Le Jardin is a small 12" x 24" oil on canvas floral which was painted in March 2002 in Hermosa Beach, California. It is part of the 9/11 series of 3,047 florals. It was the first painting which sold, and it sold to a physician in southern California based on a photograph of the painting which I was looking at while sitting in the doctor's lounge in a South Bay Hospital.

Shain's Way
36" x 48" Oil on Canvas
Private Collection, New York
Copyright 2003
www. Janai-Ami. net > Imagery > Landscapes

My next door neighbor Shain needed life-saving surgery. I assured her that this next surgical procedure would be a 'piece of cake.' Her cancer was far more aggressive than mine had been. She faced this latest adversity with a mixture of courage and humor and grace. That was Shain's way. That was the path she chose. She was tired, and after my pep talk had lifted her spirits, I left and returned home.

Casey's Corner
11" x 14" Acrylic on Wood
January - October 2006
In Memory of Casey Bear
Private Collection of the Artist
Copyright 2006 Janai-Ami