MELISSA MALONE [email protected] \ www.melissamalone.art ​

I'm an Animation specialist with 7 years industry experience in people management, visual development, props, background and art direction. I ♥ problem solving and pride myself in building happy and efficient teams. I’m always interested in future opportunities in design, art directing and development. If you have a project that you think would be suited to me, please don't hesitate to contact.

WORK EXPERIENCE

BLINKINK (July 2020 - Present) - Background Supervisor Project: Deadendia (Netflix Original) Duties: Supervising a large team of background painters \ Creating episodic breakdowns \ Hiring and reviewing candidates \ Creating test packages and BG Paint Style Guides \ Painting backgrounds

BLINKINK (Feb 2020 - August 2020) - Location Designer Project: Deadendia (Netflix Original) Duties: Creating location concepts and occasionally props based on a locked script including full realised concepts, isographic views and turnarounds.

KARROT ANIMATION (Jan 2019 - Jan 2020) - Art Director Project: Love Monster (CBBC) Duties: Creating character, prop and background designs for a 6min pre-school show for the BBC \ Communicating regularly with our overseas BG teams in China \ Supervising a team of in-house backgrounds artists \ Designing title cards and end credits \ Creating and updating episodic design breakdowns on FTrack

BOULDER MEDIA (Oct 2016 - Dec 2018) - Art Director Project: Unannounced TBC (Hasbro) Duties: Creation of the overall design style of a 52x22min animated TV show for Hasbro \ Directly managing a team of 4 concept artists \ Overseeing BG Keys and BG Production (20+ employees) \ Liasing with production and senior management to make sure the project is organised and running on time \ Reviewing potential candidates for design jobs and conducting interviews with HR/Recruitment \ Designing opening titles and credits \ Creating colour & lighting keys in After Effects for the compositing department \ Communicating with clients in LA by phone & email \ Creating and updating episodic design breakdowns on FTrack

BOULDER MEDIA (May 2016 - Oct 2016) - Concept Artist Project: Unannounced TBC (Hasbro) Duties: Creating pitch artwork for a new animated TV series \ Interpreting design feedback from clients and executive producers \ Producing BG, prop and character designs from rough sketch to B&W concept to final design

BOULDER MEDIA (March 2016 - May 2016) - Background Key Supervisor Project: Danger Mouse (BBC) Duties: Working closely with the Art Director to maintain the style of the show \ Managing a team of 2 BG Key Artists \ Creating Background Keys \ Creating and updating tracking sheets on Google Docs \ Hitting weekly deadlines

BOULDER MEDIA (Aug 2014 - March 2016) - Background Key Artist Project: Danger Mouse (BBC) Duties: Creating Background Keys for Season 1 of Danger Mouse (BBC/CBBC)

BOULDER MEDIA (May 2014 - Aug 2014) - Background Artist Project: Randy Cunningham: Ninth Grade Ninja (Disney XD) Duties: Creating production BGs for Randy Cunningham: Ninth Grade Ninja for Disney XD/Titmouse \ Keeping on style with the BG Keys recieved \ Regularly exceeding my quota of 14 BGs per week

BROWN BAG FILMS (May 2016) - Visual Development Artist Project: Watership Down (BBC) Duties: As a freelance concept artist, I produced 12 B&W concept images for BBC's "Watership Down" while the project was in early development at Brown Bag Films, Dublin.

KEG KARTOONZ (June 2013 - September 2013) - Design Intern Project: Bottler (TV3) Duties: Creating props in Adobe Flash/Animate and BGs in Photoshop for TV3's Bottler \ Creating 2D Level Artwork for a mobile game pitch

AGORITHM (June 2013) - Layout Artist Project: Guinness Storehouse Projection Mapping Duties: Designing environment and layout for a 6ft projection in the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin

BARLEY FILMS (September 2012 - June 2013) - Designer Project: Music Video Projects for Vivienne Long and The Duckworth Lewis Method (College work experience) Duties: Creating characters, backgrounds and assets for 2x music videos

FREELANCE / OTHER (2011 - 2016) + Illustrator (Tour poster for musician MITSKI) | 2016 + Illustrator, Graphic Designer (Itchy Little Monkeys) | 2013 + Runner (Newstalk FM) | 2011

EDUCATION

IADT DUN LAOGHAIRE (2010 - 2014) B.A. Animation (1.1 First Class Honours, 4.0 GPA, Class Representative)

WCFE (2009 - 2010) Certificate in Art & Design (Merit, Class Representative)

ST. ANGELA’S SECONDARY SCHOOL (2006 - 2009) Leaving Certificate in French, Irish, English, Math, Geography, Religious Studies & Art

ONLINE COURSES & FURTHER TRAINING:

• Elegant Restraint in Storytelling: A Master Lecture (with Pascal Campion) • The Role of an Art Director in an Animated Film (Szymon Biernacki, SPA Studios) • Schoolism Live (with Nathan Fowkes, Sylvain Marc and The Black Frog) • Production Management for 2D Animation (with Leon Elliott) • Storyboarding with Storyboard Pro (with Patrick O’Callaghan) • Story Masterclass (with David Feiss) • Concept Art Masterclass (with Simon Rodgers) • 6 L.A.M.D.A. Certifications in speaking verse & prose and public speaking • Oil Painting in The Art Academy, London

I also have taken multiple workplace training sessions such as Mental Health in the Workplace, Emotional Intelligence Training, Interview Etiquette and Mentorship Training.