KEZ GAN

Full-time employment at a start-up children's book publishing company. Tasks include working off book texts to create storyboards to be sent to freelance illustrators, managing said illustrators, as well as other miscellaneous graphic assets required for events, social media pages, and book launches.

• Worked with the writers and directors efficiently in order to encapsulate their ideas in the form of visual media in my boards
• Consistently managed multiple freelance illustrators at a time
• Research on relevant fields on topics in the book text to be translated in an appealing manner in the storyboarding process
• Produced storyboards to be sent to freelancers daily
• Typesetting for books using Adobe InDesign
• post editing for illustrations using Adobe Photoshop
• Third-eye checks and production of any 2D graphic assets to be used by the company

Full-time internship at ABILLIONVEG, a vegan start-up tech company. I worked as the sole illustrator for their children's book project, Finding Impact. The children's book project was started as a commemorative homage to the animal sanctuaries in partnership with the company.

• Drafted mock-ups to be sent to partnered sanctuaries to gauge interest in being featured in the book
• Conceptualized artworks, character designs, visual assets
• Worked on thumbnails for the eventual pages
• Produced sketches and drafts to refine artwork before completion
• Illustrated all pages from the cover to the last page
• Translated ideas into visuals and worked alongside the writers and directors of the company
• Experimented with variety of styles and techniques to produce unique works of art
• Ensured quality and accuracy in delivery standards of all illustrations

• Drew characters according to established model
• Followed animation guidelines to maintain consistent flow, vision and style
• Applied knowledge of cinematography, staging and shot flow to put together easy-to-follow, relevant boards
• Worked flexible hours to complete projects and revisions according to tight deadlines
• Incorporated director's notes into revisions
• Interpreted requirements into drawings that flowed according to client's vision
• Worked alongside my team to create effective storyboards