Jessica Coate

Experience:

Wells Fargo Video Network

Graphic Designer / Motion Graphics

Charlotte, NC | 2016-2021

Created animations in After Effects for Wells Fargo’s live events, line of business, and digital story making projects. Worked closely with the Graphics Manager and clients to deliver requests in a timely manner and to maintain brand guidelines and continuity. Certified Brand Steward for Wells Fargo.

ESPN

Designer II / Motion Graphics

Charlotte, NC | 2011-2016

Created on-air graphics for studio productions per the director's request. Ensured the accuracy and timely preparation of graphics. Cut headshots and action shots. Map and lower third animations for remote. Understanding of television terminology and on-air production demands.

NC & SC | 2009 - Present

Logo & Graphic Designer

Clients: AQUA, Artery Age, Atlantic Game & Tackle, Butterfly Shoes, WiProwess, Backwater Fishing, Choir Festivals/Festival by the Sea, Coconut Water, GLCC, IronRoses RC, Construction Specialties, Historic Columbia, Kat Realty, Savor, MacKay Law Firm, Palmetto Cleaning, Palmetto Fort Foundation, Deviate, DV8 Magazine, Peachtree House, EDIA – The Charlotte Adventure Map, Leadership Development, Inc., invitation suites for multiple weddings

Fuzzy Brush Americas

Boca Raton, FL | 2009

Freelance Marketing Expert and Graphic Designer

Designed flyers, business cards, promotional items, rack cards, billboards, mall signs, tent cards, packaging, e-brochures, & t-shirts.

Southern Risk, LLC

Charlotte, NC | 2006-2009

Marketing Coordinator

Designed and created flyers, ads, brochures, promo items & displays. Brought marketing campaigns from infancy to completion. Photo retouching. Website and direct email blast design using html and CSS.

Glueworks Animation—The Film Foundry

Hermie and Friends

Charlotte, NC | 2005-2006

Layout and Lighting Animation Artist

Layout design of animation sequences and shots. Animation key poses. Lighting of characters, backgrounds, & props for scenes.

Comedy Central—South Park Television

Technical Director

Marina del Rey, CA | 2002-2005

Built characters, props, and backgrounds in Maya. Used ramps & textures. Created expressions on sliders for characters, props, & backgrounds. Digital ink and paint.

Lip Sync Department Supervisor

Supervised a team of artists for lip sync animation in Maya.

2001-2002

Assistant Animator/Lip Sync Artist

Lip sync animation in Maya. Recorded phonetics onto sound sheets.

1998-2001

Paramount Pictures

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

Assistant Animator/Lip Sync Artist

Marina del Rey, CA | 1999

Lip sync animation in Alias Wavefront. Edited audio into frames. Recorded phonetics onto sound sheets.

Animation for Norman Lear

Technical Director

“Let’s Go Voting”

Marina del Rey, CA | 2003

Built characters, props, and backgrounds in Maya. Used ramps & textures. Created expressions on sliders for characters, props, & backgrounds. Digital ink and paint.

Chiodo Bros.—“Clay” for Disney

Fabrication Department Intern

Burbank, CA | 2002

Built armatures, molds, & clay models for stop motion animation. Painted and built props for sets and did basic carpentry work. Digital clean-up and frame-by-frame selection of characters in Photoshop.

Kaplan Test Prep

Marketing Production Coordinator

Los Angeles, CA | 2000-2002

Created flyers, ads, & mailers for offices in 15 states. Negotiated contracts with newspapers and oversaw ad delivery. Developed detailed media plans with regional marketing directors.

Jim Henson Interactive

Animation Intern

Hollywood, CA | 1997

Conceptualized styles and ideas with a team of creative artists. Drew in-betweens and walk cycles for Muppet Babies.

CBS Television―Eyemark Entertainment

Graphic Design Intern

Westwood, CA | 1997

Assisted in photo shoots. Designed billboards and magazine ads.

SONY Music

Graphic Design Intern

Santa Monica, CA | 1995

Scanned art and photos. Aided in design and layout of CD artwork.

Education:

University of California—Los Angeles [UCLA]

Bachelor of Arts – Graphic Design, June 1998

Los Angeles, CA | 1994 - 1998

Additional studies in drawing, photography, sculpture, & animation.

Puppet-making Workshop with Michael Earl

Eight-week class taught by Sesame Street puppet designer on production and creation of Muppet-style puppets.

Los Angeles, CA | 2004

Certificates:

New Horizons—Computer Learning Center

Certificate of Completion for Flash CS3 Level 1

Columbia, SC | 2008

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts

Summer study program in drawing, photography, print-making, sculpture, painting, & etching.

Greenville, SC | Summer 1993

Computer Skills:

After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Maya, Cinema 4D, SoftImage, Dreamweaver, Alias Wavefront, Sound Editor, Quark Xpress, Flash, Director, Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Excel, Internet Browsers & Email

References available upon request