LOW Arts

Resume

Steven Janowicz
13 Sunset Road
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444

Mobile: 973.980.2179
Home: 973.831.0762
E-mail: spiman13@gmail.com
Website: www.LowArts.com

Summary
Seeking a challenging and rewarding position where I can apply my character design and 2-D animation knowledge towards the growth of the company, while growing personally and professionally.

Education
Northwestern College                                  Minneapolis, MN
Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Arts
Graduated: 2009

Pequannock Township High School            Pompton Plains, NJ
Graduated: 2005

Continuing Education
School of Visual Arts                         New York City, NY
Advanced Maya 3-D Modeling - Summer 2010

Work Experience
Ruckus Marketing (Consultant)  Feb.-March 2011                       New York City, NY
Ruckus Marketing is a full service marketing and advertising agency specializing in internet and social media marketing. 
 Responsibilities
    ▪ Consulting with owner of “Brand New Body” for workout videos
    ▪ Set up lighting and equipment and filmed over 90 segments
    ▪ Created introduction series in After Effects CS4
    ▪ Used Premier Pro CS4 to edit and record sound for website series
 Achievements
    ▪ Completed the over 90 segment series for the BNB Website
    ▪ http://www.brandnewbody.com/
 
Over the Edge Production Company ( Mural Artist) Dec. 2010                     Pequannock,NJ  A Video Production Company that takes your video to a new level... not your budget.  
 Responsibilities
    ▪Meet with clients to discuss concepts
    ▪Hand drew preliminary designs
    ▪Prepared wall and painted
 Achievements
    ▪Completed wall mural to clients satisfaction

Midget Cop -Pilot Issue (Original Artist) May-Dec.  2010                                                             Pompton Plains, NJ
  Responsibilities
    ▪Met with the Author discussed contracts and additional B-role characters as needed
    ▪Storyboard for the 6 page pilot
    ▪Penciling, Inking, scanned into Photoshop CS4 to clean-up and lettering
    ▪Designed two logos
 Achievements
    ▪ New York Comic-Con table Oct. 2010
    ▪ Sold over 75 issues
Ruckus Marketing (Consultant) May 2010, June 2010           New York City, NY  
  Responsibilities
      ▪Filming the wine events at Maslow6, NYC
      ▪Conducted interviews with owners of Maslow6 and wine companies as well
      ▪Edited videos with Premier Pro CS4
 Achievements
      ▪Created and designed a You tube channel
      ▪Uploaded videos and created a library
      ▪http://www.youtube.com/user/Maslow6Wine?blend=1&ob=5

Ruckus Marketing (Internship) Feb-May 2010             New York City, NY
  Responsibilities
      ▪Worked directly with clients from C.S.I gathering photos for their website
      ▪Created picture collages for website using Photoshop CS4
      ▪Tested websites before launch
      ▪Storyboard art for Legacy Brewing Company
 Achievements
      ▪Designed label for Legacy Brewing Company
      ▪Assisted President, CEO and Vice President of Art and Design
 
QAD (Internship) June- August 2008                                                  Santa Barbara, CA
Integrated ERP Solutions for Manufacturers and global enterprises.
 Responsibilities
      ▪Designed concept websites
      ▪Assisted lead web designer to test web theories
 Achievements
      ▪Became a valuable member of a creative team

6th Day Creation (Original Artist) 2007-2009                                                                  Minneapolis, MN
DVD authoring & more...
  Responsibilities
      ▪Developed storyboard for a traditional Keyan children's folk story
      ▪Created all of the characters needed for the animated short
      ▪Create a title screen as well
  Achievements
      ▪Created an entire Keyan folk story: storyboards, backgrounds, color scheme, concept art

Skills
2-D hand animation, sand animation, stop-motion animation, cut-out animation, Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Character Design, Background Design, Concept Design, Storyboard, Layout Design, Painting, Pottery, Sculpture, Pencil, Inking

Personal Interest and Activities
       ▪Caricatures Fund Raiser for Rochelle Baseball Team June 2011                   Rochelle Park, NJ
      ▪Volunteer Pequannock High School Ice Hockey coach 2010-2011   
      ▪Substitute Teacher (Morris County Sub certificate) 2010- 2011  Pequannock School District, NJ
      ▪College Art trip to Italy 2008

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