Cheryl Elliott Email & Phone Number

Westlake, Texas, Us

Lead designer/editor of interactive onboarding and training courses for the company’s SaaS software, create engaging learning activities and compelling course content; work with subject matter experts & stakeholders to identify target audience’s training needs. Introduced and devised a detailed system of quality assurance within the team to control each aspect of technical content.Successfully transformed a conventional education department into a vast new world of video and interactive capabilities by generating compelling content/visual instructions and applying tested instructional design theories, practices, and methods. Utilized acute industry experience, technical expertise and tools (Microsoft OneNote) to plan and create a complex 14-module course (121 individual movies and quizzing) with a cross-functional team and in a stringent 3-months schedule.

Animator for new children's TV Series, "Howard B. Wigglebottom" from the creators of the award-winning children's book series. Currently updating and re-animating material available at www.wedolisten.org. Remade animation includes: "Learns to Listen", "Mud and Rainbows", "On Yes and No" and "Manners Matter", "Listen to Your Heart", "Ok to Back Away", "Sportsmanship", "Manners Matter", "We Can All Get Along", "Listen to a Friend".

Directed a multimedia consulting firm’s operation and accomplished all projects, achieved client deadlines through all stages and steered efforts to Creatively interpret client ideas, from design to concept and final output, ensuring client satisfaction and retention.Seamlessly shifted between long term strategic projects and short-term tactical initiatives and ad hoc requests, ensuring appropriate deployment of resources and strategizing functions to achieve optimum results for the clients.

New Haven, Ct, Us

• Collaborated with professors, interpreting complex concepts for instructional videos• Generated relevant, engaging and accurate visual content for a 25-module course through extensive, self-directed research and study• Delivered ahead of schedule, 4K under production budget and received excellent reviews on Coursera. Commended for elevating the quality of Yale MOOC production

Animator of the "wouldn't it be cool" moments of Nick Jr.'s "Fresh Beat Band" by Popskull, Inc., producers of this live action preschool TV series.• Conceived a drawn animation style, working closely with directors and the post-production team• Praised for instinctively fulfilling writers’ vision and enhancing their ideas with added details

New Haven, Connecticut, Us

Animated Short: "Lint Eastwood and the Case of the MIssing Sock"Winner Best Animation: LA Film & Script Festival, Winner Best AnimationWinner Audience Award: LA Film, TV & Webisode Festival

"Cowboys & Aliens", Animated Graphic Novel Prequel. Assembled a diverse team of animators and effects artists for challenging material on a tight schedule

Start-up animated children's program for which I received an Emmy® nomination in the graphics/short craft category. I continue to work with the owner, a talented songwriter, also honored with an Emmy® nomination for musical composition. Our first 2 DVDs caught the interest of Connecticut's CPTV Kids. They have been airing "Vita 4" vignettes between regular popular programming for nearly two years. We are also producing direct-to-video programs. For "the Vita 4" my involvement includes everything from management, budgeting, DVD package design and all things production.

New Haven, Ct, Us

Produced a variety of communications materials for marketing and presentations including graphic design, web design and video Introduced exciting video and interactive elements, added a cutting-edge dimension of expertise to the company’s marketing presentations. “SkiWatch” radio promotion campaign acquired 3 new seasonal clients, exceeding revenue projections.Conceptualized and initiated aggressive growth plans and inventive ideas for campaign strategies to market the company and its Fortune 500 client base and provided the follow-up skills needed for their execution.

New York, Ny, Us

Animator on Direct to Video movie ("Blue's Big Blue Adventure) and 42 episodes of "Blue's Clues" for Nick Jr.• Created a unique animation solution for a difficult abstract sequence in the Direct to DVD video• Recognized for exceptional acting skills and attention to detail

Rhode Island School of Design, "Intro to Computer Animation"Educational Center for the Arts, School for gifted teens, Various media coursesQuinnipiac College, "Video Production"Media Arts Center, "Advanced After Effects", "Painter"

• Generated strategies for introducing new technologies and trends to users from the general public • Successfully maintained best practices for local TV public access station, managing operations and studio productions, supervising interns, staff volunteers and training members

Laurel, Maryland, Us