Jeannie Lee Email & Phone Number

Bremerton, Wa, Us

My current responsibilities as art director include:• creating concepts and visuals for various products related to our currently licensed IP's• acting as liaison/contact between our team, clients/partners, and manufacturers• providing art direction and management for in-house art team, third-party vendors/freelancers and various overseas factories and manufacturers• managing product launch schedule and providing assistance for various marketing campaigns

I've spent most of my career juggling both full-time and freelance roles. Freelance provides me with the opportunity to work on projects that I might otherwise not encounter, which I believe broadens my experience and skill sets. As a freelance artist, I provide high-quality art assets ranging from animation, illustration, character design, graphic design, logo design, game UI, and more. My clients range from individual entrepreneurs to larger industry companies: • Udon Entertainment (2003 ~ present) • Sirlin Games (www.sirlingames.com)• Electronic Arts (www.pogo.com)• Hobo Labs (www.hobolabs.com)I have also published a series of "How to Draw Manga" books with Walter Foster Publishing.♦ “My Manga World” (Walter Foster Publishing, 2008)illustrated and co-wrote beginner-level tutorial book for artists♦ “How to Draw Manga Chibis and Cute Critters” (Walter Foster Publishing, 2012)co-authored with artist Samantha Whitten; project management, art post-production, edited written content♦ “The Art of Drawing Manga & Comic Book Characters” (Walter Foster Publishing, 2013)co-illustrated and co-wrote intermediate-level tutorial drawing book for artists

Singapore, Singapore, Sg

Current role: Senior 2D Artist• responsible for creating high quality social media graphics for IGG's top mobile titles- assist in brainstorming new and interesting promotional strategies across multiple platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) - create illustrations, comics, animations, etc. as needed for the purpose of social media promotionPrevious Role: Sticker Artist for LINK (chat application)• Emoticon (aka sticker) creation for IGG's chat application "LINK"- create and conceptualize interesting and appealing static and animated stickers. - maintain high standard of quality for all products by personally refining outsourced assets• 3rd party vendor outsourcing/management for sticker creation and production- assist in hiring, training, and providing customized art direction for multiple 3rd party vendors.- assist to maintain in-house art production pipeline. • Occasionally also assists in other side projects with IGG Art Team or for LINK-related projects.

Being a part of a small team meant that I wore many hats. Responsibilities included: • animation• illustration• high-level game ideation• concept art/character design• UI design

Redwood City, Ca, Us

• Asset and pipeline management for Pogo games• Work with outside vendors and studios for production pipeline• High-level ideation and execution for various art projects and tasks• Assist with virtual item creation and art direction• Provide art direction for various projects across Pogo.com properties

San Francisco, California, Us

• Lead Artist - high level visualization and artistic execution of new game concepts - management of game art pipeline for both in-house and external art teams and resources - provide art direction and consultation to colleagues - create and execute game assets ranging from character designs/concepts, UI, and UA/branding

• Producer: Art direction for various game assets- works closely with offshore studios/artists for production of various game assets ranging from animation to 3D structures- responsibilities include working with peers to streamline production and maintain consistent and efficient production pipeline• Art Lead: concept art and art production on various Playdom game titles- brainstorm and execute internal game assets ranging from character designs, building concepts, icons and UI- provide art direction and consultation to peers________________________________________________________________________________

San Jose, California, Us

• Lead Artist, Junior Product Manager - high-level creation and ideation of virtual goods for www.gaiaonline.com - includes maintaining and executing several recurring high-profile virtual good updates for Gaia Online - assists in a group effort in the creation of innovative and new virtual products to drive site growth and revenue - management and execution of global events/engagement efforts - work with various teams to create, produce, and execute global events to entertain Gaia's user base, increase traffic, user growth, and revenue - co-lead/jr. product manager for Gaia's Monetization Team - cooperation with team to find and establish new and innovative ways to increase both revenue and engagement both within and outside of virtual goods • Off-Site Freelance Art Team Manager - currently managing 15 off-site sprite artists and illustrators - trained majority of current in-house art team and all off-site artists in the production of virtual goods - responsible for hiring all off-site artists and their training and satisfying various production resources conflicts - responsible for maintaining the highest possible level of quality for all assets produced - striving to grow off-site artists to continuously challenge themselves and improve their skills

- Worked with a small team of artists and was responsible for character colors and final effects rendering on various comic book titles:• 2003-2004: Colorist - New X-Men Issues #155 - #160 (Udon Entertainment, www.udoncomics.com)• 2004: Colorist, FX Artist - "Amazing Fantasy" Volumes 3-4 (www.marvel.com)• 2005: Colorist, FX Artist - "Araña" volumes 2-8 (www.marvel.com, www.udoncomics.com)• 2008: Digital Archiving/Reproduction - Shmoo Comics (Dark Horse Comics, http://www.darkhorse.com/)• 2009: Colorist, FX Artist - "X-Men Noir" issues 2-3 (Dennis Calero, Marvel Entertainment)• 2009: Colorist and FX Artist - "X-Men Heroes" (Marvel Entertainment)• 2010: Colorist, FX Artist, Art Team Manager - "Inception" Issue 2 (Warner Bros.)

Los Angeles, California, Us

- Responsible for digital cleanup of raw comic pages and layout of translated English text with Adobe InDesign• 2005 - "Blade of Heaven"• 2005 - "Dead End"• 2005 - "Visitor"• 2005 - "Sgt. Frog"