Jeffrey Yu Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

As the Co-Executive Director of ASIFA-South, I lead the organization in fulfilling its mission to advance and promote the art of animation across the Southeastern United States. Working alongside a dedicated team, I oversee the strategic planning and execution of various programs, including workshops, screenings, conferences, and networking events that serve our diverse animation community.In my role, I focus on developing partnerships with local studios, educational institutions, and other animation-related organizations to create opportunities for collaboration and growth. I am also deeply involved in fundraising efforts, including donor relations and grant writing, to ensure the sustainability and expansion of our programs.My responsibilities include:-Providing visionary leadership and fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture within the organization.-Managing the day-to-day operations, including budgeting, financial management, and compliance with nonprofit regulations.-Representing ASIFA-South at industry events, conferences, and community engagements.-Overseeing the organization's communication strategy to enhance public awareness and engagement.My work is driven by a passion for animation and a commitment to supporting the creative community in the Southeast. Through my efforts, I strive to build a thriving network of professionals and enthusiasts who can share, learn, and grow together in the world of animation.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Volunteer Position with the ASIFA-South Organization-Lead team of five by delegating departmental tasks, establishing strategic goals and lines of communication in ways that aligns with organizational values-Manage contracts and NDAs with sponsors and donors-Outreach to sponsors and donors with accounts including Toon Boom, Trioscopes Studios, BWA Studios, XP Pen, and Bento Box Atlanta-Grant writing with successful applications and completion of contract rewarded by the Georgia Council for the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts.-Manage organization budgets-filing non-profit 501c3 corporate taxes, corporate compliance and registration-Account management, tax reporting, invoicing, and annual registration-Standard operational procedure set up-Sales Force contact and account management

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Worked under ASIFA-South in cooperation with the School of Humans Studio to create assets for the animated portions of 12 different video logs from Mike Rowe's Sweat Pledge project. -Created over 35 different background environment shots.-Vectorized over 20 prop items for story 4-Help created revised storyboards for story 4.-Office management and event coordination.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Designed and implemented UI elements and functionality for VR projects created in Unreal Engine 4. Level design and general layout. Concept art and storyboarding for VR experiences.-Cosmos Coaster (Level Design layout, 3D asset implementation, lighting, UI concept design and implementation, physics based interaction blueprints, sequencer animation)-Apollo 11 and Beyond (Logo design, storyboarding, level design, 3d modeling, animation, lighting, sequencer cinematics, 3D logo animation, niagara particle effect work, blueprint with motion path splines for terrain elements)-Georgia Aquarium site theme graphic design, marketing promotional materials-Holdout bunker defense style VR Arena at the Army Museum. 3D asset creation (3d modeling, textures, animation, motion capture retargeting)-Tank Commander VR at the Army Museum. 3D animation, motion capture retargeting, Unreal Engine Sequencer Cinematics-Unreleased Dino Island VR (Concept Art, Storyboards, 3D modeling, texture, animation, Unreal Engine Sequencer Cinematics, Level Layout and Design)

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

-Collaboration with famous social media influencers including Apex Legends, Floor Jansen, Megan Plays, SMG4, Slogo, Unspeakable to design customized merchandizing to promote their brand-Created product designs and final manufacturing blueprint drawings for sampling and mass production-Worked on digital coloring for the MetaRunner Comics series-Collaborated on an Apex Legends promo illustration-3D product visualization for Apex Legends and SMG4-Designed apparels including T-shirts, hoodies, hats, mugs, christmas sweaters-Designed webstore banners

Johns Creek, Georgia, Us

-Art Lead overseeing team of 5 illustrators for the animated pilot “MINE“ Tribeca official selection-Executive Producer and 3D asset visualization for the fabrication team on JOYRIDERS, Winner of the 44th Annual Telly Awards. -Unreal Engine team lead, asset implementation, for the interactive digital mural display at the Tennessee Aquarium-Storyboard for clients including SaintsLA Visual Effects

New York, New York, Us

-Unreal Engine cinematic set up for NDA real-time animation project set for release end of 2023 on a top streaming network-Experimental art pipeline development combining 3D assets, artifical intelligence generated visuals, algorithmic style transfer, 2D digital art, and After Effects animation pipeline.

Los Angeles, California, Us

-Created storyboards for the Takeover, the live-action feature film starring Quavo-Created storyboards and 3D visual development for an unannounced George R.R. Martin film

University Park, Pa, Us

Instructor for virtual digital and matte painting course-Created course syllabus and curriculum-Assembled teaching materials from demo files, slideshows, Zoom recordings, and additional teaching resources including tutorial links and scanned excerpts from books.-Scheduled Industry Guest presentation meet and greet + portfolio/resume review

-Taught students K-12 traditional drawing techniques using graphite, water color, oil paint, acrylic paint, color pencils, and gouache. I also showcase digital painting techniques for more advanced students.-Worked with the school to design branding from Logo, branding material, website. - Scholastic award winning art school

Created two animated matte painting backgrounds for the Thorn Theater production.https://www.thethorn.net/

Executive Producer and 3D Visual Development for the Telly Awards winning Sci Fi film JOYRIDERS

Singapore, Singapore, Sg

-Year round character turn around and Environment concept, game packaging, layout, and graphics work (137+ box package design) for the Dark Age miniatures game.-Character/ Prop/ Environment Concept and polished render artwork, mobile UI for Xenoshyft game franchise.- Designed brand digital marketing material, product sheet, and animated animation web banners-Created Layouts for Wrath of Kings and Dark Age table top game rule-books and package design. -Created the UI elements and graphic design for the Xenoshyft Mobile App game.-Onsite photo retouching (100+ images in 20 hours) for Crystal Brush miniature competition at Adepticon

Contract work on the Clutter 1000, part of a series of the original un-hidden object game by Joe Cassavaugh. The Clutter series at one point was ranked #25 on Big Fish. Quick user interface graphics work for buttons used in the game.

Us

Project managed and created visual development as lead concept artist for We Exist, a first person survival horror, investigation, adventure indie game created with Unreal Engine 4. Aggregated and managed with Asana, Perforce, and Slack for communication.Involved with Level Design, Marketing Illustrations, Concept Art, Story DevelopmentGame play alpha demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agz7Qd-v-1w

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Freelance concept artist with quick turnaround for polished pre-vizualization concept art for unannounced client VR experience project.

Created 20 fully illustrated pages and layout for the final children's book with print ready files.

New York, Us

Invited to be part of the Computer Animation Festival Committee involved with reviewing animated shorts featured at the 2017 SIGGRAPH conference attended by over 7000 industry professionals from studios such as Polygon Pictures, Pixar, and SquareEnix.

Created illustrations, and prepared the files for animation used in the 2018 Little Mermaid feature film that was released on August 17, 2018.

UI icon design for mobile app in conjunction with wearable tech solving design issues involving the graphic display of multiple data overlap.

-Created concepts and illustrations (characters, environment, weapons, vehicles, props, architecture) for 3D modellers.-Manage team of creative individuals and coordinate between different departments.-Front end web design for the Enraged Entertainment website.-Graphic art for menus, in game HUD, mock ups.

-Asset Organization-Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, file editting.-Work with publishers to create print proof PDFs.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Worked with motion builder to animate characters for a game developed for Boeing.

Alpharetta, Ga, Us

Worked on secondary animation, polished animation, and learned the game design pipe line on SMITE

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Freelance concept artist/ illustrator tasked with creating stylized previs storyboards for Real time animated TV series Zafari distributed by NBC/Dreamworks 2018.

Savannah, Ga, Us

Recommended by drawing professor to provide tutoring to students in the study of value study/ still life/ life drawing using various media such as Graphite, Charcoal, Pastel,etc. Provided directions on design Principles for 2D and 3D, color Theory, Perspective Drawing

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Bfa, Animation, Sequential Art

Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering