Jennifer Nelson Salter Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Burbank, California, United States

Animation Production Consultant for Disney Junior productions.Current Series include: ArielMinnie’s Bow ToonsSuperKittiesPupstructionAnd more to come soon!

Remote

Mickey & Minnie Wish Upon A Christmas, Mickey's Tale of Two Witches, and Minnie's Bow ToonsResponsible for creating and updating schedules, monitoring budget with accountant and creating budget scenarios to plan for production, crew building with EP’s and executing all on-boarding/transfer/off-boarding needs, troubleshooting production process issues.

Remote

• In addition to PM responsibilities below, responsible for approving timecards and updating crew database.
• Work with Production Executive to troubleshoot any issues that may arise.
• Involved in cost report meetings and working with production accountant to assure we remain on budget.
• Guide bi-weekly production meetings with executive team to discuss and resolve any large-scale production issues.
• Acquired responsibilities of the Line Producer and assured production continued smoothly during crew transitions.
• Managed crew transition from “In-Office” to “Work-From-Home” without major disruption to the production; working with various departments, including Operations and technology.

Burbank, California

• Managed the overall pre-production of two long form television specials.
• Responsible for breaking down scripts, handing out designs, monitoring progress and assigning deadlines for seven designers.
• Coordinated team of eight storyboard artists, two directors, one supervisor, three revisionists, and 2 editors throughout the storyboarding and editorial process.
• Managed and delegated responsibilities to production team consisting of one coordinator, one secretary, and one shared PA.
• Updated and managed weekly production schedule.
• Proposed schedule or crew changes when needed.

Sherman Oaks, California

Here are some examples of some of the shows I pitched to networks and some of my personal art work.

Stories from a writer, artist, and PCOS warrior.

Sherman Oaks, California

• Evaluated and course corrected a communication and process issues with our Los Angeles, Vancouver, Korean and Japanese studios.
• Developed a streamlined shipping process and tracking database.
• Developed a custom tracking database with the use of Shotgun for all areas of production.
• Executed quality control for all shipments to our overseas studios.
• Scheduled, created agendas, and ran conference calls with overseas studios.
• Created and updated all overseas production schedules.

Los Angeles, California

Color Stylist for Human Discoveries.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Set up pipeline, production processes, and folder structure for a brand-new LLC.
• Recruited and hired a crew of 12 storyboard artists, 4 designers, 2 painters, 2 editors, and 2 coordinators.
• Planned and executed three high profile table read events with about 50 people in attendance.
• Managed all aspects of the pre-production from writing to shipping material overseas.

Burbank, California

Supervise the production of the design & paint departments

Culver City, CA

• Work with the producer and director to develop and successfully implement pipeline procedures for films in pre-production stages.
• Manage storyboard department artists and their assignments/deadlines.
• Attend studio wide staffing meetings to ensure a film is properly staffed.
• Review and approve timecards for artists and staff.
• Create an efficient and on-budget feature length production schedule for storyboard, editorial, visual development departments.
• Train and manage coordinators and production assistants within the production team.

Burbank, California

Color Styling on the Disney Jr Series Mickey and The Roadster Racers produced by Disney Television Animation.

Burbank, CA

• Manage the overall flow of the production pipeline from script to post-production.
• Troubleshoot departmental processes to increase efficiency and communication within the production.
• Manage and train a 4 person production team consisting of 2 coordinators and 2 PAs.
• Manage a creative crew of 50+ people; includes balancing their workloads, managing time-off requests, scheduling their handouts/reviews, and communicating deadlines.
• Schedule all storyboard, design, and timing meetings based on overlap schedule.
• Work with LP to determine overtime/freelance needed and schedule changes.

Burbank, California

• Transition period from Production Coordinator to Production Manager.

Burbank, CA

• Coordinated the pre-production of 4 episodes; included breaking down script/storyboard for new/reuse designs and handing out storyboard assignments given from the SB supervisor based on EP notes.

Glendale, CA

• Oversee overall pipeline. Including preparing storyboards for editing, breaking down storyboards for designs, preparing scripts/pickup line documents for records, delivering episodic shipments to the overseas studio.
• Develop processes in order to streamline production. Including standardizing our Storyboard Pro file naming structure, creating a micro-schedule for the design team to follow on a day-to-day basis, and assisting in.

Burbank, CA

• Oversaw traditional animation sequence production, developed processes to streamline production, trouble shot the design tracking database, ran weekly meetings with 2D team to go over status of each show, created and.
• Oversaw overall pipeline, completed script breakdowns, oversaw episode launches, ran pitches and animatic meetings, tasked out designs, shipped material overseas, delivered material to post, and kept track of schedules.
• Worked with artists to help them understand the production schedule.
• Communicated with overseas studios and other departments regarding schedules, notes, and any issues they may have.
• Trained and supervised new production assistants and interns.

Burbank, CA

• Initially developed a 2D pipeline for a unique traditional animation process on "Kung Fu Panda - Legends of Awesomeness".
• Organized server folder structure.
• Created universal naming convention and pipeline for storyboard artists.
• Took and distributed notes during pitches and animatic review meetings.

Burbank, CA

- Digitally created storybooks on the Nick Jr. show "The Fresh Beat Band".- Involved composing storybook panels based off a written description in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, designing 2D layout based off live action screen grabs, posing and staging characters to clearly describe action and emotion, and translate the story clearly through a series of.

Burbank, CA

- Digitally colored storybooks on the Nick Jr. show “Ni Hao, Kai-Lan”.- Involved creating colored panels in Adobe Illustrator to be used as final storybook, posing characters to achieve desired action and emotion, staging characters and background elements to achieve a clear and aesthetically pleasing composition, and choosing colors that work together and.

Burbank, CA

- Covered assistant's desk, involves taking calls for executives and scheduling their meetings.- Scouted new artists for the studio to consider for shows in development.- Sent out final deliveries of episodes to executives.- Coverage on scripts and show submissions.- Assisted in creating a database for scripts and show submissions.

Chicago, IL

Producer of the animated student short film "The Three Artists".

Chicago, IL

Assisted teachers & students in the animation department with demos, equipment, and supplies.

Chicago, IL

Storyboarded a 30 second commercial for an event at Columbia called "Cinema Slap-down".

Chicago, IL

30 seconds of traditional animation for the opening sequence of a documentary on breast feeding called "Mother Suckers".

Ba, Fim/Video - Animation Production, 3.5 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Founder and President of Columbia's Animation Collaboration Society- Producer for Animation Production Studio.

Afa, Fine Art, 3.5 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Editor and artist for the comic section of the Harbinger, student newspaper- Recipient of Mary-Ellen Klotz.