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Chair and Visiting Professor - John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts
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University of Southern California
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Chair and Visiting Professor - John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts
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Pasadena, California, United States
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Nicole West is listed as Chair and Visiting Professor - John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts at University of Southern California, based in Pasadena, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Nicole West.
Nicole West previously worked as Co-Founder | Head of Operations at West Studio and Expert at American Film Showcase. Nicole West holds Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Comparative Literature With Honors from University Of Southern California.
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Nicole West is a Chair and Visiting Professor - John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts at University of Southern California. Colleagues describe them as "Nicole is an amazing Development Director II. I reported directly to her on Command & Conquer and worked with her for over 3 years. She took this opportunity to teach me everything she knew and how to improve every aspect of my career. Her focus and dedication to myself & her co-workers on the project gave a renewed energy to anyone around her. She made sure her office was always open and gave support to anyone that needed it. I look forward to her future endeavors and hope our paths will cross again soon.", "Nicole is truly an expert at her craft. I had the pleasure of working with her at EA, where she managed a large department. Myself, and the rest of the team, greatly depended on her to keep us focused in an otherwise chaotic environment. She is the most structured and reliable individual I've had the pleasure of working with and I hope to get the chance to work with her again.", and "Brilliant!. What a great experience working with Nicole! She single-handedly built up from scratch the production processes and pipeline for CnC turning the art department into a very efficient, independent and harmonious machine. She is one of the few people I know who took the time to sit down with each art lead to understand the process of each discipline and built a system that balanced production needs and art needs. She is determined, extremely organized, will go at world's end to help the development team and all and all a great person to be around. I cannot recommend her strongly enough and I sincerely hope to work with her in the future."
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Chair And Visiting Professor - John C. Hench Division Of Animation + Digital Arts
Current
Aug 2024 - Present
Co-Founder | Head Of Operations
Current• Co-Founded West Studio with Tyler West, Creative Director and CEO, in 2008.• West Studio is a visual development studio committed to producing inspirational and informative artwork for the entertainment industry. From initial concepts to large order production needs, West Studio collaborates with clients to establish the creative direction and visual language for their intellectual property.
Mar 2008 - Present
Expert
Current
Jan 2022 - Present
Advisory Council Member
Current
Aug 2019 - Present
Adjunct Associate Professor - John C. Hench Division Of Animation + Digital Arts
Jan 2020 - May 2024
Director, Creative Talent Management
• Established the vision, created and managed two new departments, Creative Talent Management and DreamLearning, in a rapidly expanding Television Animation studio. • Creative Talent Management’s primary function is to facilitate transitions within the studio to fulfill staffing needs and at the same time provide professional growth opportunities to internal talent.• Partnered with Production, Recruiting and HR to develop processes and systems to fulfill the needs of 20+ SVOD shows in production and 30+ in development utilizing 600+ internal employees.• Regularly met with talent and provided advice on career pathing, reviewed and provided feedback on internal talent’s portfolios and/or resumes, worked with talent to prepare for internal interviews and conversations and helped talent to identify areas of growth in their pursuit of their professional goals.• The DreamLearning department creates programming for education and development opportunities with the intention to grow and inspire internal talent.• Promoted and reinforced a culture that encouraged growth through courses that created internal networking opportunities, provided teaching opportunities for highly skilled talent to disseminate their knowledge internally and increased talent retention through expansion of their skillsets.
Jun 2017 - Jun 2019
Creative Talent Manager
Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
Recruiter
• Full cycle recruiting for 20+ television shows in production and 30+ in development.• Hired 90+ employees and independent contractors across Art, Story, Animation, Effects and Editorial.• Attended various industry events and visited various colleges identifying and connecting with prospective talent.• Developed new processes to streamline the department workflow and create efficiencies.• Trained multiple Sourcers and new Recruiters.
Dec 2015 - Jun 2016
Global Resource Manager
• Managed the Feature Surfacing, Matte Painting, and Effects departments.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2015
Development Director Ii
• Managed and motivated cross functional teams for the AAA Free to Play Command & Conquer game; functions included Art, Audio, Localization, UI, Front-End and strategic Live product planning.• Designed and built out a fully distributed art pipeline and team consisting of over 45 artists in a distributed model between Los Angeles and Shanghai.• Established innovative processes that streamlined art development between Los Angeles and Shanghai resulting in greater efficiency and increased quality.• Defined milestone deliveries and features cross-departmentally, worked to eliminate any potential roadblocks or inefficiencies to ensure successful deliveries.• Created and communicated clear project schedules with integrated risk management to ensure quality, on-time and complete milestones.• Researched and established vendor relationships, negotiated contracts and set-up best working practices.
Oct 2010 - Oct 2013
Pre-Production Manager
Babel Media (Now Keywords Studios)
• Managed the Montreal Pre-production team, oversaw the execution and allocation of all North American projects (50+ titles across multiple platforms).• Worked with clients to create localization and testing solutions for titles considering both timeline and budgetary requirements tailored to each title.
Jan 2009 - Oct 2010
Operations Manager
• Managed the Global Operations Schedule worked with production, marketing, PR and sales ops to map out key dates.• Developed and instituted processes for audio recording and localization to streamline internal practices.• Coordinated and supervised the entire audio process from green light to reviewing final files.• Oversaw localization for all titles, ensuring they were released on-time and on-budget in each relevant territory.• Cultivated and maintained relationships with vendors, first parties and developers.
Nov 2007 - Oct 2008
Project Manager
Jun 2005 - Aug 2006
Council Coordinator - The Prints And Drawings Council
Oct 2004 - May 2005
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Nicole West education
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University Of Southern California
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Nicole West works for University of Southern California.
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Nicole West is listed as Chair and Visiting Professor - John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts at University of Southern California.
Where is Nicole West based?
Nicole West is based in Pasadena, California, United States while working with University of Southern California.
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Nicole West has worked for University Of Southern California, West Studio, American Film Showcase, Bric Foundation, and Dreamworks Animation.
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Nicole West holds Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Comparative Literature With Honors from University Of Southern California.
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