Taylor Chojecki Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

The Bad Batch S3 (2024)Tales of the Empire (2024)Department: DesignIn addition to previous responsibilities held as a PA, I have:•Delegated tasks to designers after assembling assignments with the Art Director and Production Manager.•Partnered with the Studio Talent Group (STG) to present a 3 part Automating in Google Sheets series, attended by over 100+ company employees across all 7 global studio locations.•Branded and Co-Founded "How to Jedi", an internal speaker series program.•Organized communication for the creation of character renders for utilization of marketing.•Guided the setup of our Design Department New Hires by coordinating with multiple divisions.•Provided production support to the Asset Department.•Created official Concept Design artwork for series production.

San Francisco Bay Area | Remote

The Bad Batch S1 (2021) & S2 (2023)Tales of the Jedi S1 (2022)Department: Design•Facilitated the design department as the sole design production staff member for the span of 4 months.•Scheduled and actively updated design milestone meetings for the entire project schedule.•Delivered files and communicated directly with overseas vendors.•Established asset naming conventions for new designs.•Led production for all screen displays.•Developed and automated an actuals vs. bid spreadsheet, calculating the difference per artist.•Curated a 80+ page guidebook that details production for the Design Dept.•Formulated an automated Task List for the Design Dept., including a scripted feature that sends email reminders to artists with unfinished tasks.

Remote

•Selected to participate in a ten-week Career Paths in Animation Management Mentorship Circle.•Met biweekly to explore industry topics and discuss.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Magic the Gathering CinematicDepartments: Visual Development, Editorial, Modeling, Rigging, CG Animation, 2D Animation, Look Development, FX, Lighting, Post•Coordinated cross department daily reviews with the Director, Department Supervisors, and Editorial.•Revamped and Standardized dailies note taking and distributing process.•Communicated directly with remote freelance artists.•Organized files with production team for client deliverables.•Tracked and managed shot progress in shotgun.•Prioritized tasks with artists while schedules where consistently shifting due to new creative changes.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

•Collaborated on a team to curate three art gallery shows and open studios attended by 100+ guests.•Assisted in teaching new graduate students programs like Autodesk Maya and Renderman.•Created digital illustrations and graphics to advertise department events for speakers and shows.•Supervised department orientation for incoming freshman.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

•Developed creative design work of print, digital and environmental graphics with a team of six.•Elevated branding and advertising of Texas A&M in high foot traffic area of 70,000+ students, prospective students, and visitors.

•Managed biweekly live performances of bands with up to six members.•Coordinated with individuals on site, conducted sound checks, and diagnosed equipment issues when they arose during live performances.

•Designed newspapers and magazines that were distributed to the greater Bryan-College Station area of 100,000+ residents.•Collaborated with fellow designers to meet hard deadlines.•Interacted with stakeholders relevant to current projects through face-to-face facilitation.

Bachelor’S Degree, Visualization

Minor in Game Design and Development

Design Innovation

Reciprocal Exchange Program (REEP)

Education record

Introduction to Blender

Concept Art