Tihara Ezzo: Freelance Artist, Remote in Austin, TX

Designing concepts and finalized artwork for merchandise, including plushies, apparel, and stationery

Preparing illustrations for animation, which includes breaking up flat assets into multiple layers, adapting illustrations for puppetting and movement, extending character features, extending scenes and backgrounds, etc.

? Created 2D Vector Assets for animated content and interactive media ? Storyboarded episodes of animated content ? Created concept art for characters ? Created layouts for animated content ? Edited videos for animation modules and presentations ? Collaborated with my team lead to troubleshoot issues within the pipeline ? Organized and archived assets for animated content and interactive media ? Tracked project progress and communicated progress with team

? Illustrating thumbnail artwork for various YouTube channels ? Storyboarding and directing for GameToons and GameTunes ? Illustrating backgrounds for GameToons and GameTunes ? Met with pre-production team and assisted with video conceptualization and team planning ? Prioritized tasks to consistently meet one-week deadlines on all projects ? Onboarded new team members and ensured understanding of production pipeline ? Organizing and archiving animation assets

Created artwork for monthly escape room games, including concept work, background designs, illustrations, and prop designs ? Edited game code for escape room games in Adobe Dreamweaver ? Met with the team to plan story and gameplay for monthly game modules