Jamaica Dyer
Illustration Resume
jamaicad.com
Education:
Illustration/Animation BFA (2004-2008)
San Jose State University.
Dean’s Scholar, 3.7 GPA
Relevant Coursework:
Film History, Visual Principals for Illustration/Animation,
Traditional Animation, Conceptual Illustration, Visual Development,
Screenwriting, Short Story, Maya.
Computer Skills:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premier,
Adobe After Effects, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash,
Maya 7, Flipbook, Mac OSX, Microsoft Office.
Industry Experience:
Art Department for student feature-length films :
Glory Boy Days
- designing and building sets under art direction
of Erik Otto. Directed
by Paul Encinas, 2007.
College
Radio Sucks – art direction, prop design and grip work.
Directed by Greg Bradley, 2006.
Art Director for the music video “Stay” featuring
Kid.
Sketched sets, built props, supervised shooting, on-set art department
under Production Designer John York.
Directed by Babak Sarrafon, produced at SJSU 2007.
Art Editor responsible for artwork, photography and design
for
San Jose State literary magazine Reed Magazine
60, 2007.
Graphic Designer for promotional posters for SJSU feature films
“Drifting Elegant” and “Making it Right,” 2006-2007.
Self-publisher experienced in publishing process from generating
artwork to page layout to printing press to distribution.
Freelance Illustration:
Spark Generators II - Xeric-award winning comic anthology ’03
Suicide Pact , April ’05. Comic, color cover and publishing assistance.
Access Magazine, Aug ’05. 4 color illustrations for 2 articles.
Kitchen Sink Magazine 11, Dec ’05. Illustration for article.
Spartan Daily Newspaper, Fall ’06. Twice-weekly comic strip.
Reed Magazine, June ’06. Featured artist, 4-page spread of illustrations.
Other Magazine 10-11, Nov ’06. Illustrations for articles.
Girl’s Guide to Guy’s Stuff, July ’07. Comic anthology.
Juicy Mother 2, Sept ’07. All-woman comic anthology.
Can be contacted by email