Destiny DeJames Resume 2025

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1. Destiny DeJames - Story Artist destinydejames@gmail.com - destinydejames.weebly.com WORK EXPERIENCE Shining Isle Productions​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Jun. 2025 – Present Story Revisionist​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ▪​ Working closely with the Supervising Director to revise and clean boards, as well as creating new boards from updated script pages. Story Intern​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Jun. 2025 – Sep. 2025 ▪​ Worked on The Wingfeather Saga season 4 as a story intern, revising boards to the given feedback. WaeBak Studios ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Apr. 2025 – Oct. 2025 Storyboard Artist​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ▪​ Developed storyboards for the pilot episode of Starstruck, a sci-fi indie animated series. University of North Carolina School of the Arts​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Jun. 2022 – Jul. 2024 Animation Teaching Assistant​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ▪​ Instructed high school students on the foundations of the animation principles, offering guidance and constructive feedback on class projects. ▪​ Assisted lead faculty with developing lesson plans, preparing course materials, and coordinating class activities. EDUCATION AND STORY MENTORSHIP ​ Feature Story Mentorship​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Nov. 2024 – Jan. 2025 Mentee​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ▪​ Completed a one-on-one mentorship with Skydance Story Artist Shelby Nicholas, creating an original storyboard sequence while incorporating feedback and participating in weekly pitch meetings. Women in Animation - Breaking Into Storyboarding for TV​ ​ ​ ​ Apr. 2024 – Jul. 2024 Mentee​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ▪​ Mentored by Disney TVA Story Artist Janice Rim, developing an original storyboard sequence with a focus on the TV animation production pipeline. University of North Carolina School of the Arts​ ​ ​ ​ ​ May 2024 Bachelors of Fine Arts Major – Animation Storyboarding for Feature Animation​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Oct. 2023 – Dec. 2023 Mentee​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ▪​ Completed a 10-week storyboarding course led by Head of Story artist Rob Porter, developing a full sequence based on a script alongside weekly story exercises. PROGRAMS Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Maya, Blender, Wacom Cintiq, Microsoft Office, Google Suite