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1. Meg Simon megansim@usc.edu 941-587-3552 Director Alfred P. Sloan Foundation [August 2019 - Present] Los Angeles, California Awarded a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan foundation to create a film themed on mass extinction. Student Teacher Assistant University of Southern California Department of Animation [January 2019 - August 2019] Los Angeles, California Supported animation instructors inside classroom. Prepared classroom and materials to the professor’s needs. Helped answer student questions and provide critique. Promotions Designer University of Southern California Department of Animation [2016-Present] Los Angeles, California Responsible for creation of promotional materials for projects including posters for guest speakers and campus events, of brand identities for special conferences, as well as other design responsibilities including flyers, web banners, web design, video editing, photography and more. Breaking the Glass Frame Designer University of Southern California Department of Animation [2017-Present] Los Angeles, California Responsible for branding of Breaking the Glass Frame Women in Animation Past, Present, Future Los Angeles Symposium. Designs were created to gratify the preferences of a team of worldwide academics. Duties included print design, web design, branding, and animation. First Frame 2017 Designer University of Southern California Department of Animation [2016-2017] Los Angeles, California Honored by nomination to create introductory animation and other branding for First Frame screening of student films held at the Director's Guild of America. Animation was created using Maya 2016, other branding materials included postcards, dvds, posters, web banners, email, program and logo design. Director/ Artist Tiniest Tremor [October 2016-]une 2017] Los Angeles, California Directed a VR animation about the opioid epidemic utilizing Maya 2018. Selected by SXSW 2018. Creative Producer I Became [October 2017-Present] Los Angeles, California Awarded grant to produce short documentary animation series. Animator Economic Development Administration + Others [2012] Lansing, Michigan Created animated intro for REI Michigan Summit. Artist Gallery Exhibition at Kresge Gallery {2012} East Lansing, Michigan. Created a week long exhibition of oil paintings and digital illustrations titled “New Biddle City”. Michigan State University (College of Arts & Letters) Department of Art, Art History and Design BFA in Studio Art with concentration in Painting and Design. University of Southern California (School of Cinematic Arts) John C. Hench-DADA Department of Animation MFA Candidate. Modeling (Zbrush, Maya, C4D, Mudbox), Texturing (Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Zbrush), Storyboarding, 2d/3D Concept Design, 3D animation (Maya, MASH, Motionbuilder, Cinema 4D, After Effects, Flash ), Fur Animation (Maya, Cinema 4D), Cloth Animation (Maya, C4D), 2D Hand Drawn Animation (Tv Paint, Photoshop), Illustration, Painting, Environment Design, Rigging (Maya, cinema 4d), Compositing (After Effects, Nuke), Graphic Design (print, web and poster) EXPERIENCE EDUCATION SKILLS