Brittany A. Katz
Diligent Project Manager who is driven, goal oriented, self-starter with keen ability to prioritize and efficiently manage day to day responsibilities alongside various special projects.
Strategic Business Partner with established credibility, with in-house personnel and external customers, through use of best practices, timely completion of deliverables, and continuously serving as a resource to colleagues.
Highly Trained Artist and problem solver, with strong ability to build relationships across varying levels of leadership; able to collaborate within and across departments, to strengthen compliance and propel company ideals.
HIGHLIGHTS
Coordinated production needs and contributed artwork to DreamWorks “Color” Application: 100,000+ Downloads
Participated on a multi-disciplinary team that successfully launched Marvel’s “Civil War” Google VR Game Application: 10,000+ Downloads.
Co-animator on the National Geographic “Cool it” commercial. 33 national airings on the National Geographic Channel.
Project manager and game artist for 5 individual games for DELDOT (Delaware Department of Transportation).
Contributing artist in the book, “All I Know is…” Rare Book & Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress and Special Collections.
SKILLS
ZBrush
Houdini
Maya
Substance Painter
Photoshop
Marmoset Toolbag
Keyshot Pro
Premier Pro
After Effects
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Production Assistant/Concept Artist
Bully! Entertainment, Towson, MD-Spring 2016 - Spring 2017
Joined as an office manager and rapidly assumed a series of increasingly demanding deliverables and responsibilities based on strong performance and demonstration of critical leadership skills.
Organized and delegated tasks to ensure schedule adherence.
Facilitated Asset reviews to ensure deliverable quality.
Composed concept and 3D artwork and collaborated with Game Designer and artist team for internal and client review.
Digital Animation Intern
Pixeldust Studios, Bethesda, MD-Fall 2015
Co-developed television and web media programs for entertainment companies such as National Geographic, Travel Channel, Discovery Communications, and PBS.
Conceptualized, designed, and animated assets for television and online entertainment programs.
Worked with clients to create successful programming that reached audiences nationwide.
Digital Animator
Delaware Dept. of Transportation, Newark, DE-Spring 2013 – Summer 2014
Conceptualized, designed and worked with game programmers to create educational application games.
EDUCATION
MFA (pending): Master of Fine Arts in Digital Arts
DigiPen Institute of Technology, Redmond, WA
BFA: Illustration, Animation & Sculpture
University of Delaware, Newark, DE