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FUJITA, MEGUMI

Creative Manager for Animation & Games

Work Experience:

Scriptwriter

December 2024 - Present

Manila, Philippines & UK, Remote

Developed engaging scripts for the webcomic platform Dashtoon, adapting novels and web novels into compelling visual narratives. Crafted dialogue, scene direction, and story pacing to enhance storytelling for digital audiences. Collaborated with artists and editors to ensure seamless integration of script and visuals while maintaining the original essence of the source material.

Children's book Art Manager & Artist

May 2024 - August 2024

Managed tracking the project progress and deliverables in collaboration with the art team while conducting regular meetings with the client to ensure alignment and satisfaction. Additionally, I contributed as an artist, focusing on character design, line work, and color development.

Manila, Philippines

Environment Design Team Manager

November 1, 2023 - May 24, 2024 

3559 Bigelow Boulevard

Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America

Co-lead a talented team to achieve project goals through efficient task management and clear communication. My role involves monitoring progress, delegating tasks, and ensuring timely completion while fostering a collaborative and informed team environment. 

Other roles & responsibilities included: 

  • Updating and monitoring the progress trackers and production plan to ensure timely project completion.
  •  Facilitating clear communication and providing feedback to the team.
  • Delegating tasks from project leads to appropriate team members.
  • Setting and communicating clear project goals.

  •  Keeping the team informed about company updates.

  • Monitoring team performance and addressing delays.

  • Onboarding new members and ensuring they understand their roles.

  •  Organizing tasks and documenting project details efficiently through Hack 'N Plan.

  • Attending art managers' meetings and completing weekly reports.

Visual Identity Lead 

November 1, 2023 - May 24, 2024 

3559 Bigelow Boulevard

Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America

A Visual Lead is a project specific Art Director. We worked at the helm of directing an immersive, captivating, meaningful world the players would hopefully fall in love with.

Other Roles & Responsibilities included:
• Working with the producer and core leadership to define the vision of a game.
• Diligently oversee the art subteams (UI, VFX, 3D, 2D, Concept) to communicate and enforce guidelines and quality standards under one cohesive visual vision
• Establish art bibles and guidelines for production
• Direct and personally oversee lighting and color choices and color grading to ensure that the games look and read well
• Guide lead artists to develop the artistic tone (set the ambiance; explore locations, key moments, emotional contrasts, characters, etc.), and help to plan and establish visual priorities.
• Understand and interpret what visually makes the key rewards and game moments impactful within our comp titles, and to interpret that to our game
• Create the art direction bible of a game (put together mood boards, references, and descriptions).
• Coordinate and oversee the art team throughout production.
• Find a balance between artistic aspects and technical constraints.
• Provide leadership and constructive feedback to achieve quality.
• Collaborate with interdependent teams in all stages of development.
• Develop (including participating in recruitment) our artistic talent pool and foster its growth.
• Improve Art pipeline efficiencies, boosting quality and production efficiencies

Activity Leader

Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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As an activity leader, we worked to ensure customer satisfaction in the leading and supervision of activities and trips at the center and off-campus. We would demonstrate leadership, effective communication and social skills, flexibility, positive energy and sensitivity to the needs of international students learning English during the duration of their program.

2D Animator & Background Artist  (Freelance)

December 6, 2022 - May 2023

Worked as a 2D Animator & Background artist for the Oscar nominated film, Iti Mapupukaw (The Missing).

Responsibilities included interpreting the storyboard and script into animation while working in a timely manner to meet deadlines. Animators were also expected to adhere to the director's critique and revisions.

Project 8 Corner San Joaquin Projects, Philppines

Background Painter & DIP Artist

September 2022 - November 2022

Diliman, Quezon City, 1101 Metro Manila, Philippines

Worked as a background painter and a digital ink & paint artist for the animated short “Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang: Ang Mahiwagang Bantay ng Bundok Arayat 2024” under the partnership of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde.

Education & Trainings:

De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde

Bachelor of Arts in Animation - Cum Laude Graduate

2544 Taft Ave, Malate, Manila, 1004 Metro Manila, Philippines

  • Documentation member of the Benilde Scholars Association (2021-2022)

  • Animotion President (2019-2020) 

  • Animotion Volunteer & Design committee member (2018 - 2019)

  • Dean's List Plaque of Recognition (S.Y. 2018-2019)

  • Scholarship Grantee (S.Y. 2019-2022)

  • Benildean Student Envoy (2018-2019)

IACADEMY - Makati City

Senior High School Diploma - Technical Vocational Livelihood Track and Animation Strand

H.V. Dela Costa, Makati, Metro Manila

  • Member of the Animation Guild of iACADEMY

  • Animation representative for the Young Filmakers Society

  • Third Honor (2017)

  • Second Honor (2018)

  • Received certificate of perfect attendance (2018)

Thames International Business School

Storyboarding Masterclass  - Likhasanay Scholar

J34M+4Q5, Calle Industria, Bagumbayan, Quezon City, Metro Manila

  • Under the storyboarding masterclass, we had the opportunity to learn from Peter Paul Bautista, a veteran storyboard artist with over 20 years of experience in movies and television. Peter Paul's expertise spans animation and live-action productions, having collaborated with major studios like Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, Illumination Entertainment, and more.

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