Creative Manager for Animation & Games
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.
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Setting and communicating clear project goals.
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Keeping the team informed about company updates.
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Monitoring team performance and addressing delays.
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Onboarding new members and ensuring they understand their roles.
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Organizing tasks and documenting project details efficiently through Hack 'N Plan.
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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
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Documentation member of the Benilde Scholars Association (2021-2022)
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Animotion President (2019-2020)
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Animotion Volunteer & Design committee member (2018 - 2019)
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Dean's List Plaque of Recognition (S.Y. 2018-2019)
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Scholarship Grantee (S.Y. 2019-2022)
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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
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Member of the Animation Guild of iACADEMY
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Animation representative for the Young Filmakers Society
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Third Honor (2017)
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Second Honor (2018)
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Received certificate of perfect attendance (2018)
Thames International Business School
Storyboarding Masterclass - Likhasanay Scholar
J34M+4Q5, Calle Industria, Bagumbayan, Quezon City, Metro Manila
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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.