MADISON SMITH Animator | Character Designer | Prop Designer | Background Artist | Storyboard Artist [email protected] | 917.232.3448 Education UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Amherst, MA Bachelor of Fine Arts Candidate, Visual Arts Major with Animation focus; Class of 2022. Member, Animation Club; Member, ACM SIGGRAPH; Member, Women in Animation (WIA). Front-of-House Usher at UMASS Amherst Fine Arts Center. Please click here to view my portfolio: https://contactmadisonsmith.wixsite.com/mysite EF ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL BOARDING SCHOOL Thornwood, NY International Baccalaureate (IB) Honors| High School Diploma, May 2018. Volunteer Usher and Production Assistant, Millennium Dance Company NYC and Jazz at Lincoln Center NYC; Production Volunteer, EF Academy International Culture Fair; Community Service Volunteer, Thornwood Animal Shelter. One of only nine Americans in my graduating class. Competed with top students from over 75 countries speaking over 45 languages on campus to graduate with IB Honors. EF ACADEMY ANIMATION CLUB September 2016 – May 2018 Founder and President of The Animation Club at EF Academy. Taught students Animation Arts. SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS (SVA) New York, NY | Summer 2017 Competed and selected to attend the School of Visual Arts Pre-College Program to study Animation. Created and premiered Animation short film at end of summer program at SVA Theatre in Manhattan. OXFORD UNIVERSITY Oxford, England | Summer 2016 Competed and received acceptance to attend Oxford University - Oxbridge Academic Summer Program. Completed advanced Oxford University coursework during residency on campus with honors earning straight A’s in Literature and Engineering courses. Studied Art History in Paris, France post Oxford University campus residency. Work Experience WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. Burbank, CA Warner Bros. Animation Studios Intern Summer 2021, 2020 and 2019 Successfully selected to highly competitive WB program for three consecutive summers to gain knowledge and exposure to all aspects of a major working studio environment and production pipeline. Finalized character design work on Animaniacs Season 3, Summer 2021. Completed character design and background line work on Gremlins: Secrets of The Mogwai animated series, Summer 2020. Prop designer on Mortal Kombat: Battle of The Realms animated movie and DC shorts, Summer 2019. Mentored by production team and learned design, storyboards, digital clean up, color and more. Created professionally approved props for use in final production and completed other tasks related to various facets of the business. UMASS AMHERST FINE ARTS CENTER Amherst, MA Front-of-House Usher September 2018 – Present Ensure smooth working of Audience Services at Fine Arts Center events during academic school year. Skills C++ | RenderMan| Maya| Katana| Adobe Animate| After Effects| iMOVIE| PowerPoint| ToonBoom| Excel | MSOffice| HTML | Photoshop Honors TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL New York, NY | April 2012 | April 2013 Honored as a Young Emerging Filmmaker by Tribeca Film Festival in New York City where my short films were selected to be screened before a live audience for two years in a row. Interviewed second year post screening onstage by Oscar Award-winning Filmmaker Marshall Curry. https://bit.ly/3Ao1pHj