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JESSICA WOOSTER

Birmingham,United Kingdom

Summary

Passionate junior digital artist with a specialty in design, illustration, and visual storytelling/sequential art. Roughly 6 years experience working on one time freelance commissions for a variety of customers and projects. Adept at fitting alternate art styles. Graduated in mid-2024 with a BAHons in cartoon and comic art from University of Staffordshire.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Character Designer/Promotional Artist/Art Director

Rea Bear Animates
USA, Remote
2023.02 - 2026.01
  • Volunteer/Commission work based on Assignment
  • Fitting a set style
  • Creating characters that fit the world, aesthetic, and style
  • Ensure Characters and outfits were safe for the set animation style
  • Working from briefs/mood boards to reach desired outcome
  • Created posters to promote the series across social media
  • Assisted others on the project to ensure style consistency
  • Communication with other artists/departments across the project to ensure things run as smooth as possible

Freelance Artist

Freelance Commission Work
Birmingham, West Midlands
2018.01 - 2026.01
  • Working with a variety of clients on varying projects
  • Illustration, Character design, Short animation, logos, letter headers
  • Communicating with clients to ensure the piece matched what was envisioned at each stage

Cafe assistant

The Little Highstreet
Birmingham, West Midlands
2025.01 - Current
  • Practiced healthy and safety measures to comply with regulations, especially regarding food and hygiene
  • Enhanced cafe atmosphere with attention to cleanliness and decoration details.
  • Greeted customers, presented menus and shared information about rules and services

Pizzaiolo Chef

Pizza Express
Cranleigh/Solihull
2022.06 - 2024.12
  • Working within a team
  • Quality control
  • Keeping calm under high stress situations
  • Assisting other team members with tasks when applicable
  • Organisation/Prioritising tasks
  • Keeping a positive/supportive attitude during rush hours

Education

BA HONS - Cartoon and Comic arts

University of Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent
2021.09 - 2024.07

Btech - Art and Design

Guildford College
Guildford, Surrey
2019.09 - 2021.07

Skills

  • Digital art
  • Design
  • Communication
  • Illustration
  • Visual Storytelling
  • Customer focused
  • Sequential art design
  • Digital art software knowledge

Affiliations

  • Sketching
  • Voice Acting/Acting
  • Writing
  • Skiing

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Cafe assistant

The Little Highstreet
2025.01 - Current

Character Designer/Promotional Artist/Art Director

Rea Bear Animates
2023.02 - 2026.01

Pizzaiolo Chef

Pizza Express
2022.06 - 2024.12

BA HONS - Cartoon and Comic arts

University of Staffordshire
2021.09 - 2024.07

Btech - Art and Design

Guildford College
2019.09 - 2021.07

Freelance Artist

Freelance Commission Work
2018.01 - 2026.01
JESSICA WOOSTER