Resume

=Andres Cortes 

Portfolio - www.cortescartoon.com
email - andres@cortescartoon.com

Objective

Position as a Staff Artist, Graphic Artist, Multimedia Designer, Illustrator, Animator and/or Creative Director.

Work Experience

Freelance Artist

1/2000 - Present    Freelance Graphic Design, San Diego, CA

-      Numerous custom projects including: illustrations for publications, poster designs, digital art, fine art, short animated cartoons, and political cartoons.

Art Teacher

6/2007 - 7/2007    Balboa Park Museum of Art - Art School department, San Diego, CA

-      Instruct a class of 30 students on comic book development. Ages range from 10-14. Summer course.

Lead Graphic Artist

8/2006 - 5/2007    Adventure Imaging, San Diego, CA

-      Design and print custom promotional ads, banners, signs, and business cards for a host of businesses ranging in size from sole proprietors to nation-wide corporations.

Assistant Manager

4/2006 - 9/2006    Einstein's Bagels, San Diego, CA

-      Peak-hours Manager of the busiest Einstein's Bagels in San Diego County. Responsible for a team of 6 employees working extended shifts, including weekends and Holidays.

Art Director

3/2005 - 4/2006    Dawn Media, San Diego, CA

-      Ad production and copy layout for a weekly newspaper and three monthly tabloids.

Education

2/2000 - 9/2004    Platt College, San Diego, CA

-      Bachelor's Degree

Skills

• Photoshop CS • Illustrator CS  • After Effects • Pagemaker • Dreamweaver • Quark Express • Adobe Premiere

• Lightwave and Modeler • Word • Flash MX • Music Composition • Animation • Video Editing • PC and MAC Platforms

Additional Info

   Traditional art skills: pencil, pen and ink, paint, clay modeling, charcoal, marker composition, pastels.

   Additional skills: music composition, piano performance, audio editing, story development, screenwriting,

   character designs, idea tossing and Special Effects. Team leadership skills. Outgoing and friendly, straightforward.

   Languages: English and Spanish.