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Jeanie Choi
Game Designer | Motion Graphics

(770) 402-5364
jeanie.choi@gmail.com



Objective

To help bring beautiful, inspired work that can touch people to life, both through constant self-improvement and offering help to those I work with. I am enthusiastic to play my part in group projects while my high sense of initiative empowers me in more independent work. I have been noted for being highly organized and dedicated throughout my life.



Experience

NEU Game Lab  2014 – present
Graduate Research Assistant under Dr. Celia Pearce.

App Development Intern 2013
Created prototype for Sesame Street on Shapes.
Developed architecture for and programmed significant portion of app
for Sesame Street, ‘Breathe. Think. Do.’

Freelance, Motion Graphics 2011 – 2013
Effects in TechBurst ad: commissioned by GaTech.
Innovolt illustrative ad: commissioned by UnitedIdeas.
Panasonic web ad effects: commissioned by UnitedIdeas.
Emory Bubble illustration: commissioned by UnitedIdeas.

Magazine Layout 2008 – 2010
Chief layout editor of monthly College of Computing magazine the Firewall in 2010.
Primary Cover Designer 2008 – 2010.
Member of layout team for 2.5 years.

Designer on Mermaids 2012 – 2014
Proposed new design for building system.
Helped design a level for playtesting.
Proposed numerous plant types.
Proposed presence of a clan book.

Unity Programmer on Mermaids 2012 – 2014
Simulated underwater FX in Unity.
Created basic UI architecture for past iteration.

Concept Artist on Mermaids 2012 – 2014
Created concept art of old building structures.
Created concept art of plants.
Created concept art of clan book.

UI Artist for Mallory   2012 – 2013
Helped design UI system for poverty awareness app Mallory.
Created in-game assets and gui elements.


Achievements

Animator on the Therapist
National Campus Movie Fest Finalist
Screened at Campus Movie Fest Hollywood 2012
Screened at Cannes Film Festival 2012
Local Global Game Jam 2nd Place
Faculty Honor Award Spring 2011
National Merit Scholarship Recipient



Education

MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts, Northeastern University
In Progress: 2014 – now

BS in Computational Media, Georgia Tech
Attended 2008 – 2012.

Aineo Art School
Attended 2008 – 2010.



Software

Animation/ Motion Graphics
Adobe Flash
Adobe AfterEffects
Autodesk Maya

Composition
Adobe AfterEffects
Autodesk Maya

Video Editing
Adobe Premiere Pro
Final Cut Pro

Modeling
Autodesk Maya

Layout
Adobe InDesign

Artwork/ Design
Adobe Flash
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator

Game Design
Unity3D
Adobe Flash
Flixel
Starling



Programming Languages

Game Coding
ActionScript 3.0
Processing
Javascript
C#

Web Design
HTML
CSS
XML/JSON
AJAX