The Academy of Art University's comics instructor, Daniel Cooney (Valentine,The Tommy Gun Dolls, Writing and Illustrating for Comics and Graphic Novels), will conduct one-on-one portfolio reviews, provide critiques, and offer tips for aspiring artists considering applying to the school or submitting work to a comics publisher. Bring a portfolio selection of your best sequential art and character designs to see if you have what it takes to create art as a working professional and learn about the various degree programs for Sequential Art, Animation and Visual Effects, Illustration, Game Development and more.
LEGO Systems, Inc. art director Joe Dinunzio will be reviewing portfolios of illustrators, storyboard, stop motion, comic, and 3D artists as well as copywriters to discover experienced and innovative freelance talent who wish to work on various forms of communication for internal and licensed product lines. Please bring examples of your strongest and most recent work as well as any LEGO-themed/inspired content you have created to show us how you would handle working with the LEGO brand. Lastly, please have a business card with your website/online portfolio and contact information.
Arch Enemy Entertainment is an exciting and innovative media company that has been featured in USA Today, Esquire, Publishers Weekly, and Forbes. We create and develop intellectual property across multiple formats. As such, we are seeking sequential artists, illustrators, cover artists, conceptual artists and designers, and colorists. At this time we are not looking for inkers. Please have sample work and contact information ready to leave so that we may reach you after the convention. Also, we do take drop off submissions from those unable to stay, but they must include contact information. Thank you.
Blizzard Entertainment. We're on a quest: bring our dream games to life, and make them as awesome on the screen as they are in our heads. To accomplish that, we need smart, driven artists with serious talents. Blizzard is proud to announce a portfolio review for creative talents. If you are an illustrator, concept artist or storyboard and sequential artist we are looking for you.
Nickelodeon is the first-choice place to work! If you're an aspiring designer or storyboard artist, come by the Nickelodeon Talent Development table to hear more about our highly successful Nickelodeon Artist Program and receive feedback on your work. If you're an aspiring comedy TV writer, we'll also be on hand to answer questions regarding the Nickelodeon Writing Program
Paramount Animation will be doing portfolio reviews at Comic-Con! Building on Paramount's 100 years of making some of Hollywood's most iconic films, Paramount Animation is bringing visionary artists and storytellers together to create a world-class animation studio. We are looking for talented, collaborative, and hardworking artists who will help us continue to shape an all-star team of filmmakers. Paramount Animation through its affiliate Animated Productions Inc. currently has exciting opportunities for Visual Development Artists, Storyboard Artists and Character Designers (all Union) to join the animation team at our Hollywood, CA studio.
PETROL will be reviewing portfolios, looking for new talent with traditional and digital skills. This is an opportunity to work with the creative industry's recognized leader in the video game space. There will be career opportunities in both illustration and art direction.
Whatnot Entertainment, Inc. We have several projects that will be either underway or will be starting towards the end of the year. We are interested in interviewing animators, concept artists, BG & character designers, storyboard artists, comic artists - pencilers, inkers, colorists, game designers and coders. The projects include games, animated series and some comic work. We will be joined by Arsenal Media, Solaris Entertainment and SNA in our portfolio reviews.
Hermes Press publishes comic books, original graphic novels and reprints of classic comic books and comic strips. We are interested in seeing portfolios of pencilers, inkers, colorists as well as writers. We require that any individual requesting us to review their portfolio have published material together with an organized presentation for our consideration. If you are a pencilers and inker we need to see interior page samples. Candidates passing the initial review stage will be re-reviewed during the Con at our Booth.
Cartoon Network Studios creates original comedy and action animated content for Cartoon Network such as the hit shows Adventure Time, Regular Show, Uncle Grandpa, Steven Universe, Clarence, and Ben 10: Omniverse. They look for dynamic drawing and visual storytelling skills to fill positions such as storyboard artists, character designers, background painters, and color stylists. On hand for portfolio reviews will be Megan Nairn, manager of animation talent development. Please note: They have no CG needs at this time..
Action Lab is looking for talented writers and artists to work on our line of company produced titles. Artists should be able to show samples of sequentials and be able to work on a deadline. Writers must bring sample comic scripts, no experience is required. We will also look at original submissions to be published in our creator owned line of books.
Committed Comics is once again seeking talented creators who want to elevate themselves and enter the ranks of the creative elite. If you have always wanted to work in comics then this is your opportunity. Committed Comics has been hiring creators at San Diego Comic Con for over a decade and has helped launch the careers of some of the comic industries rising stars. All aspects of creators are being sought with a special interest in pencilers and letterers. Visit the Committed Comics website (www.committedcomics.com) for additional information and to download a creator packet.
Nickelodeon Animation Studio is a place where artists, writers, and production teams can indulge their inner kids by creating funny, exciting, and educational content. With an incredible legacy going back nearly 25 years, Nick Animation has produced - and continues to produce - such hits as Ren and Stimpy, Doug, Rugrats, Hey Arnold, Fairly OddParents, Harvey Beaks, SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and many others! If you are a designer, painter, writer, storyboard artist, a CG specialist, or are looking for opportunities in Production Management, please stop by our booth and meet with our Recruiter, who is on-site to offer portfolio reviews, resume tips, and discuss current openings at Nickelodeon Animation Studio. If you are a junior or senior in college, or are attending graduate school, our Internship Program Manager will also be at the booth to discuss internship opportunities that can launch you into the exciting world of Nickelodeon and how you might become the next
Studio Lo Mismo. Independent sci-fi feature film seeking Modelers, Riggers, 3D Animators, Texture Artists, Look Development & Lighting Technical Directors, Motion Graphics Animators, Compositors, as well as Concept Artists (characters, props, environments) and other illustrators.
Space Goat's international Comic Art Talent Search comes to San Diego. Space Goat is the comic industry's premier talent agency and production studio. Our clients get jobs at Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW, Boom Studios and other top quality publishers. If you have professional quality samples, Space Goat can help. Space Goat wants to see comic book story pages in pencil, pencil & ink or color. We are not interested in a portfolio full of pin-up art. We want to see professionals and talented artists ready to be professionals.
