Animator/Designer

Julia Glassman

Boston, MA

Follow
Contact
Save to list

About

Hello! I'm a recent graduate of the animation program at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, MA. I have a passion for storytelling, great characters, humor, and design.
Education
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) Animation
  
  Massachusetts College of Art
  
  2011 - 2015
- Fine and Studio Arts
  
  Bard College
  
  2009 - 2011
- The Cambridge School of Weston
  
  2005 - 2009
Experience
- Animator/Designer
  
  Nimblebot
  
  Cambridge, MA
  
  Sep 2015 - Present (9 years 2 months)
  
  Working in-house as a member of a small collaborative creative team. Designing assets, environments, and characters for animated videos and digital content mainly using Adobe Illustrator, and animating in After Effects. Drawing thumbnails and storyboards in Photoshop. Participating heavily in all pre-production processes including concept development, visual development, and script writing.
- Freelance Animator
  
  FlickerLab
  
  Brooklyn, NY
  
  Aug 2015 - Aug 2015
  
  Provided character animation in Flash for an online short film.
- Freelance Animator
  
  CloudKid
  
  Boston, MA
  
  Jun 2015 - Jul 2015 (1 month)
  
  Animated characters for Sesame Street website in Flash.
- Teaching Assistant
  
  Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  
  Boston, MA
  
  Sep 2014 - May 2015 (8 months)
  
  Assisted the professor of Digital Toolbox III, an introductory course in 3D animation/Autodesk Maya, and Advanced Character Animation, a course in animation principles, character development, story development, and acting.
- Freelance Animator
  
  Soup2Nuts Animation Studio
  
  Watertown, MA
  
  May 2014 - Aug 2014 (3 months)
  
  Worked as a character animator on the Scholastic PBS Kids television show "WordGirl." Produced roughly 40 seconds of finished Flash character animation per week. Incorporated notes/feedback from animation supervisors, adhered to strict deadlines and the production schedule.
- Art Intern
  
  FableVision Studios
  
  Boston, MA
  
  Feb 2014 - May 2014 (3 months)
  
  Assisted with the production of games and websites, working mainly in Flash, and prepped materials for company events. Created original illustrations for Twitter "Choose-Your-Own-Fable" project. Worked independently on creative side-projects including producing original game designs and learning ActionScript. Animated scenes from the short film "The Testing Camera" with a small collaborative team, as well as scenes from the book trailer for "Going Places."
- Animation Intern
  
  Soup2Nuts
  
  Watertown, MA
  
  May 2013 - Aug 2013 (3 months)
  
  Received training in character design, storyboarding, and character animation in Flash, practicing with material from the television shows "WordGirl" and "SciGirls." Designed key character poses, original character, and nested model sheet. Created storyboards and animatics, and animated scenes from old episodes.
- Communications Assistant
  
  The Cambridge School of Weston
  
  Weston, MA
  
  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012 (2 months)
  
  Performed daily administrative duties, organized work spaces, photographed school events, edited and compiled photos for school website, edited and compiled information for community directory, proofread viewbook materials, organized school archives.
- Art/Media/Music Instructor
  
  Summer Arts at the Cambridge School of Weston
  
  Weston, MA
  
  Jun 2011 - Aug 2012 (1 year 2 months)
  
  Taught classes in animation, cartooning, and music for children ages 7-15. Performed administrative duties. Accompanied performers on the piano. Created and led creative activities for children during their free period.
- Volunteer Classroom Tutor
  
  Germantown Central Schools
  
  Sep 2010 - May 2011 (8 months)
  
  Tutored individuals and groups of children in the third, fifth, and sixth grade in math and English as a member of the Bard Germantown Project.
- Counselor-in-Training/Junior Counselor
  
  The Charles River Creative Arts Program
  
  Dover, MA
  
  Jun 2008 - Aug 2010 (2 years 2 months)
  
  Taught classes in cartooning and animation, assisted in music and art classes for children ages 7-15. Acted as leader and organizer of the counselor-in-training program. Created and led creative activities for children during their free period.
- Art Intern
  
  The Danforth Museum of Art
  
  Framingham, MA
  
  Jun 2007 - Aug 2007 (2 months)
  
  Assisted teaching art classes for children, supervised lunchroom, organized classrooms and art supply storage. Loaded and unloaded kilns. Assisted with administrative duties, arranged art displays, assisted in class registration organization.
Awards

Animation Faculty Award, 2015

Awarded in recognition of significant contributions to the MassArt Animation community, as voted on by members of the MassArt Animation faculty.

MassArt Studio Foundation Award, 2012

Awarded for growth and achievement during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Scholastic Art & Writing Award, 2007

Silver Key awarded for self-portrait drawing series.

Screenings:

MassArt Animation Senior Show, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2015

MassArt All-School Show, MassArt 2013-2014

MassArt Sophomore Animation Show, MassArt 2013

Facebrace Film and Animation Show, MassArt 2013
Skills
Elsewhere on the Web
- n
- v
- 4
On Coroflot

@juliaglassman, member since 2013
- Followers 2

Julia Glassman

Assistant Professor of Design: Interaction Design

Decorative Pillow Designer