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Product Designer/ Illustrator/ Voice-over at Gemmy Industries
Steve Ross
Coppell, TX
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About
I have been compensated as a composite artist for the FBI, a courtroom sketch artist for NBC, a political cartoonist, an art director for ZZTop tours, a writer/cartoonist for Mad Magazine, and a kids meal toy designer for Taco Bell, KFC, Jack-In-The-Box, and Burger King.
In my spare time, I write jingles/themes/songs on piano/guitar/bass/drums/harmonica, and sometimes trombone.
I was also a member of "The Second City" and a stand-up comedian in Los Angeles.
I currently have the coolest job in the world with Gemmy industries; concepting, designing, illustrating, and doing voice-over/singing/music for gloriously goofy stuff. -
Education
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associates Computer Animation/Multi-MediaArt Institute of Dallas1996 - 1997
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associates Visual CommunicationsArt Institute of Dallas1990 - 1992Best Advertising Portfolio
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Shelton State1987 - 1990
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Central High1985 - 1987
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TA1978 - 1985
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Experience
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Product Designer/ Illustrator/ Voice-overGemmy IndustriesOct 2005 - Present (19 years 1 month)Coolest job on the planet: concepting, design, illustration, product management, voice-over, copywriter, music composure, musician, singer, costume model etc etc etc
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Senior Creative DirectorTic TocMar 2003 - Sep 2005 (2 years 6 months)Returned to Texas to manage entire creative dept; overseeing promotional programs for WAL MART, Braum's, Pepsi, General Mills, Frito Lay, and Budweiser.
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Senior Art DirectorSingle Touch InteractiveOct 2001 - Mar 2003 (1 year 5 months)Oversaw design/aesthetic look for wireless application graphical user interfaces, packaging and media.
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Creative DirectorAlcone MarketingOct 2000 - Oct 2001 (1 year)Managed concepting, strategy and execution of various company accounts including: BURGER KING kids meal toys and promotional programs for E!, Universal Music Group, Dannon, and Dove.
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Creative DirectorTic TocApr 1998 - Oct 2000 (2 years 6 months)Creative lead on several accounts/projects such as concept/design of kids meal toys/programs for Denny's, Pepsi, General Mills, Frito Lay.
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Freelance Writer/CartoonistMAD MAGAZINEMay 1994 - Nov 1998 (4 years 6 months)I have been a writer/artist for MAD MAGAZINE on occasions when I thought of something we both found funny.
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Designer/IllustratorPromotional Partners Worldwide1996 - 1998 (2 years)Conceptor/designer of kids meal premiums (toys) for KFC, Taco Bell, and Jack-In-The-Box
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Senior Art DirectorSHOWLASERSMar 1994 - Nov 1997 (3 years 8 months)Directed design and animation of LASER shows for ZZTOP tours, KISS tours, Dallas Mavericks games, Dallas Stars games, AT&T, Frito-Lay and CNN
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Composite Sketch ArtistFBIMeridian, MSSep 1988 - May 1990 (1 year 8 months)
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Courtroom Sketch ArtistNBC1988 - 1990 (2 years)Yes, I did those sketches you sometimes see on television of courtroom scenes closed off to cameras.
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Composite Sketch ArtistFBI1988 - 1990 (2 years)I covered bank robberies for the FBI. I would work with witnesses to come up with the best visual representation I could of the suspect.
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Homicide Scene ArtistPolice Department1988 - 1990 (2 years)I would accompany Detectives to murder scenes and sketch the rooms in which murders took place. For a tight visual record, I labeled everything that was blood stained "blood" (with an arrow pointing at it) as I sketched it.
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Affiliations
The Second City, Toastmasters International, North Texas Skeptics
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On Coroflot@steveross, member since 2009
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