Bill Jones is based in Dallas, TX and has 8 years of experience in 2D web animation, 3D feature animation, and gameplay/cinematic game animation. He has worked on The Cyanide and Happiness Show, The Stockholms, News to Me, and the Freakpocalypse game series. He has written and directed several Cyanide and Happiness shorts on YouTube. In his free time he enjoys developing his own video games and animated content. He enjoys leading fun, efficient teams and creating streamlined pipelines.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Explosm, LLC - Cyanide and Happiness
Animation Director (01/2016 – Current, Dallas, TX)​
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Managed production deadlines on over 300 animated shorts, four longer form series, brand integration advertisements, and the Freakpocalypse video game series, often simultaneously.
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Authored an animation pipeline that increased quality and boosted average animator output from 30 secs/week to over 45 secs/week without any increase in burnout or overtime.
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Lead a team of in-house animators, freelancers, and subcontracted studios without missing a single delivery deadline.
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Evaluate artistic growth, team concerns and mental health of animation department through 'one-on-ones' and daily reviews.
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Consult across other departments such as game programming, background art, writing and storyboards to to optimize project budgets, delivery timelines, and client notes.
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Developed and led new animator training systems for software, pipeline, and efficiency skills.
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Contribute to all stages of production including writing, directing, character design, animatics, and voice acting.
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Created content that has driven the growth of over 7 millions YouTube subscribers
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Maintain full time animator workload on top of management and directing duties
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Animator (06/2015 – Current, Dallas, TX)​
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Create rigged Harmony animation and symbol based animation in Adobe Animate
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Complete frame by frame character assets and effects
Reel FX
Background/Fix Animator (12/2014 – 05/2015, Dallas, TX)
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Staged and animated large crowd animated scenes on the 3D feature film 'Rock Dog'
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Applied late stage polish to shots at the end of production
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Addressed hair and cloth simulation issues
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Learned large studio pipeline standards and issues
Brazen Animation
Layout artist/Animation Intern (10/2013 – 05/2014, Dallas, TX)
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Created previs/layout passes for studio projects in Maya
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Pinon High School
Biology Teacher (08/2011 – 05/2012, Pinon, AZ)
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Instructed High School Biology in Arizona's Navajo Nation
EDUCATION
eCornell Product Management Certificate (09/22 - 01/23)
AnimSquad Expert Animation Courses (09/17 - 12/17)
Animation Mentor Character Animation Program (03/12 – 04/13)
Indiana University B.S. Science Education Degree (2006 – 2010)
