Valerie Montgomery

Story Artist

valmonty.com • 714-271-1994 • valjmontgomery@gmail.com

Los Angeles, CA

WORK

TITMOUSE INC. ANIMATION STUDIOS / COLOR DESIGN COORDINATOR & FREELANCE COLOR DESIGNER

OCT 2023- PRESENT, REMOTE

  • Color design production coordinator on The Mighty Nein, to premier on Amazon.

  • Completing additional hours as a freelance color designer for The Mighty Nein alongside my production role since May 2024.

TITMOUSE INC. ANIMATION STUDIOS / Story & POST COORDINATOR

FEB 2020- JUNE 2023, BURBANK, CA

Story and retake production Coordinator for

  • Editorial production coordinator for Scavengers Reign, also managing talent voice records.

  • Color Design coordinator working under the color department supervisor for The Boys Diabolical.

  • Story, Editorial and Retake production coordinator for Q-Force.

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION TELEVISION/ DESIGN COORDINATOR

NOV 2018- JAN 2020, GLENDALE, CA

Color Design Production Coordinator for Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.

  • Working closely with our Story and Line Coordinators to ensure continuity throughout the show.

  • Organizing breakdowns per episode with our art director regarding color choices and tasking for varying times of day. Communicating with our color stylist about color palettes needed per episode, and assessing how many assets will need to be dialed to those palettes.

  • Acting Script Coordinator in the later stages of the shows production; prepping for and attending records, tracking original record, pick up, and ADR statuses, conforming scripts, and communicating with and preparing materials for casting.

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION TELEVISION/ PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

AUg 2017- OCT 2018, GLENDALE, CA

Production Assistant for the Story Department for Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.

  • Trained with the revisionists to conform the Storyboard Pro files to the animatics: inputting script dialogue, action notes, replacing updated panels, adding fills, and character labeling.

  • Handle daily communications with overseas animation studio, and work closely with each department to organize and facilitate overseas shipments.

  • Additional work in the Script department, conforming scripts and managing talent voice records for the final months of production.

Production Assistant on CG animated comedy series Boss Baby: Back in Business, currently streaming on Netflix.

Ironklad Studios/ storyboard Intern

Feb 2017- MAY 2017, Los Angeles, CA

Under in-house advisory, studied cinematography, varying drawing styles, and storytelling.

Storyboard assignments monitored biweekly by Justin Fields.

Independent Book Publisher:  “Parenting with Wisdom and Compassion” Dr. Ilene Val-Essen/ Illustrator

August 2013- April 2015, Los Angeles, CA

Developed illustrations from concept to final draft for a published, 295-page book sold nation wide.

Effectively collaborated and communicated with the author on design goals and met rigorous deadline demands.

Zwyer Industries: "the World of LBX” / Layout Designer

2014,  Los Angeles, CA

Executed layout and page design of 47 Little Battler’s Experience characters, text descriptions, and backgrounds spanning 80 pages in a published compendium.

Collaborated with lead designer, effectively met all deadlines.

Assisted in writing and editing character descriptions.


EDUCATION

Concept Design Academy/ storyboard Studies

June 2016 - PRESENT,  Los Angeles, CA

Classes in storyboard studies with Alan Wan, Irineo Maramba, Ben Juwono, and Jay Oliva.

From Concept to Storyboard workshop with John Aoshima

Loyola Marymount University/ graphic Design Studies

Graduated 2013,  Los Angeles, CA

Bachelors of Fine Arts, Graphic Design


SKILLS

Adept in Adobe Creative Suite, Storyboard Pro, Shotgun Studio, Google Office Programs, Microsoft Office Suite, Frame IO, Zoom, FileMaker, SyncSketch, SketchUp, traditional drawing and quick sketching, graphic design.

Able to multitask in a high yield environment, excellent problem solving, and effective communication skills.

Trained in conforming storyboards for animation, script coordinating, storyboard revisions, animation production, cinematography, storytelling, and figure posing.

Proficient with Mac, PC & Microsoft, Wacom.