Jody Carroll McMurrian Illustration & Design
Based out of Portland, OR USA
P: 971 : 545 : 9393
Art Director / Illustrator / Songwriter / Lecturer / Writer / Collaborator
2011- 2013 RRD International - Oregon City, OR
Title: Art Director/Lead Illustrator
Responsibilities: Lead Illustrator and Art Director on Multiple Design & Advertising projects for Target Canada. Designed/Illustrated catalog display settings spotlighting products and home furnishings.
2006 - 2023 Happy Trails Animation - Tigard, OR
Title: Art Director/Lead Illustrator
Responsibilities: Lead designer and Art Director on Multiple Animation, Design & Advertising projects.
2010 - 2012 Wieden + Kennedy Advertising - Portland, OR
Title: Lead Designer/Illustrator
Responsibilities: Lead Designer on such accounts as: Coca-Cola, Target, Nike, Levi's, Disney and Old Spice.
Created Billboard Designs, Page layout, Online Campaigns, Apparel & Concept.
2003 – 2006 Passport New Media Los Angeles, CA
Title: Lead Designer/ Flash Animator/ Team Manager
Responsibilities: Lead conceptualization & design of core projects. Designed trade show booths and various aspects related to promotion. Oversaw daily production timelines and acted as a conduit to outside vendors and talent. Responsible for the creation of company websites and product interface architecture. Team Manager - oversaw 8 artists and programmers.
2000 - 2003 Activision Santa Monica CA
Title: Lead Artist/Art Director
Responsibilities: Lead conceptualization & design of interactive game projects, as well as promotional and web related material for use online or at industry conventions. Trade show booth designs related to company product line and mission. Lead Digital Background Painter/ Story boarding. Worked as an artist and designer on multiple advertising campaigns and interactive projects. Designed Game Design concepts, Art Assets for products and conceptualization for future projects. Multiple titles shipped.
1997 - 2000 Walt Disney Company, Glendale CA
Title: Art Director / Lead Designer
Responsibilities: Lead design of interactive game projects and all aspects of promotional and web related material. Designed trade show environments and product kiosk displays, oversaw team of artists and programmers, acted as conduit to upper management and outside studios. Digital background painter/ storyboard artist. Multiple titles shipped.
1991 - 1994 Mural Works L.A Los Angeles, CA.
Title: Co - Founder / Manager/Lead Scenic Painter
Responsibilities: Oversaw a team of 6 artists on large-scale, contracted mural designs for various clients around the world.
Past clients:
Coca-Cola (Billboard Design, Campaign Style and assets)
Target (Weekly booklet Design and Illustration)
Nike (Billboard Design, Print lay out, Conceptualization)
Old - Spice (Billboard Design, Print lay out, Conceptualization)
Microsoft (Website design, Print layout, Conceptualization)
Califia
Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising
Adidas
Dodge
Lakota Tribe, SD
Portland State University
Proctor & Gamble
Levi's
Pennington
Disney
Activision
EMI Records
Publicis
T-Mobile
Happy Trails Animation
Laika Animation
Nickelodeon
Buena Vista Films
Razor Fish Advertising
R.R Donnelley
Wieden & Kennedy Advertising
Roundhouse Advertising
Famous Frames
Pete Keegler Advertising
Bent Image Lab
Bing
McDonald’s Corporation (In store interactive kiosk design and advertising campaign)
Philm Roman Television Animation (King of the Hill animation background design)
Nickelodeon Animation, Burbank, CA. (Spongebob conceptualization and background design)
Disney Interactive, Glendale, CA (Interface, illustration design, Project lead)
Inglenook Wineries, Napa, CA (label and poster design)
Activision, LA CA (Game art, interface, concept design)
Savage Entertainment, Marina del Rey, CA. (Game art, interface, concept design)
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA (Portland Alumni website)
Jim Henson Company (web and Multimedia CD-ROM design)
Education
2004 - 06 Portland State University, Portland, OR
M.F.A - Painting and New Media. University scholarly
distinction award.
1991-1993 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
B.F.A - Illustration, Fine art minor. Full honors recipient.
1989 - 1990 California College of Arts and Crafts Oakland, CA
drawing and painting
1987 - 1989 Los Medanos College Pittsburg, CA
A.A - Liberal Arts, Fine art minor
Digital Skills:
Adobe Creative Suite, All current creative software programs (Photoshop Expert), Sound Editing, Mac/PC
Teaching Experience:
2007 - Portland State University, Design, Painting, Foundation Studies, Digital Illustration, Art History
2006 - Oregon State University – Painting, Modern Painting Theory, Art History
2003 - Instructor of record, Portland State University, Portland, OR – Introduction to painting, Art History
2002/3 - Visiting artist lecturer, Portland State University, Portland, OR
2002 - Portland State University, Portland, OR - Graduate Teaching assistant
2002- 2007 - Art Institute of Portland, Portland, OR –Design, Advanced Digital Illustration, Drawing, Art History
of Media Technology, Color Theory, Interactive Authoring, Web Animation, Painting