Leah Bend
leahbend@gmail.com
815. 822. 2363
Objective
To secure experience in Production Management, allowing me to better hone my managerial, organizational and creative skills in an animation pipeline, ultimately building to a career in producingEducation
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Bachelor of Arts in Animation / Minor in Fine Art — May 2010
Webster University — St Louis, MO
Work Experience
- Veritas Studios
Production Coordinator
Assist Director and animation team in production of Slangman’s World, Children’s Television Show for PBS
June 2009 — August 2009 - Coolfire Media
Production Assistant / Illustrator / Intern
Assist staff of animation/motion graphic artists
October 2008 — May 2009 - ACM SIGGRAPH
Student Volunteer
Assisted coordinators and directed attendees
Conference 2008 — Los Angeles - Webster University Animation Department
Associate Producer, Storyboarder and Director
Envisioned and led Senior Overview as a Sophomore
October 2007 — May 2008
Organizations
- Webster University Student SIGGRAPH Chapter
Current President and Founding Vice President of Webster University’s SIGGRAPH student Chapter.
Organize campus student interest speakers and bi-weekly meetings and tutorials
2006 — Present - Kinematifest
Co-Founder and Coordinator
Webster University’s Annual Animation, VFX and Interactive Media Festival open to over 300 schools.
2007 — Present - Webster University VFX and Cinematography Club
Accomplishments
- Webbie Award Winner 2008
2D Animation - Webster University “Spotlight on School of Communications”
Representative to the Board of Trustees: April 2008 - Interactive Art Director/Illustrator/Animator
Competitive Ad/Marketing Campaign - Spring 2009
Technical Skills
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