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Joseph B. Rothenberg 
Email: joe@joerothenberg.com
512.966.6797 
Portfolio: https://rothenbergjoseph.myportfolio.com

Experience

Joe Rothenberg Animation – Founder & CEO, Animation Lead (Sep. ‘15 – Present)
• Hire/manage 3 employees & 8+ contractors. Direct artistic efforts toward a unified vision.
• Work closely and communicate regularly with clients to meet and exceed expectations.
• Clients include Academy Award-winning Kobe Bryant, Charles Schwab, AAA, San Antonio Tourism, Lenscrafters, Powerhouse Animation, IdeaRocket, Texas Education Agency, others.

Austin Community College – Adjunct Associate Professor of Animation (Jan. ‘18 – present)
• Subjects taught: Traditional Animation (pencil & paper), 2D Digital Animation (Adobe Animate), Digital Paint & Background Design (Photoshop), Storyboarding (Storyboard Pro)
• Wrote majority of course curriculum for Digital Painting & Background Design.

Nickelodeon – Creator of Nickelodeon’s Gumwad Island (May ‘14 – Dec. ‘16, Released ‘18)
• Successfully pitched, developed, storyboarded, and animated a pilot short sold to Nickelodeon.
• Designed characters and world with input from Nickelodeon creative staff.
• Directed a team of 10 artists and communicated frequently with Nickelodeon creative staff.
• Collaborated with Nickelodeon screenwriters to develop script. Directed voice over sessions.

Independent Contractor – Writer, Storyboard, Design, Animation, Production (2010 – 2015)
• Created animated shorts and sequences for feature films, Netflix/Hulu productions, & businesses.

Platinum Studios – Graphic Design Intern (2011)

Skills & Software
• Adobe CC (Animate, Character Animator, After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere), Storyboard Pro, Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Google, Celtx, Final Draft, Maya, Audacity, Fusion.
• Story development, pitching, gag writing, weaving messaging into stories.
• Deep understanding of Composition, Design, Color, and Story.
• Leadership, communication, giving and receiving notes graciously, organized, accountable.
• Quick learner, highly focused, efficient, collaborative, good communicator, problem solver.

Selected Projects
Creatives Meet Business Experience (2019) – Featured Artist. Top Austin networking event.
Red Tape (2018) – Director of Animation. Dystopian sci-fi animated short. 6 festival awards.
Monk with a Camera (2014) –Sequences for feature documentary. 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Nerdy Workout (2014) – Solo game dev. Featured on Apple’s App Store. Over 250K downloads.
Ladies Knight (2012) – Writer/Animator. Annie Award-nominated musical short. 3 festival awards.

Education
University of Southern California – BA, Animation and Digital Arts, Cum Laude.
Animation Guild (Burbank, CA) – Life drawing and cartoon stylization.
Hideout Theater (Austin, TX) – Improv, 4 levels.
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