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Alicia Chan

Qualifications

  • Proficient in Toon Boom Storyboard Pro and Photoshop

  • Strong work ethic - Works well under pressure and always wants to learn more

  • Loves to collaborate with others, but can also work well independently

  • Works well with Cintiq, Wacom, or traditional

 Work Experience

  • Disney TV Animation (2024 - ongoing)

    • Director for Pilot in Development

  • Wilo Productions (2024)

    • Assistant Director for Pilot Development

  • Nickelodeon Development (2024)

    • Storyboard Artist for Multiple Pilots

  • Disney TV Animation (2023 - 2024)

    • Story Development and Head of Story

  • Avatar Studios/Paramount (2023)

    • Feature Storyboard Artist for Avatar movie

  • Sony Pictures Animation (2021 - 2022)

    • Feature Storyboard Artist for KPOP Demon Hunters

    • Freelance Storyboard Artist for KPOP Demon Hunters pitch (2021)

  • Titmouse Animation (2020 - 2021)

    • Episodic Director for The Legend of Vox Machina

      • Main priorities - helping my story team to communicate their ideas and strengthen their storytelling skills; supporting the creators’ vision while maintaining a collaborative process; aiding my team members to strengthen skills they wished to work on individually

      • Directed my team with storyboards, story, and character acting

      • Boarding on multiple sequences as well as revisions/clean up

      • Worked closely with Showrunners, Supervising Director, and Animatic Editors

  • Nickelodeon (2018 - 2019)

    • Storyboard Artist for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018 - 2019)

      • Boarding on multiple episodes as well as revisions/clean up

    • Assistant Director on finale for Rise of the Teeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)

      • Assisted director with editing the episode and managing the story team

  • Cartoon Network (2015 - 2018)

    • Storyboard Artist for The Powerpuff Girls (2015 - 2018)

      • Boarded on multiple episodes as well as revisions/clean up

    • Revisions for short - Twelve Forever (2016)
      Clean up and revisions on pilot pitch board

  • Freelance Work

    • Character Design for shorts pitch (2016)
      Visual development for a pitch to the shorts program

    • Directing and storyboards for Puppy Mystery Nickelodeon short (2019)

    • Storyboards for The Legend of Vox Machina (2022 - 2024)

    • Storyboards for Nickelodeon Development Pilots (2024)

Education

California State University Fullerton - Entertainment Art/Animation Concentration (2012 - 2015)

Concept Design Academy - Costumed Gesture Drawing (2017)