Ray Jones

illustration, character design,
graphics, storyboarding

Resume

Art has always been a passion of mine, and as such I have always sought to include it in all aspects of my life. I enjoy working with others on ideas, and the process of bringing an artistic vision to life. I’m a quick learner, and love to incorporate any new skill I am taught into my personal and professional creative process.

Employment History
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CatalogIt, Oakland, 2020-Present
As Marketing Associate, I assist the Museums & Collections Specialist in conducting international market research into small and mid-sized museums.Illuminated Art Services, Oakland, 2022 -2024
As an Art Handler/Digital Assistant, I assisted the company owner in all aspects of processing museum and gallery artwork. This included art handling, packing and shipping, photography, image processing, electronic record creation and maintenance, artist research, and cataloguing.Apple TV, London,England, 2022
As an Art Department Assistant for an unreleased production, I helped with set dressing, graphics fabrication, and sceneryLime Pictures, Liverpool, England, 2022
As an Art Department Assistant for HollyOaks, I worked on set dressing, props running, graphics fabrication, and standby for filming.Hello Vintage, Oakland, 2019
As a Fashion History Intern, under the guidance of the shop owner, I learned how to research, care for, and manage an historic clothing collection. At the end of the internship, I helped present a public exhibition of our historical collection.YMTC (Youth Musical Theater Company), Berkeley, 2017-2018
As a Set Design Apprentice, I assisted the designer in realizing his vision for a theater production. I helped construct and decorate the set, and facilitated set changes during performances.

Education
Nottingham Trent University, BA (Hons) Design for Film and Television
(2021-2024)

Visualization

Illustration

Characters

Narrative Work

Graphics and Props

Meursault's Cigarettes
A pack of 1930s French-Algerian Cigarettes based off of the famous Gauloises French cigarettes. This was created for my adaptation of Albert Camus' The Stranger, which is set in 1938 Algeria. The main character, Meursault, smokes cigarettes throughout the entire book, and this habit is an integral part of his character.

Halloween Horn
A 1930s Halloween party horn made for a period accurate graphics project. I sourced the graphics from various 1930s Halloween and magic show posters. The horn is meant to resemble a party horn printed with lithography.

Nicotina
An oversized cigarette box prop I made for a performance based on the song Nicotina by the band Sparks. The image on the front of the box is a simplified drawing of their Angst In My Pants album cover. I made ten oversized cigarettes with lipstick marks to go inside and be used on stage as well.

Drafting