Jeff Jumper
Jeff Jumper
Concept art, Illustration, Storyboard
Santa Ana, United States

Visual storyteller who draws upon a boundless imagination to create compelling worlds for gaming, gamers, adventure, and new challenges that fully immerse consumers. Strong foundation in the creative development and world-building processes, including figure drawing, illustration, landscape and background creation and painting. Possesses excellent technical skills garnered from a wealth of experience in commercial design and marketing. Quick learner who’s equally accomplished in working in traditional mediums such as oil, watercolor, acrylic, pencil, and markers, and the very latest generations of computer-assisted art technology.

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Skills

Concept DesignDigital PaintingEnvironment DesignIllustrationStoryboardingWeb DesignPhotographyCharacter DesignArchitectural VisualizationDrawingCreature DesignTypographySketchingAdvertisingLogo DesignTraditional ArtBook Cover IllustrationRetouchingVisual StorytellingBackground ArtColor TheoryGraphicsiconographyVisual ArtsGraphic Novelkeyframe artPrint Advertising

Software proficiency

Illustrator
Illustrator
Photoshop
Photoshop
SketchUp
SketchUp
Procreate
Procreate
Canva
Canva
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Creative Suite

Productions

    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book - REAVER - Kercy
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Character Concept Artist
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book 4
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Artist / Illustration / Characters and Environments / Book Covers / Logo
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book - Quriden
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Character Concept Artist
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book - REAVER - Kercy
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Character Concept Artist
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      V180
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Art Direction / Logo / Marketing Illustration / Web Design and Function
    • Company
      C Minyard
    • TV Production
      Dodge Keyframes
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Storyboard Keyframes
    • Company
      The Armory
    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book 3
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Cover Artist / MastHead Logo
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book 2
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Cover Artist / MastHead Logo
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book - KorinShai
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Character Concept Artist
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book - Quriden
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Character Concept Artist
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book - Laan-Nezgon
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Character Concept Artist
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book - Muske
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Character Concept Artist
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Annals of the Keepers book 1
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Cover Artist / MastHead Logo
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Eagle Masters
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Cover Artist / MastHead Logo
    • Company
      Jovian Werks
    • Book
      Mythology Wars
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Penciler - Inker - Colorist - Logo
    • Company
      Catastrophic Comics
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Verizon Glass House
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      National Tour
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Smellos
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Logo / Packaging / Website
    • Company
      Yak Toys
    • Board & Card Games
      Smellos.com
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Web Designer
    • Company
      Yakk Toys
    • Board & Card Games
      Putty Pets
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Logo / Packaging / Web Design
    • Company
      Yak Toys
    • Movie
      Gamers the Movie
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      Movie poster illustration - Star Wars clone
    • Company
      Side show productions
    • Book
      Greatest American Hero
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      Colorist
    • Company
      Catastrophic Comics
    • Book
      Mythology Wars
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Penciler / Inker / Colorist / Logo
    • Company
      Catastrophic Comics
    • Video Game
      Facebook / Monster and Hero Factions
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Concept Artist / Illustration / Logos / Icons
    • Company
      Facebook
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Upper Deck - Comic Book character cards
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Character Concepts / Illustraation
    • Company
      Upper Deck
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Express Capital Lending Logo
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Logo designer / Production
    • Company
      Express Capital Lending
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Golden Capital Group
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Logo Design / Production
    • Company
      GCG
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Dodge Ram training event
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Concept / Storyboards
    • Company
      Jackson Dawson
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Ford F150
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Storyboards
    • Company
      Jackson Dawson
    • TV Production
      Ford F-450
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Storyboards
    • Company
      Jackson Dawson
    • TV Production
      Toyota Tundra
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Storyboards / Set design
    • Company
      Toyota
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Disney Land
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Concept Artist / New Park Innovations
    • Company
      Walt Disney Imagineering
    • Video Game
      Ooh & Aah
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Flash game front end game screen and end screen - animations
    • Company
      Disney Channel
    • Video Game
      Wizards of Waverly place
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Flash game front end and animations
    • Company
      Disney Channel
    • TV Production
      UFC
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Storyboards
    • Company
      THQ
    • TV Production
      Titan Quest trailor
    • Year
      2006
    • Role
      Storyboards / Graphics
    • Company
      THQ
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      HotWheels
    • Year
      2006
    • Role
      Storyboards
    • Company
      THQ
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Minute Man Press
    • Year
      2006
    • Role
      Character Logo designer
    • Company
      LKGS - Minute Man Press
    • TV Production
      Full Spectrum Ad
    • Year
      2005
    • Role
      Art Direction / Storyboards
    • Company
      THQ
    • Video Game
      EA
    • Year
      2005
    • Role
      Concepts / Background Illustrations for EA Pogo Avatars
    • Company
      Sony
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Opto 22 Ad
    • Year
      2005
    • Role
      Illustration
    • Company
      Opto 22
    • Video Game
      Freestyle Basketball 2
    • Year
      2006
    • Role
      80’s character and face designs
    • Company
      VUG Games
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Incredibles
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Storyboards
    • Company
      THQ
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Girls of Gaming
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Illustration
    • Company
      Interplay - Fallout 2
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Play Magazine special card issue #1
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Illustration
    • Company
      Interplay - Baldur’s Gate 3 - Black Isle Studios
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Play Magazine special card issue #2
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Illustration
    • Company
      Interplay - Baldur’s Gate 3 - Black Isle Studios
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Play Magazine special card issue #3
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Illustration
    • Company
      Interplay - Baldur’s Gate 3 - Black Isle Studios
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Play Magazine special card issue #4
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Illustration
    • Company
      Interplay - Baldur’s Gate 3 - Black Isle Studios
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Play Magazine special card issue #5
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Illustration
    • Company
      Interplay - Baldur’s Gate 3 - Black Isle Studios
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Game Pro
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Illustration
    • Company
      Interplay - Baldur’s Gate 3 - Black Isle Studios
    • Video Game
      Fallout 2
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Art Direction / Illustration / Package Design / Manual, Disc, Jewel case - US n Europe
    • Company
      Interplay
    • Book
      Fallout 2 - Prima strategy guide
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Various Illustrations and Poster
    • Company
      Interplay - Prima
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Fallout 2
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Various Illustrations and Promotional Art
    • Company
      Interplay
    • Video Game
      Hunter - Redeemer
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Web Designer
    • Company
      Interplay
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Fallout 2 / Baldur’s Gate / Hunter
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      E-mail Advertisements Ads
    • Company
      Interplay
    • Video Game
      Baldur’s Gate 3
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Web Designer
    • Company
      Interplay.com
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      RoboCop
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Designer / Production / e-mail Advertisement
    • Company
      Interplay
    • Video Game
      World Soccer on-line
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Web Designer / Marketing Illustration
    • Company
      Interplay
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Mac-Play
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      Web Designer/ MacPlay site and store
    • Company
      Interplay - Apple
    • Video Game
      MDK
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      Web Design
    • Company
      Interplay
    • Video Game
      Hunter - Reckoning
    • Year
      2001
    • Role
      Web Designer
    • Company
      Interplay
    • Video Game
      Run Like Hell
    • Year
      2001
    • Role
      Web designer
    • Company
      Interplay.com
    • Video Game
      Star Trek
    • Year
      2001
    • Role
      Web Design
    • Company
      Interplay
    • Video Game
      Giants
    • Year
      2000
    • Role
      Web Designer
    • Company
      Interplay
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Interplay.com
    • Year
      2000
    • Role
      Web Designer - Animations
    • Company
      Interplay.com
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Toshiba Senior Classic
    • Year
      1999
    • Role
      Collector’s comment poster Illustration
    • Company
      TH&M

Experience

  • Artist / Penciler / Inker / Colorist at Catastrophic Comics
    Santa Ana, United States of America
    October 2013 - June 2016

    Freelancing Drawing and Painting an Independent Comic Book, named Mythology Wars for Catastrophic Comics

    6 issue run

  • Concept Artist at Walt Disney Imagineering
    Glendale, United States of America
    July 2007 - October 2007

    Worked with several Directors and Producers to develop high concept art for new Park attractions.

  • Web Designer at Buy.com
    Aliso Veijo, United States of America
    September 1999 - November 2000

    ·Hired for my creative problem solving, ability to think out of the box.

    ·Designed and created art for numerous web stores, icons, and mastheads.

    ·Developed ad banners for leading e-commerce sites.

    ·Maintained web advertising on various sites.

  • Visual Artist / Web Designer at Interplay Entertainment
    Irvine, United States of America
    October 2000 - November 2003

    Visual Artist - Worked closely with marketing managers, directors, producers, artists, and writers to assure character continuity in paintings and branding of promotional materials for various print advertising and development of web-based campaigns. Designed and produced a host of creative assets under tight deadlines for game releases and print advertising in leading game magazines.

    Web Designer - Consulted with marketing managers to design and illustrate new game sites - developed innovative looks and functionality under a rigorous production schedule. Additional art direction and creative responsibilities included design, illustration, and production of commercial corporate websites.

  • Visual Artist / Web Designer at Engage games online
    Irvine, United States of America
    March 1997 - August 1999

    One of the first massively multiplayer on-line game companies. We were ahead of are time. Straight from interning I was offered the head artist position. Leading a small group of Artist developing various assets for new games and site art.

    •Created/Designed Engages main website illustration and all gaming sites.

    •Illustrations developed for marketing, splash pages, posters, web banners and E3.

    •Developed high profile finished paintings and concept art for use new MMO games.

    • Creating mastheads, email blasts, and various site icons

    • Developed concept art and characters for new online games

    • Conceptualized and created characters and monthly paintings for company newsletter

    • Created paintings and concept art for new game development

    • Developed new product and gaming group logos

    • Designed corporate website as well all new multi-player game website

    • Created various computer paintings for site splash pages, ad banners, and brand identity

    • Developed creative interface for e-chat application

  • Lead Artist / Lead Designer / Art Director / Illustration at Orum and Associates
    Santa Ana, United States of America
    January 1991 - March 1996

    I was in charge of all creative that came through from Print Ads, Logo Design, Corporate packaging and Brochures. I also worked In Various Illustration Styles and Mediums as needed.