Jo Schramer

Multi-Disciplinary Storyteller

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Work Experience

Artist

Jo Schramer Art, Multiple locations

Nov 2021 - Present

• Designing and creating booklets and page Layouts
• Managing image files, resolution, file sizes and digital archiving.
• Pre-flighting and printing booklets.
• Working with clients to create custom artwork to specification.
• Operating across multiple programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, and more.
• Working in CMYK and RGB color modes
• Sales at pop-up markets and online
• Creative marketting
• Multi-media storytelling

Art Director

Iron Circus Comics, Remote - Chicago, IL.

Nov 2023 - June 2024

• Lead and trained team of 2-6 employees.
• Organized department files. Managed cohesion of final product across multiple files.
• Worked with Showrunner and Creator to ensure final product met brand and style specifications.
• Collaborated cross-departmentally

Credits: "Lackadaisy: Stragem," "Lackadaisy: Ingenue."

Background Artist

Global Mechanic, Remote - Vancouver, BC.

Sept 2023 - Nov 2023

•Set up and painted backgrounds according to style and direction.

Credits: Epic Career Quest.

Background Painter

Iron Circus Comics, Remote - Chicago, IL.

Apr 2022

• Painted backgrounds according to style and direction.

Credits: Lackadaisy Pilot.

Layout Artist

Global Mechanic, Remote - Vancouver, BC.

Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

• Set up and painted backgrounds according to style and direction.

Credits: Birdgirl Season 2.

Background Layout Artist

Floyd County Productions, Remote - Atlanta, GA.

Nov 2020 - July 2021

• Established new department within existing creative pipeline.
• Managed general Layout of files in accordance with brand specification and director input.
• Worked both independentally and as part of a team.

Credits: Archer Season 12.

Background Painter

Floyd County Productions, Remote/In studio - Atlanta, GA.

Mar 2018 - July 2021

• Established new department within existing creative pipeline.
• Managed general Layout of files in accordance with brand specification and director input.
• Worked both independentally and as part of a team.

Credits: "America: The Motion Picture," "Dicktown," "Walt," Un-named Project, "Hitmonkey," "Archer season 11," "Archer season 12."


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Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts Sequential Art

Minor Storyboarding

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA.

Mar 2016

• GPA: 3.8
• Deans List Honors, all terms.
• Short story, “Laughing Crows,” published in literary magazine, Artemis (2016).
• 1st place winner of Foundation Portfolio Exhibition (2012).

Transient Credit

College of Dupage, Glen Ellyn, IL.

Jan - May 2014

Intro to Screenwriting

Class lead by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast).

Aug - Oct 2019.

Typography

Cal Arts via Coursera.org

Apr - June 2022.

Screenwriting Workshop

Class lead by Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast).

Sep - Nov 2024.


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Skills
Software | Professional | Animation | Fine Art | Graphic Design | Other
Software
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • AfterEffects
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Google Suite
  • Clip Studio Pro
  • Autodesk Maya
  • AutoCAD
  • ProCreate
Professional Skills
  • Creative problem solving
  • Attention to both detail and scope.
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Time Management
  • Organization
  • Public Speaking
  • Presentation Design
  • Instructional Design
  • Data-entry
  • Teaching
  • Sales
Animation Skills
  • Color Scripting
  • Layout
  • Background Painting
  • Background Direction
  • Storyboarding
  • Environment Design
Fine Art
  • Portraiture
  • Water-color
  • Ink
  • Book-Arts
  • Sequential Art
Graphic Design Skills
  • Logo and Branding
  • Social Media
  • Flyers and Ads
  • Business Cards
  • Color psychology
  • Pre-flighting
  • Booklets
Other Skills
  • Zines&Independent Press
  • Vocal Performance
  • Html/CSS
  • Art Installation

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Community Involvement

Indie Press

Sheboygan Underground Zines (shugz), Sheboygan, WI.

Oct 2024 - Present

• Managing submissions
• Planning marketting strategies
• Planning printing of submissions.

Art Teacher

Ampersand Art & Supply Co. Sheboygan, WI.

May 2023 - Present

• Designing and teaching 2-3 hour classes for students of varying ages.
• Comic book inking
• Conte Crayon Portraiture

Member

Sheboygan County Writers Club, Sheboygan, WI.

Nov 2024 - Present


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