JESSICA CATALAN
Email: jessica.c0317@gmail.com | Website: www.jessicacatalan.com | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jesssica-catalan
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Technical/VFX Artist | February 2024 - December 2024 (Recurring Role)
Narrator Group - Remote
● Developed immersive VR content
● Edited and integrated visual components into virtual scenarios
Freelance FX Technical Director | June 2024 - September 2024
OVFX - The Outlook Company - Remote
● Developed visual effects for an Unreal Engine film project, focusing on asset optimization and conceptualization.
● Consulted on pipeline improvements and cross-platform asset delivery strategies.
Freelance FX Technical Director | April 2023 - August 2023
Maere Studios - Remote
● Led simulation creation for Origin (2023) and developed asset delivery from Houdini to Blender
Interactive Media Artist / FX Technical Director | January 2022 - April 2023
Lockheed Martin Space - Highlands Ranch, Colorado
● Produced branded animations and simulations for internal and external communication campaigns.
● Contributed to internal pipeline development and hardware maintenance.
FX Technical Director | June 2021 - Dec 2021
Double Negative - Montreal, Canada
● Created simulations for Under the Boardwalk (2023), including hair, water, and sand effects
FX Artist | March 2021 - June 2021
Mr. X - Montreal, Canada
● Worked closely with the HoD, delivering various simulations and setup clean-up for the following projects: Distant (2023), Home Sweet Home Alone (2021), and The Witcher: Season 2 (2021).
FX Artist | October 2020 - March 2021
Mikros Animation - Montreal, Canada
● Produced pyro and particle simulations for Paw Patrol: The Movie (2021), ensuring alignment with creative direction and shot continuity.
FX Artist | October 2018 - December 2019
Technicolor Academy to MPC Film - Montreal, Canada
● Trained under Technicolor Academy and placed at MPC. Worked on various VFX simulations for the following feature films: Dumbo(2019), Maleficent 2(2019), Call of the Wild (2020), and Artemis Fowl (2020).
VFX Artist | June 2018 - July 2018
&Company - NYC
● Delivered matte paintings and edited visual assets for the feature film Ben is Back (2018).
Compositing Artist | October 2017
Wander, Inc.
● Compositing Artist for OxFam America’s “FREEME”
EDUCATION
BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation and Visual Effects, School of Visual Arts NYC, May 2018
SOFTWARE AND SKILLS
● Houdini ● Nuke ● After Effects ● Adobe Creative Suite ● Maya ● Photoshop ● Python ● VEX/hscript ● Premiere Pro ● Virtual Reality ● Immersive Environments ● VirTra Systems ● Compositing ● Visual Effects ● Editing ● Simulations ● Rendering ● Problem-solving ● Attention to Detail ● Communication ● Collaboration ● Self Accountability ● Quick Learner ● Visual Communications
ACHIEVEMENTS
Featured Screening, “Mirrors” - Short Film, Female Filmmakers Fuse Film Festival 2019
Featured Screening, “Mirrors” - Short Film, BAM Film Festival 2019
Featured Screening, “Mirrors” - Short Film, MetroCAF, NYC AMC SIGGRAPH 2018
Semi-Finalist, “Mirrors” - Short Film, LA Cinefest 2018
Finalist - Film of the Year for Visual Effects, “Mirrors” - Short Film, Autodesk’s The Rookies 2018
Outstanding Achievement Award, “Mirrors” - Short Film, SVA Computer Art 2018
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS
SOICTALKS N100 Panel - Guest Speaker, Indiana University-Purdue Univerisity September 2022
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Visual Effects Society, Asians in Animation, Women in Visual Effects, Women in Animation, Panimation