JESS POLLARD
Storyboard Artist & Comic Artist
Vancouver, Canada
jritapollard (at) gmail.com
STORYBOARDS + COMICS = :^)
Jess Pollard is a storyboard artist and illustrator currently based in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. After graduating with a Certificate of Comics and Graphic Novels (2013, Camosun College) and an Advanced Diploma in Illustration and Design (2017, Capilano University) she began working as a storyboard artist at Wildbrain, Atomic, Slap Happy, etc. She boards for shows like Carmen Sandiego and The Hollow (Netflix), Summer Memories (Family Channel), Bossy Bear (Nickelodeon), and more.
Professional Experience
DUET | Indie Game Studio, Vancouver, BC
Partner and Co-founder - Storyboards, Narrative, Art Direction, Game Design, Video Editing | 2024 - Present
Mainframe Studios, Vancouver, BC
Senior Storyboard Artist - The Eggventurers | Feb 2023 - Sept. 2023
Slap Happy Cartoons, Vancouver, BC
Storyboard Artist - Bossy Bear | Dec. 2021 - Oct. 2022
Yeti Farm Creative, Kelowna, BC (Remote)
Storyboard Artist - Summer Memories | Feb. 2021 - Dec. 2021
Mainframe Studios, Vancouver, BC
Storyboard Revisionist - Madagascar: A Little Wild Feb. 2020 - April 2020
WildBrain, Vancouver, BC
Storyboard Revisionist - Carmen Sandiego | May. 2019 - Oct. 2019
Slap Happy Cartoons, Vancouver, BC
Storyboard Revisionist - The Hollow | Jan. 2019 - April 2019
WildBrain, Vancouver, BC
Storyboard Revisionist - Carmen Sandiego | Sept. 2017 - April 2018
Software Proficiency
2D | Toon Boom Storyboard Pro | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Sketchbook Pro | Flix | ShotGrid | Adobe Bridge
Post-Production | Adobe Premiere Pro
Systems | Mac | Windows
Education
CAPILANO UNIVERSITY, North Vancouver, BC
Advanced Diploma in Illustration and Design | 2014 - 2017 | Graduated with Distinction
CAMOSUN COLLEGE, Victoria, BC
Certificate in Comics and Graphic Novels | 2012 - 2013 | Honor Roll
Continuing Education
British Columbia Institute of Technology Vancouver, BC
Associate’s Certificate in Video Editing - Winter semester completed 2024
Basic Inquiry, Vancouver, BC
Life Drawing Classes | 2022 - Present
Volunteering, Mentorship, and Outreach
Camosun College, Victoria, BC (Remote)
Program Advisory Chair - Comics and Graphic Novels Program | 2024 - Present
University of British Columbia, Department of Migration, Vancouver, BC
Graphic Novelist - Crossing Lines: Comics about Human Migration | 2023
Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC
3rd Year Project Mentor - BDes Visual Communication program | 2022