Jason E. Yungbluth
Cartoonist • Illustrator • Comic Book Artist
152 Laburnam Crescent, Rochester, NY 14620
585-442-8502 •
Resume
Professional illustration, storyboarding and cartooning
Fisher Price • East Aurora, New York • 2002-present
Product art for “Rescue Heroes” toy line
IBC Digital • Buffalo, New York • 2001-2002
Freelance storyboarding and character designfor IBC clients
Mediaworks/Vertibrae • New York, NY • 2002-present
Freelance character designfor Mediaworks clients
Eric Mower and Associates • Buffalo, New York • 1998-present
Storyboarding and illustration for Eric Mower clients, including Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and Sorrento Cheese, Inc.
Haggerty and Associates • Middlesboro, Kentucky • 1999-present
Web graphics and illustrations for Haggerty and Associate clients.
Souter Productions • Buffalo, New York • 1998-present
Freelance storyboarding for large regional Souter clients
including Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and TOPS Markets
Envisage Media • Buffalo, New York • 1998-present
Freelance illustration for Envisgae clients, including Adelphia Cable
B-HIVE Productions • Rochester, New York • 1995-present
Freelance storyboarding and illustration for Eastman Kodak Corp.and other B-HIVE clients
Hasbro Toys, Inc. • 1996, Freelance concept art
The Voice • Monthly newspaper of United University Professions
(22,000-member faculty/ professional staff union of the 64-campus State University of New York)
Regular featured cartoonist, illustrator, cover artist
American Libraries • Magazine of the American Library Association
Featured cartoonist, 1999 – present
Professional cartooning, illustration, storyboarding, cont’d.
WebHosting Magazine • Monthly magazine (circ. 200,000)
Featured illustrator, 2000 - present
The Sun • Weekly national news tabloid (circ. 1,600,000)
Featured cartoonist
The Buffalo News Magazine • Weekly news magazine (circ. 378,000)
Bi-weekly cartoon, “Leftovers,” 1995-96
Dog Fancy • Monthly magazine (circ. 350,000)
Regular featured cartoonist
Cat Fancy • Monthly magazine (circ. 332,000)
Regular featured cartoonist
Starlog • Monthly magazine (circ. 250,000)
Regular featured cartoonist
Comics Scene•Monthly regional comic tabloid (circ. 250,000)
Regular featured cartoonist
Comic Book Credits
Creator, publisher, “Deep Fried” (Death Ray Graphics)
Penciler, “The Accumulator,” (Emil Novak, Buffalo Nickle Comics)
Regular penciler, “Tatters” • (Caliber Comics)
Regular penciler, “Forever Eve” • (Timothy Shea, Shadow Song Press)
Penciler, “Great Big Beef” • (Kyle Dakota, ISM Studios)
Pinups, “Flesh and Blood” • (Franco Aureliani, Blindwolf Comics)
Pinups, “Scrubs in Scrubland” • (Marshall M. Dillon, Scrubland Productions)
Writing Credits
Feature writer • Film reviewer
The Buffalo News (daily c., 378,000)
Education
State University of New York at Buffalo
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, 1993
The UB Program in Illustration has been cited by Print Magazine as the best college-based illustration program in the United States. My training consisted of extended study with leading American illustrators including Alan E. Cober, Jerry Pinkney, Philip Burke, Joel Peter Johnson, Kathleen Howell, and a core curriculum in the humanities.
Related skills
Illustration/animation software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,
Macromedia Flash, Swift 3D, Adobe GoLiveWriting: Feature, film reviews,
critical essays, comic books
Letters of reference available on request
Selected Honors
2001 First Place Award for Best Graphic
(International Labor Communications Association )
2000 First Place Award for Best Art or Photo, Class I
(American Federation of Teachers Communications Association. AFL-CIO)
1993 Invited sole illustrator/cartoonist, 1993 University at Buffalo Yearbook
1992 Columbia Press Association: Gold Circle Award, Magazine Humor