James Otis Smith
Video Editor, Illustrator
New York, NY, USAWork Experience
School Of Visual Arts
Adjunct Instructor
Create and teach full year course on writing, drawing and publishing comics, Sophomore class.
2021
- Present
New York, United States
Black Heroes Of The Wild West
Author
I wrote and illustrated BLACK HEROES OF THE WILD WEST, a comic book anthology of Black biographies from the Old West; published by Toon! Books.
2020
-
New York, United States
Freelance
Video Editor
Editing, storyboards, motion graphic design for music, promotional and industrial videos. Clients include NY Knicks, New York Power Authority, Levi’s, MLB, Essence Fest, Scion, Black Girls Rock!, Exagen Diagnostics, Spin Magazine, De La Soul, Sizzla, Pete Rock, Monse, Inas X, Moving Mountains Film Program, etc.
2007
- Present
Brooklyn, New York, United States
HarperCollins
Asst. Graphic Designer, Children's Books
Proofing, layout and art correction.
2012
- 2014
New York, United States
Freelance
Production Artist
Interior and jacket artist for children's books and graphic novels from Abrams ComicArts, First Second Books, Clarion, HarperCollins, Hill & Wang, Toon! Books, SyFy Channel, U.N. Hunger Project, etc.
2005
- Present
New York, United States
Ackerman Academy
Medical Transcriptionist
Record dermatopathology diagnoses into proprietary medical records system.
2003
- 2005
Manhattan, New York, United States
Morgan Stanley
Production Artist
2001
- 2003
Manhattan, New York, United States
Freelance
Set PA
Designed and painted props and locations for the film "Sudden Manhattan," dir. Adrienne Shelly. PA on various film and video productions, primarily tv commercials and short films.
1995
- 2001
New York, United States
Education
Sarah Lawrence College
B.A.
Writing, Film and Film History
September 1991
- June 1995
Bronxville, New York, United States
Skills
Adobe Premiere,
Final Cut Pro,
Illustration,
Motion Graphics ,
Writing,