Jennifer Hotai

Designer, Metaverse Builder, Team Management

Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Empowering teams to build together.
25+ years of design experience.
Immersive tech speaker.

Work Experience

CauseVerse

CEO/Co-Founder

Team Leadership and Management
Branding and Presentation Design
Web Development and Social Media
B2B Business Development
Scrum Management for Production of VR Apps
Communication Infrastructure and Relationship Building
Financial Oversight and Bookkeeping
April 2023 - January 2024 South Carolina, United States

Plover Animation

Founder

Providing graphics and animations for the metaverse/web3 industry.
January 2021 - Present Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

MintPrint LLC

Owner, graphic designer

Advertise for clients on MyrtleBeachBulletin.com.
Graphic design and video ads/commercials for clients.
September 2015 - Present South Carolina, United States

Clayfinger Productions

Animator

Created storyboards for the short stop-motion animated film "Gone Fishin".
April 2015 - May 2015 United States

Carter Films

Art Director

“Cvora” Film

● Establish art style for the film
● Manage schedule and tasks for art team
● Collaborate with FX supervisor
● Create concept art for characters, costumes, props, and environments
● Design logos and graphic elements
March 2015 - Present Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

Burning Dog Media

Lead 2D Artist

“Origins of Malu” - Multiplayer Online Game

Responsibilities:
-Manage 2D Art Team
-Approve and edit 2D art assets
-Create concept designs and concept illustrations
-Create GUI(graphic user interface) assets
-Write lore for game world
-Collaborate on game design
-Contribute articles and blogs for websites
-Provide graphic art for promos and web purposes
September 2011 - Present Canada

Mobitechs LLC

Graphic Artist and Web Designer

Mobile & Proximity Marketing - Various clients

Responsibilities:
-Created responsive websites for businesses
-Created advertisements and coupons
-Created icons and banners
-Built websites for iSIGN proximity routers
-Provided print-ready posters and cards
-Managed company social media sites
-Created company business presentations
June 2014 - December 2014 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

Cosmic Karma Game Partners, LLC

Artist and Cosultant

“Prem’s Adventures” - Young adult book series

Responsibilities:
-Edited existing artwork for book
-Edited and collaborated stories for book
-Provided concepts for characters
-Created concept for business card
April 2014 - May 2014 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

Notionology Media

Concept Artist

“Ten Years Later” - Short Film Project

Responsibilities:
-Created concept art for props and costumes
-Created logo designs for props
-Collaborated on script and project
May 2012 - December 2012 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Moving Pictures Classic

Concept Artist

“The Zombie Cure” - Indie horror film

Created zombie concepts for the movie
August 2011 - September 2011 United States

Shadowpool Studios

2D Artist

“Trials of Ascension” - Fantasy Multiplayer Online Game

Responsibilities:
-Creation of concept art
-Finalization of approved concepts
-Create textures for game models
December 2004 - September 2006 United States

Skills

Acrobat, Adobe, Adobe Web Premium, Artisteer, Blender, Blogger, CMS, Contribute, Corel Painter , CS4, DreamHost, Dreamweaver, Dropbox, Facebook, Ftp, Google Docs, Google Sites, Google+, Illustrator, Instagram, ISIGN, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Photoshop(16 Years), Pinterest, Powerpoint, Skype, Stumbler, Twitter, Ventrilo, WordPress,

Work References

Alma Siojo (former Burning Dog Media project manager)
Phone: 7802336558

Michael Dunham(president/lead designer of Burning Dog Media)
mdunham@burningdog.com
Phone: 7805660855

Kyle “Harvey” Havrilesko(lead modeler of Burning Dog Media)
harvey@originsofmalu.com
Phone: 4077823091

Linda Look(writer)
llook1454@aol.com
Phone: 8437122878

Links

Fine Art America Gallery: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/jennifer-hotai