Everett Stanton

Zen Traveler & Creative Guy on the Loose

A Creative Guy on the Loose...

Welcome to my new page. My resume can be found below!

How did I get here?

Illustration and writing have always been at the core of my work. During my graduate work in history at the University of California, Irvine, on a whim, I attended a comic book conference at another regional university. There, I connected with a professional literary agent who signed my book project to Christy Ottaviano Publishing at MacMillan Publishing, New York.

It's been interesting...

At the time, I was also more heavily involved in CBI and SCBWI. I now have 5 published books. A couple of them are award winners. It was through my work as a writer and illustrator that I was lucky enough to have my agent at the time realize that I might fit in well at Jim Henson Company. She introduced me to their publishing branch editor and he brought me in to help work up some concepts for "Sid the Science Kid" and some other properties. I've been lucky to work for some amazing organizations - from NPOs and NGOs to cultural events and educational companies.

I also took a leap into the world of filmmaking, media editing, private business marketing, and animation. I absolutely love what I do and the folks that I get to work with. I look forward to talking with you or your organization about how I can become an asset to you.

RESUME

EDUCATION (Everardo Juan Aguirre-Stanton)

International TEFL Academy, Chicago IL Sept 2020- Dec 2021

TEFL/ ESL Teaching Certification

The University of California, Irvine Sept 2001 - June 2009

Ph.D. Summa Cum Laude- European and World History/ Humanities

The University of California, Irvine Sept 2001 - June 2004

M.A. Early Modern Europe, World History/ Humanities

The University of California, Irvine Sept 1999 – June 2001

B.A. (Summa Cum Laude), History/ Humanities

RECENT POSITIONS

Media Producer, family and educational media programming, civic and university cultural programming, and film production. New Film Group, LLC (PT) - 2016 to 2019. Encinitas, CA. I have helped to produce their first feature film called, Marbles and Bullets. As a producer, I was responsible for everything from personnel management, financing, and legal, to HR insurance, as well as marketing, sales, and working with one of the largest unions in the country. For the job, I have had to negotiate land and location deals, work with the national park (federal), state, and city officials, and manage talent, staff, and crew of approximately 25-75 people.

Senior production advisor, media strategist, and educational consultant, LORE Foundation and LORE Media & Arts (Volunteer nonprofit) - 2017 to 2019. As Media Strategist and Secretary, my role includes everything from contract development, program development, and strategy, developing corporate sponsorship, developing strategic marketing and media packages and presentations aimed at civic, and private groups and commissioners, as well as handling negotiation with city, county, and private entities, program development, partner NPOs, interfacing with legal, development, and marketing, and project management on the ground at the event-based level.

WORK HISTORY

Producer/Creative Director, 2013-2017 EverWitt Productions, LLC Media Co. Encinitas, CA Responsible for running the day-to-day office and studio business. Specialized as a public educator in coordinating, writing, and creating educational media based on S.T.E.A.M. and P.B.L., interdisciplinary literature, science, and art educational segments. As part of my position, I worked with top educators, creative artists, bankers, corporate partners, publishers, and broadcasters in New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and Atlanta to create products for transmedia dissemination in the public education space.

Lead Creative Producer, Illustrator, and Artist Liaison 2010-2017- MMJ Publishing, The Candy Palace 2010 - 2017 (volunteer position), in conjunction with the Second Harvest Food Bank Orange County, CA. Helped to create and produce all artwork and publishing for the Candy Palace and Izzy’s Corner.

Children’s Book Author and Illustrator 2010- 2018 - Jill Corcoran Literary Agency, Palo Alto, California Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Palo Alto, California and Manhattan, New York Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt Publishing, Manhattan, New York MMJ Press, Newport, CA As a freelance Author and Illustrator, I am currently signed to a two-book per year deal with Christy Ottaviano on an illustrated children’s history series called Haunted Histories. I am signed with the top children’s literary agency on the West Coast and currently have several other titles and media projects being shopped in the public children’s book market.

Jim Henson Company 2012 - Concept Illustrator/ Artist Duties included helping edit show bibles and creating new images for the preschool children’s show Hattie Hagby and creating new concept illustrations for the popular PBS show Sid the Science Kid children’s book crossover project. Supervisor: Joe Lefavi (now Quixotic Transmedia)

Scholastic Books 2011 - Concept artist - Created hardcover concept for Wishworks, Inc. from Scholastic Books. Although my final art was not used, my concept and composition were.

Editor 2010-2012 - Teacher Created Resources, Westminster, California Part of the editorial team responsible for the design and layout of California Standards-based K-12 educational texts. Coordinated with the managing editor on developing the raw intellectual property from artists and authors to produce suitable for the house to publish. Responsible for a book’s editorial decisions through the entire publishing process.

COMPUTING AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Media and Design Software

Adobe CC (Entire suite- User since CS2 versions) - Photoshop (image editing and manipulation), Illustrator, Bridge, Adobe Professional form creation, In Design, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Animator, Audition, and most major third-party plug-ins from Red Giant, Video Copilot, and scripting
All Affinity programs (Serif Suites) for Windows, Mac, and iPad
Social Media platforms for content creation and dissemination: YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Medium. As well as some experience with CRM-integrated platforms like Hootsuite, Zoho, and HubSpot
Professional website design: Wix, Squarespace, and others, as well as HTML editors
Long-time professional use of non-linear audio editing suites: Resolve, Premiere, ProTools, Digidesign, Sony Acid, and Sound Forge
Professional experience with digital file preparation for print and digital media
Digital photography (including Nikon, Canon, and Blackmagic) - Additionally, DaVinci and Black Magic firewire and USB-based data storage and transfer systems.
Professional Animation Software: Moho Animation, Toon Boom systems, Adobe Animator, and Dragonframe.
Professionally versed in the running and utilization of all aspects of digital audio and film studio management and render farms
Digital film color correction, editing, CGI special effects (including text effects), sampling, and digital image and sound manipulation
Experienced studio Chromakey and keying effects (with lighting/gaffing, and some motion capture experience)

Additional Computing and Software Experience

Professional experience with both Internet and hardware-based data storage mediums; experience with both Internet and hardware-based data storage mediums; Database software - Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro, and some basic SQL servers.
Professional experience on both Macintosh and Microsoft office platforms, including Microsoft Sharepoint, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Entourage, and Outlook; Pages, Keynote, and Numbers
Professional experience in production workstations, office equipment and software packages, desktop publishing, typing, document stations, copiers, fax machines
LMS, Distance learning, and online course trainer - Electronic library research and data storage tools, online discussion boards, online course website, and electronic course development (EEE, Blackboard, e-college)
Electronic classroom and educational web tools; Multimedia lecture and classroom presentation tools (varied); Electronic paper submission and editing, mailing lists
Electronic library research and data storage tools, online discussion boards and chat programs, course website development, electronic grading, group email functions, electronic syllabi, file sharing
Feedback form creation and survey program development, class chat programs, Turn-It-In student paper check formats, and blogging
Professional streaming broadcast platforms (Cisco, Google, Vimeo, Wistia, YouTube Educational platforms, and other OTT services); blogging; social media (professional level, including news wire services)
Experienced electronic research library researcher: the National Archives (UK), the IHR (UK), the Vatican Library (Rome, IT), the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, the University of California (Melvyl), and the Huntington Library
Electronic library research and data storage; database software - Microsoft Access, File Maker Pro. Graduate and Professional level knowledge of many computer research engines and systems associated with humanities and social sciences research for the University of California, University of Chicago, and many British colleges and universities, as well as other professional research tools in the field of history, humanities, and social sciences.
Experienced with both Internet and hardware-based data storage mediums, including data use and storage: Google suites, Dropbox online suites, and DB Inbox

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