I am a Korean visual development artist, story board artist, and illustrator with 5 years of experience in animation and other creative industries. I specialize in designing characters, props, environments, and commercial products for IPs, and I also have additional expertise translating scripts into engaging visual sequences for film. I work across concepting, visual development, and production support—creating key art and assets, drafting story beats for pilot pitches, and producing polished 2D/3D animation and cleanup work. I collaborate remotely with teams and directors/authors, contribute to multi-project pipelines, and deliver work for online content and professional productions.…

Avery Gona Choi

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I am a Korean visual development artist, story board artist, and illustrator with 5 years of experience in animation and other creative industries. I specialize in designing characters, props, environments, and commercial products for IPs, and I also have additional expertise translating scripts into engaging visual sequences for film. I work across concepting, visual development, and production support—creating key art and assets, drafting story beats for pilot pitches, and producing polished 2D/3D animation and cleanup work. I collaborate remotely with teams and directors/authors, contribute to multi-project pipelines, and deliver work for online content and professional productions.…

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I am a Korean visual development artist, story board artist, and illustrator with 5 years of experience in animation and other creative industries. I specialize in designing characters, props, environments, and commercial products for IPs, and I also have additional expertise translating scripts into engaging visual sequences for film.

I work across concepting, visual development, and production support—creating key art and assets, drafting story beats for pilot pitches, and producing polished 2D/3D animation and cleanup work. I collaborate remotely with teams and directors/authors, contribute to multi-project pipelines, and deliver work for online content and professional productions.

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Work Experience

Concept Artist at SPARKY Animation
May 1, 2022 - August 1, 2026
Designed concept art for multiple unreleased 3D animated projects, including character designs, backgrounds, and props. Created storyboards/animatics for online content such as Fif i Dance, Rhythm Warriors, and Dinosaur Train. Produced outsourced 2D animation segments for Netflix’s Wonderoos and Noggin’s Noggin Knows.
Illustrator at LA SA LLE College of the Arts
July 1, 2021 - March 1, 2022
Illustrated printed tokens of gratitude on behalf of LA SA LLE for guests speakers of CareerFest 2022. Collaborated with organizers through the token ideation process. (Remote)
Cleanup Artist at Aqueous Studio
December 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Corrected through character animations for the short film Traffic Light. Cleaned up and lined animations in preparation for the coloring stage.
Character Designer at R&R Communications Inc.
June 1, 2020 - January 1, 2022
Designed major characters for an unreleased animated project led by director/former Disney animator Raul Garcia and award-winning author Cornelia Funke. (Remote)

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Animation Art at LA SA LLE College of the Arts
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    Tusk-Ox (Muskox/Walrus Hybrid) Character Design
    Part of a character design exercise to design a hybrid species of two animals - I decided that a muskox/walrus mix would be interesting. I portrayed the Tusk-Ox as lumbering, gentle giants that serve as beasts of burden to seaside communities.…
    Illustrated Tokens of Appreciation - LASALLE CareerFest 2022
    I designed these prints commissioned by LASALLE College of the Arts to be given to the guest speakers at CareerFest 2022. The theme was connecting people on different parts of the world through the power of artistic expression.…
    Professional Animation Reel
    Here's a selection of my best 2D animation work for animated television series. I mainly worked on 2D puppet animation segments for shows featured in Netflix Jr. (Wonderoos) and Noggin (Yoga Friends).…