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Hi, I’m Monica Violet Joy, a visual development artist passionate about crafting immersive worlds for animation and storytelling. I specialize in concept art, background design, and pitching visual sequences that bring ideas to life while collaborating closely with art directors and fellow designers.
Over the years I’ve worked with Joyce Creative Studios and Monica Violet Joy Productions to conceptualize and design backgrounds, create pitch decks, and storyboard key moments for upcoming projects. I thrive in fast-paced environments and love turning creative visions into clear, print-ready assets that align with a director’s vision and keep a production on track.
Work Experience
Junior Vis Dev Artist at Monica Violet Joy Productions
July 1, 2024 - November 21, 2025Conceptualize and design background layouts that match the project's vision and maintain visual continuity to meet client requirements. Color and paint based on concept lines to create finished background images, ensuring backgrounds are compatible with other assets in the scene. Create a pitch deck with 10 fully illustrated pieces and redesign the main character to market the long-form version of an adaptation from a digital series, 'Cher Goes Everywhere'. Develop background art for a YA series, Duskan and Dawn, establishing the key visual tone for its pitch bible. Collaborate closely with the Art Director and in-between artists to craft the key frames in a sequence for an unnamed animated film. Generate sketches and finalized layouts of character movement, capturing the most important moments of action and expression in each scene. Work with the Art Director and Character Artist to finish background images based on thumbnail sketches and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Junior Vis Dev Artist at Monica Violet Joy Productions
September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025Conceptualize and design background layouts that match the project's vision and maintain visual continuity to meet client requirements.
VisDev Artist at Joyce Creative Studios
July 1, 2024 - November 21, 2025Collaborated with directors and art teams to concept and design visual development assets for animation projects. Created background layouts, color scripts, and directional art to match project vision. Maintained visual continuity across sequences and collaborated with character artists and art directors to refine frames for pitch materials and production.
Junior VisDev Artist at Monica Violet Joy Productions
September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025Conceived and designed background layouts to align with project vision, maintained continuity with other assets; color and finish backgrounds from concept lines; created a pitch deck with 10 full illustrations and redesigned main characters for a long-form adaptation of 'Cher Goes Everywhere'. Developed background art for YA series 'Dusk and Dawn', establishing the key visuals for its pitch bible. Worked closely with Art Directors and fellow artists to create key frames for an unannounced animated film; drafted sketches and finalized layouts of character movement to convey critical moments of action and expression; delivered finish backgrounds under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Vis Dev Artist at Joyce Creative Studios
July 1, 2024 - November 26, 2025Conceptualize and design background layouts that match the project vision; color and paint based on concept lines to create finished background images; ensure compatibility with other assets in the scene; collaborate with Art Director and other artists to establish key frames and progress toward a pitch-ready outcome.
Junior Vis Dev Artist at Monica Violet Joy Productions
September 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025Conceptualize and design background layouts; create sketches and final layouts of character movement to represent important moments; develop a pitch deck with illustrated assets for a long-form adaptation; work with Art Director and Character Artist to finalize background art and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
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