Grace Kum

Product Manager

Los Angeles, California, United States13 yrs experience

Key Highlights

Experienced in visual development for major animation studios.
Strong background in character design and storytelling.
Proficient in various digital illustration tools.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Visual Development Artist in the Animation industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Character DesignColor TheoryCostume Design

Other Skills

Lighting KeysCompositionStorytellingFigure InventionLayout DesignPhotoshopIllustratorDrawingDigital IllustrationPaintingGraphic DesignVisual Design

About

Portfolio: grace-kum.com || Art Blog - grace-kum.tumblr.com || Instagram - kum_grace

Experience

13 yrs

Total Experience

1 yr 2 mos

Average Tenure

10 mos

Current Experience

Netflix animation studios

Visual Development Artist

Jun 2025 – Present · 10 mos

Walt disney games

Lead Artist

Nov 2023 – Jun 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

Paramount animation

Visual Development Artist

Feb 2023 – Nov 2023 · 9 mos

Nickelodeon animation

2 roles

Associate Art Director

Mar 2022 – Jan 2023 · 10 mos

Visual Development Artist

Nov 2021 – Mar 2022 · 4 mos

Netflix

Character Designer

Sep 2020 – Jun 2021 · 9 mos

Gaumont animation

2 roles

Lead Character Designer

Promoted

Mar 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

Developing and designing characters for both 2D and 3D, from concept to final and supervising the designs and technical turns to make sure design language remains consistent.

Character Design

Visual Development Artist

Nov 2018 – Jan 2019 · 2 mos · Glendale, California

Aquamen entertainment

Visual Development Artist

Jan 2019 – Mar 2019 · 2 mos · Hollywood, South Carolina

Hornet

Freelance Concept Artist

Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 · 0 mo

Granity studios

Freelance Illustrator

Oct 2018 – Oct 2018 · 0 mo · Costa Mesa, California

Art center college of design

Instructor

Sep 2018 – Jun 2019 · 9 mos · Pasadena, California

Riot games

Freelance Illustrator

Aug 2018 – Sep 2018 · 1 mo

Cartoon network

Background Artist

Mar 2018 – Jul 2018 · 4 mos

Le vision pictures, ltd.

Visual Development Artist

Dec 2017 – Mar 2018 · 3 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

Dreamworks animation

Visual Development Artist

Nov 2016 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

Epipheo

Freelance illustrator / Designer

Sep 2016 – Sep 2016 · 0 mo

Disney television animation

Story Revisionist

Jun 2016 – Nov 2016 · 5 mos · Burbank, California

Hasbro

Freelance Illustrator

Jun 2016 – Jun 2016 · 0 mo

Art center college of design

Teacher's Assistant : Color and Story

Aug 2015 – Apr 2016 · 8 mos · Art Center College of Design

Class: Color and Story.
Instructor: Richard Keyes
Weekly aided students in color theory, lighting keys, composition, character design, and storytelling.
Assisted students with project development and class work.
Responded to weekly emails and ran the class blog for homework and project resources.

Artcenter college of design

2 roles

Copy Center

Jan 2014 – Sep 2014 · 8 mos · Pasadena, CA

Operating and printing B+W copy, color laser, inkjet, and large format printers.
Assisting and printing projects and documents for students and faculty with specifications.

Figure InventionCostume DesignCharacter DesignCompositionLayout Design

Teacher's assistant: Inventive Drawing/Costume & Sketching for Entertainment.

Jan 2012 – Apr 2016 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Pasadena, CA

Classes: Inventive Drawing, Inventive Costume, Sketching for Entertainment.
Instructor: Will Weston
Weekly aided students in figure invention, costume design, character design, composition, and layout design.
Assisted students with project development and class work.
Documented student work and touched up on digital scans.

Color TheoryLighting KeysCompositionCharacter DesignStorytelling

Art echo academy

Head and Figure instructor

Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 · 0 mo · Los Angeles, CA

Instructing and aiding students in figure drawing and head drawing with weekly assignments provided.
Occasionally provided advice in portfolio or work outside of class when requested.