LILLY KOCUREK

lkwahs713@gmail.com | 907-330-9465 |

Storyboard | Character Design |Visual Development | Illustration

I’m story artist working towards a degree in animation. I am interested in creating deep
impactful stories and designing new and fun characters and designs to go with them! I
have great communication and planning skills and I am quick to adapt and overcome
new challenges.

EXPERIENCE SKILLS
LMU Student Short Film January -May 2023 Artistic
Pasta Mafia Character Design
Visual Development | Character Design | Animator | Storyboard Artist Storyboard
Illustration
| Co-Director
Animation
• Co-Directing a four minute action film with two other artists Visual Development
over the course of five months
• Created and redesigned cohesive turnarounds, special poses, Software
props, and expressions sheets from storyboards to establish a Adobe Photoshop
style guide for the film Storyboard Pro
ToonBoom Harmony
• Storyboarded the introduction and animated fight scenes as Procreate
well as lip sync Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects
Microsoft Excel
LMU Student Documentary June 2023- Present
Microsoft Word
The Unlucky Rabbit Maya
Storyboard | Illustration
• Creating curated boards and illustrations for the film to EDUCATION
coincide with the audio narrative
Loyola Marymount University
• Create designs for marketing and recruiting on the film B.A. Animation | Spring 2025

LMU Student Short Film November 2022- July 2023 West Anchorage High School
Suma Cum Laude| May 2021
Character Design | Animator | Animation Co-Lead
• Co-leading the animated segments of a live action hybrid film
• Helping to direct and plan meetings as well as organize Excel LEADERSHIP
sheets and additional graphics and posters
• Designed character turnarounds and animated full segments of LMU – Women in Animation Club
the film Co-Lead January 2023 – Present

LMU- Animation Club

LMU Student Short Film February -May 2022 Freshman Representative – August 2021 –
Children of August December 2021
Clean Up Artist | Backgrounds
• Worked on tie downs and clean up for director’s thesis film
• Was able to reliably mimic a new animated style and remain
consistent with my shots
• Created full color backgrounds for the film

Los Angeles Loyolan September 2022 - Present

Cartoon Contributor
• Created comics and graphics reliably under tight deadlines for weekly breaking news stories