Special Effects Make-Up Artist
Strategic Operations
Kearny Mesa
- Current
- Built foam latex appliances from scratch according to specifications provided by production staff.
- Maintained an organized work area by cleaning tools and equipment after each use.
- Applied prosthetics, wigs, facial hair, and other elements to create realistic characters.
- Managed a team of artists during large-scale projects.
- Monitored budgets related to materials used in creating special effects makeups.
- Edited existing prosthetic pieces with hand tools like scalpels, files, clippers.
- Sculpted, molded and cast silicone prosthetic pieces for use on set or in the studio.
- Supervised the application process of complex special effects makeups on actors or models.
- Worked quickly under pressure while maintaining a high degree of accuracy in all tasks completed.
- Collaborated with directors and producers on special effects makeup designs.
- Researched historical periods and cultures to inform authentic period-accurate makeup designs.
- Troubleshot technical problems related to applying special effects makeups on set.
- Assisted in the creation of special effects makeup designs for film, television and stage productions.
