Jonathan Koelsch
Previsualization Director
Jonathan Koelsch (pronounced “Kelsh”) has been illustrating professionally for 20+ years, and winner of 50+ Addy awards, CASE awards and many other industry accolades.
Jonathan’s clients list includes many national and regional advertising agencies, corporations, and institutions. A few include Marvel via Upper Deck Cards and Entertainment, Dreamworks, LEGO, Mattel, Target, AT&T, Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA official illustrated mascot), Sonic, Braum’s, Carl’s Jr., Kraft Foods, The Food Group, Humana, State Governor Brad Henry, Ditch Witch, Ideal Homes, Verizon, the University of Oklahoma (OU), OSU, OCU, and several other childrens book, graphic novel, magazine and book publishers. He has multiple Hollywood animation and films credits for storyboarding, art production, and concept design.
Jonathan storyboards and produces key prop illustrations for Hollywood films produced in Oklahoma, including Rudderless, Gosnell, The Washita Valley, and The Mustard Seed (director Rich Correll). Jonathan worked directly with Hollywood actor and director William H. Macy, storyboarding the feature Rudderless, starring Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Selena Gomez, Felicity Huffman, Lawrence Fishburne and Bill Macy himself. Jonathan also designs and illustrates movie titles/logos and posters.
He focuses his extra time on his favorite charity, AutismOklahoma, where he teaches art, comic book, animation and illustration camps. He was instrumental in rebranding non-profit, and instrumental in it becoming the largest autism charity in the state within 3 years.
Jonathan’s passion is sequential storytelling, including graphic novels, storyboarding and animation. He recently illustrated Luther, a large graphic novel about Martin Luther, and has supervised multiple animation projects including Even in Death, a multiple award-winning short film.
Jonathan has also animated Luther the Rock Opera, and worked in conceptualizing, storyboarding, and animating many online and TV commercials and educational spots for his clients – some of these include LEGO, Dreamworks (Trolls), Mattel (Thomas the Train), Nickelodeon (Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles), and other popular brands currently underway.
His illustrated children’s books include Ditch Witch Jack, for Ditch Witch International, Sooner Born, Sooner Bred for the University of Oklahoma (OU), and Pistol Pete and Me for Oklahoma State University (OSU). He also has storyboarded many commercials for Target, Carl’s Jr., and many others, and created several published graphic novels for music and entertainment companies, including !Hero® the Rock Opera graphic novel, and COTU®, the Auto-B-Good® comic book.
Jonathan credits his amazing friends and wonderful family, wife and daughter for his success and joy in living his dream. And Moony the poodle, a treasured gift and best buddy.
