Experience

Wondermation Productions

• Animation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Rough Animator

  • Oct 2023 - Present



Tyler Simmons LLC

• Storyboard Artist

  • May 2023 - Jun 2023

  -Thumbnail and render beat boards based off of episodic descriptions for a pitch bible. -Present and pitch selected story beats for beat boards. -Internalise feedback and provide revisions based on notes given on pitched thumbnails. -Thumbnail and render beat boards based off of episodic descriptions for a pitch bible. -Present and pitch selected story beats for beat boards. -Internalise feedback and provide revisions based on notes given on pitched thumbnails.



BLCKWD LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• UI Animator

  • Dec 2022 - Jan 2023

  - Created and pitched FX animation to be used within an app's interface. - Worked off of concept animation and art provided. - Created and delivered 4-6 smoke/fire animations from rough through clean up. - Created and pitched FX animation to be used within an app's interface. - Worked off of concept animation and art provided. - Created and delivered 4-6 smoke/fire animations from rough through clean up.



Ingenuity Studios Inc.

• United States
• Movies and Sound Recording
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Traditional 2D Animator

  • Dec 2022 - Dec 2022

  Created traditional 2D animation of a bird over live action footage. Created and presented thumbnails, rough animation, clean up animation, and color animation for the project. Worked with project Supervisor and Client to review and rework performance when necessary. Set up animation files for all animated shots to aide the animation pipeline and prioritize clarity for client review. Created traditional 2D animation of a bird over live action footage. Created and presented thumbnails, rough animation, clean up animation, and color animation for the project. Worked with project Supervisor and Client to review and rework performance when necessary. Set up animation files for all animated shots to aide the animation pipeline and prioritize clarity for client review.



Hillside Productions, Inc.

• ToonBoom Animator

  • Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

  Created hybrid of traditional and rigged 2D character animation in Toon Boom for an upcoming Disney Channel series. Created hybrid of traditional and rigged 2D character animation in Toon Boom for an upcoming Disney Channel series.



Ingenuity Studios Inc.

• United States
• Movies and Sound Recording
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Story Artist & 2D Animator

  • Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

  - Created storyboards and animatics for a series of traditional animations based on provided animation scripts. - Met with clients to discuss and accrue feedback on storyboards and animation. - Efficiently implemented design and story changes from project Director in a timely manner. - Conceptualized and created character and prop designs for a series of 3 traditional animations in a variety of artistic styles. - Created and executed under 2 minutes of traditional animation from storyboards, to rough animation through clean up animation over the collective course of 8 weeks. - Provided both character animation and effects animation. - Created under 3 minutes of After Effects character animation over the course of 3 weeks. Show less



Tyler Simmons LLC

• United States

• Storyboard Artist

  • May 2022 - Jun 2022

  Provide Storyboards for a interview style Kickstarter animatic for the animated series Palacine Tales. - Worked from a script to thumbnail and produce storyboards. - Addressed Director and other Storyboard Artists notes on pitched thumbnails. - Revised and cleaned up final storyboards. Provide Storyboards for a interview style Kickstarter animatic for the animated series Palacine Tales. - Worked from a script to thumbnail and produce storyboards. - Addressed Director and other Storyboard Artists notes on pitched thumbnails. - Revised and cleaned up final storyboards.



Tyler Simmons LLC

• Storyboard Artist

  • Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  -Translated script to storyboards for the Palacine Tales animated prologue. -Storyboarded 3 pages of script. -Pitched thumbnails, and created rough storyboards, tie downs, and revisions. -Storyboards for an action-adventure comedy. -Storyboarded in Storyboard Pro. -Translated script to storyboards for the Palacine Tales animated prologue. -Storyboarded 3 pages of script. -Pitched thumbnails, and created rough storyboards, tie downs, and revisions. -Storyboards for an action-adventure comedy. -Storyboarded in Storyboard Pro.



Cyberverse Productions

• New York, United States

• Storyboard Artist

  • Dec 2021 - Jan 2022

  - Created storyboards under the direction of the project's Film Director Louis Lefkowitz - Created storyboards based off of an 11 page script - Applied notes/ revisions in a timely manner. - Edited together storyboards to create an 8 minute animatic - Created storyboards under the direction of the project's Film Director Louis Lefkowitz - Created storyboards based off of an 11 page script - Applied notes/ revisions in a timely manner. - Edited together storyboards to create an 8 minute animatic



Ingenuity Studios Inc.

• United States
• Movies and Sound Recording
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead 2D Animator & Story Artist

  • Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

  -Created and edited storyboards for an animated sequence. -Lead a team of rough animators for an animated sequence, providing feedback and direction on allocated shots. -Provided and oversaw traditional 2D rough, tight, clean up through color animation on the project. -Created and edited storyboards for an animated sequence. -Lead a team of rough animators for an animated sequence, providing feedback and direction on allocated shots. -Provided and oversaw traditional 2D rough, tight, clean up through color animation on the project.



BLCKWD Limited

• London Area, United Kingdom

• Concept Designer

  • Sep 2021 - Oct 2021

  - Collected research and created a multitude of sketches for base avatar designs and ensuing assets in a cybernetic style. - Sketched and rendered possible base bust designs for a male, female and an non-binary bust for the base avatar design. - Sketched and rendered potential assets for all base builds such as hair, tattoos, hats, scarves, jewelry, headgear, headdresses, masks, glasses, apparel, etc. - Collected research and created a multitude of sketches for base avatar designs and ensuing assets in a cybernetic style. - Sketched and rendered possible base bust designs for a male, female and an non-binary bust for the base avatar design. - Sketched and rendered potential assets for all base builds such as hair, tattoos, hats, scarves, jewelry, headgear, headdresses, masks, glasses, apparel, etc.



DVNC Tech LLC

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Key Animator

  • Jan 2021 - Oct 2021



BLCKWD Limited

• London Area, United Kingdom

• Freelance 2D Animator

  • Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

  -Over the course of 6 weeks provided 2D traditional rough, clean up, colour, and lighting animation for an animated ad spot. -Over the course of 6 weeks provided 2D traditional rough, clean up, colour, and lighting animation for an animated ad spot.



TONIC DNA

• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Traditional Animator

  • Feb 2021 - Mar 2021

  Collaborated with the Supervising Animator, as well as fellow Traditional Animators, to create traditional rough, tight, and some clean-up animation for Season 2 of Apple+ series Central Park over the course of 8 weeks using Toonboom Harmony. Collaborated with the Supervising Animator, as well as fellow Traditional Animators, to create traditional rough, tight, and some clean-up animation for Season 2 of Apple+ series Central Park over the course of 8 weeks using Toonboom Harmony.



CBA Studios

• 2D Character Animator

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

  -Created 2D Character Animation from thumbnail through final clean up for Battu: An Animated Musical -Worked under the Director, Chaz Bottoms, in order to create and polish 60+ seconds of animation. -Created 2D Character Animation from thumbnail through final clean up for Battu: An Animated Musical -Worked under the Director, Chaz Bottoms, in order to create and polish 60+ seconds of animation.



Ingenuity Studios Inc.

• United States
• Movies and Sound Recording
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Traditional 2D Animator

  • Nov 2020 - Nov 2020

  -Over the course of 5 weeks provided traditional 2D Character Animation from thumbnails to full clean-up and colour. -Animated both Quadrupeds (Dog and Cat) and Bipedal characters. -Over the course of 5 weeks provided traditional 2D Character Animation from thumbnails to full clean-up and colour. -Animated both Quadrupeds (Dog and Cat) and Bipedal characters.



DVNC Tech LLC

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Storyboard Artist

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2020

  - Pitched thumbnails based off of provided script for Monochrome RPG Kickstarter trailer. - Revised thumbnails and storyboards based on Project Director's notes. - Cleaned up and tied down storyboards and additional posing. - Pitched thumbnails based off of provided script for Monochrome RPG Kickstarter trailer. - Revised thumbnails and storyboards based on Project Director's notes. - Cleaned up and tied down storyboards and additional posing.