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CONTACT

Phone: (520) 481-7007

Email: ackleyanimations@gmail.com

Linkedin

Vimeo

SOFTWARE

Toon Boom Harmony

Adobe Animate
Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

EDUCATION

BS in Digital Media with an animation concentration from

East Tennessee State University.

 
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).


Graduated December 2016.

PROFILE

Highly motivated 2D character animator with 5 years of industry experience.

Currently looking for in-house or remote work.

QD SOLUTIONS

  •  Remote, May 2022- September 2023

  • Animated various medical explainer videos in Adobe After Effects.

  • Responsible for rigging, layout, visual effects and completed animation of entire videos.

MOTION GRAPHICS ANIMATOR

BENTO BOX ATLANTA

  •  Atlanta, GA, January 2021- October 2021

CHARACTER ANIMATOR

  • Animated assigned shots in ToonBoom Harmony.

  • Animator for The Prince (Max), Mulligan (Netflix), and Farzar (Netflix).

SMASHBITS ANIMATION

  • Henderson, KY, July 2018- December 2020

DIRECTOR

  • Directed 5 shorts, 1-2 minutes each for Nate’s Stories (NFL).

  • Managed a team of 5 artists in the creation of props, backgrounds, character designs, and completed animation.

ART DIRECTOR

  • Art directed a series of 15 episodes, 5 minutes each for              Bright Fairy Friends (Wildbrain Spark).

  • Managed a team of 5 artists in the creation of props, backgrounds, and character designs.

WRITER

  • Worked as part of the script writing team to develop the story on Magic the Gathering Eldraine Short (Wizards of the Coast).

CHARACTER ANIMATOR

  • Animated assigned scenes in Adobe Animate.

  • Animator for Little Ruby Roo’s Dream Adventure (Moonbug),Intergalactic Pizza Delivery Guy (Octopie),                    Groggy Bottoms Pilot (Groggy Bottoms),                                     Johnny Test the Lost Web Series (WildBrain Spark),                        and Through the Fairy Door (WildBrain Spark).

COMPOSITOR

  • Composited assigned episodes of Oishi:Demon Hunter (Defy Media).

  • Responsible for integrating 2D characters into live action world including character lighting, shading, cast shadows, and masking.

FREELANCE CLIENTS

GALLANT GOBLIN

  • Worked remotely, 2022

  • Animated several Twitch emotes in Adobe Animate.

ARG! CARTOON ANIMATION

  • Worked remotely, 2017-2020

  • Animated for various ads and a music video.

SUNLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

  • Worked remotely, 2017-2019

  • Animated on Ryan’s World Youtube series.

ackleyanimations@gmail.com

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