I am a self employed animator and also do many freelance graphic design jobs.

Area Covered: worldwide


Work Experience
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Summary: Employment History:

Job: Animator.
Employer: Online Music Awards.
Country: From home via internet.
Description: Creating an animated logo.
Skills: Flash and Photoshop.
Dates: March 2011.

Job: Animator and flash programmer.
Employer: Thornton and Baines Website.
Country: From home via internet.
Description: Creating a splash page for their website.
Skills: Flash and Actionscript.
Dates: Febuary 2011.

Job: Director and animator.
Employer: Howcast.
Country: From home via internet.
Description: Creating small how to movies for the internet.
Skills:
Directing.
Animating.
Dates: May 2008 - Present.

Job: Animator.
Employer: Antonio Cortese.
Location: Hollywood, USA (from home).
Description: Animating for various projects.
Skills:
Animating.
Character design.
Dates: Jan 2007 - present.

Job: Colorist.
Employer: Creative Impulse Entertainment
Country: From home via internet.
Description: Colouring a comic book and feature film.
Skills: Photoshop, meetinf deadlines, colouring.
Dates: Aug 2010 - December 2010.

Job: Animator.
Employer: Rick Dinger
Country: From home via internet.
Description: Creating animated advert for insurance.
Skills: Directing, Animating, Editing, meeting deadlines and storyboarding.
Dates: Oct 2010.

Job: Director and animator.
Employer: Sarahs's Stands.
Country: From home via internet.
Description: 60 second animated commercial.
Skills:
Directing.
Animating.
Dates: July 2010.

Job: Teaching primary school students animation.
Employer: Driffield Junior School.
Location: Driffield,UK
Description: Teaching year 5 (9 and 10 year olds) animation.
Skills:
Class teaching.
Working with children.
Dates: Mar 2009 - Apr 2009.

Job:\Animator and Machinamatographer.
Employer: Stuart Scroggie.
Country: From home via internet.
Description: Creating animated sections for live action film based on second life.
Skills:
3D animation.
Machinimatography via second life.
Dates: July 2008 - April 2009.

Job: Teaching in Second Life.
Employer: Myself.
Location:From home via internet.
Description: Teaching students from all over the world photoshop and animation via second life.
Skills:
Teaching via internet.
Photoshop knowledge.
Qavimator knowledge.
Dates: Mar 2009.

Job: Prop Maker.
Employer: Neil Oseman.
Country: From home via internet and post.
Description: Making various props for stop motion and live action film.
Skills:
Prop making.
Communicating via e-mail.
Dates: Sep 2008 - Mar 2009.

Job: E-Publisher/ Page view Production Specialist.
Employer: Web Market Place Solutions.
Location: Beverley, UK.
Description: Initially I was employed as an e-publisher and my job roll was to enter information into software( such as CPS and Photoshop) and upload to create online catalogues such as Littlewoods and Next. I was then promoted and became a page view specialist when my job role was to create the layouts of the internet catalogue pages. Also making up catalogue pages for OK Magazine and Hamleys.
Skills:
Working as part of a team.
Working long hours (sometimes up to 16 a day).
Working to deadlines.
Using software such as Photoshop, Hotspots and CPS.
Dates: September 2006 - March 2007, Feb 2009, I also freelance there occassionally throughout the year.

Job: Animator.
Employer: Faerietale Productions.
Country: Canada (from home).
Description: Working on a film for festivals.
Skills:
Animating using flash mx.
Storyboarding.
Dates: Feb 2007 - Jan 2009.

Job: Concept/ Storyboard Artist.
Employer: Mehul Desai.
Location: From home via internet.
Description: Creating concept and storyboard art for bafta film pitch.
Skills:
Concept art.
Storyboard art.
Dates: Sep 2008.

Job: Animation Home Tutor.
Employer: Myself.
Country: UK.
Description: Teaching various individuals how to use 3d animation programs.
Skills:
Animating using 3ds max.
One on one tutoring.
Dates: Aug 2008 - Oct 2008.

Job: Art department.
Employer: Five Miles Out.
Location: Flamborough, UK.
Description: Working on a short film staring Dakota Blue Richards called "Five Miles out".
Skills:
Designing and creating sets.
Painting props.
Dates: June 2008.

Job: Runner and Clapper.
Employer: Sharp Edge Films.
Location: Howden, UK.
Description: Filming a freerunning commercial for hp products to go on ebuyer.com.
Skills:
Naming scenes.
Art direction.
Dates: April 2008.

Job: Runner.
Employer: Renegade Pictures and BBC Three.
Location: Doncaster, UK.
Description: Working on Don't Tell the Bride 2.
Skills:
Assisting the camera woman.
Getting release forms signed.
Dates: March 2008.

Job: Archive image set-up.
Employer: ASIFA, Animation Archive.
Location: Burbank , USA.
Description: Preparing images to be uploaded into archive.
Skills:
Working as an individual.
Use of Photoshop.
Dates: October 2007 - October 2007.

Job: Art Department Assistant
Employer: Michael Davies Jr.
Location: Hollywood , USA.
Description: Art department assistant on a sci fi series pilot called "After Judgement".
Skills:
Experience in the industry.
Long and varied hours.
Dates: September 2007 - September 2007.

Job: Helper/ Usher
Employer: Wellington International Film Festival.
Location: Wellington, New Zealand.
Description: Entering film information into a database, general preparation tasks, ushering people to their seats and watching films.
Skills:
Eye for detail.
Excel skills.
Research on the internet.
Gained a wider range of film knowledge.
Dates: May 2007 - August 2007.

Job: 2D Animator.
Employer: Toadstool Productions.
Location: USA
Description: Creating roughly 11 seconds of animation as part of a film to enter into the festival circuit.\par
Skills:
Working to deadline
Using Flash MX
Working individually.
Dates: January 2007 - June 2007.

Job: Illustrator.
Employer: Juan B L Martin.
Country: Edinburgh (from home).
Description: Illustrations for book.
Skills:
Illustrating.
Working and communicating via e-mail.
Dates: May 2007 - Jun 2007.
Job: Colourist.
Employer : John Cothill.
Country: UK.
Description: Freelance job to colour some cartoon images.
Skills:
Working to a deadline.
Working individually.
Dates: January 2007.

Job: Graphic Designer.
Employer: Corniche Fine Arts.
Location: Carnaby, UK
Description: Designing packaging.
Skills:
Working as part of an office.
Being creative within an industry.
Dates : September 1998.
Job Title: Animator
Company: Curquejo
Description: Cartoon animation of a (currency ) forex trader that tells his audience why he should take a forex trading course. In a funny way it explains the main reasons why sign up for a course, and why he needs to sign up now.
From:22/Jun/2011 To:29/Jun/2011

Job Title: Animator
Company: LBS_Wireless
Description: Rugby Themed 2d flash animation.
From:12/May/2011 To:19/May/2011

Job Title: Animator
Company: peternf
Description: Video Animation of adult logo for a splash/ landing page of a website.
From:14/Jun/2011 To:21/Jun/2011

Job Title: Designer for children Iphone/Ipad application
Company: lyj898
Description: 20 icons drawn.
From:17/Jun/2011 To:24/Jun/2011

Education Summary: BA(Hons) Animation