Annie Zhu

🎓Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation from the School of Visual Arts, NYC. 🎓Masters of Sciences in Design and Digital Media from The University of Edinburgh Feel free to visit my portfolio site: ✨annieanimation.com✨ to view more of my work! And my Instagram @starokiiii where I post my doodles. ⭐️Specialties: ✅Animation - Toonboom Harmony, TVPaint Animation, Adobe Animate (Flash) ✅Illustration&Design - Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Xd, Figma ✅Storyboard - Toonboom Storyboard Pro ✅3D Modeling - Blender, Substance Painter ✅Game - Unity ✅Motion Graphics - Adobe After Effects ✅Editing - Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro ✅Web Design - DreamWeaver, HTML, CSS, PhpStorm ✅General - Animation, Graphic Design, Storyboard, Illustrations, Motion Graphics, 3D Modeling, Web Design, UI Design, Character/Background Design, Video Editing Are you looking for someone to help you with your creative project? I'm right here for you! Let me bring your project to life with my design, animation, storyboarding, and illustration skills. Contact me now and we can work together to take your projects to the next level!

Projects

My Portfolio

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Work History

Graphic Designer

Whitezip Media LtdCreated social media content independently, including short videos, GIFs, and motion graphic animations for instagram, twitter, youtube and other platforms. Designed logos, banners, posters, email templates, flyers and other promotional materials in line with the company's brand style and tone. Led the upgrade of the company's official website, redefined the visual style, page layout, graphics and text by comparing with rival websites and analyzing the trend. Collaborated with front-end developers and other cross-departmental team members to ensure the quality and implementation of the new site.

Animator

Creative FirmMar 2020 - May 2020 • 3 mosResponsible for the pre-production work, including character and background designs Discussed and refined the story structure to make the animation more coherent and compelling

Animator

AKMH LLC, Harbor c/o BillionsJan 2020 - Apr 2020 • 4 mosCollaborated in animation production for the upcoming feature film A Mouthful of Air Created clean and consistent background designs, style frames, and colour keys Worked closely with the screenwriter and director to develop and enhance the storyline Revised the original artworks and animatics

Animator, Illustrator and Storyboard Artist (Contract)

Animator, Illustrator and Storyboard Artist (Contract) Developed animations, designs, motion graphics videos, mobile games, music productions, and films to help clients stand out in their respective areas of expertise Deliver high-quality digital artworks on limited schedules through effective time management and client communication

Productions Intern

ideaMACHINE Studio Sep 2019 - Oct 2019 • 2 mosCreated commercial animations that distinguish clients brands and missions Conceptualized and prepared production-ready illustrations and character design assets for motion graphics videos Contributed to editing footage and creating whiteboard animations in After Effects for clients' products Collaborated with directors, producers, and production team to produce companys branding videos

Video Editing and Social Media Intern

Panda Corner CorporationJun 2019 - Sep 2019 • 4 mosWorked with creative teams to produce visually compelling content; designed eye-catching animations, illustrations, and web banners in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects Edited short and long-form videos for social media platforms, including Instagram, YouTube, etc. Contributed to social media campaigns, assisted the visual director, marketing managers, and other team members to develop creative marketing materials and brand awareness ads

Animation and Design Intern

Wasabi Kikaku, Inc. Oct 2018 - Dec 2018 • 3 mosDesigned web banners, logos, illustrations, and commercial animations for clients products Prepared Facebook ads and other promotional materials Increased page view numbers from 2K to 4K for clients Maintained and updated websites on WordPress

Education

School Of Visual Arts

Bachelor's Degree, AnimationSep 2015 - May 2019

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