JARED LUNSFORD
Resume
Skills
Animation, Rigging, Special FX, Concept Design, Visual Development, Storyboarding, Texture Painting, Modeling, Actionscript
Tools
Esoteric Spine, Adobe Animate, Adobe Character Animator, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Particle Designer, Autodesk Maya, Unity, CapCut, Visual Studio Code, GitHub, Asana, Jira
Experience
Open Game Protocol
Senior Animator
2023-2024
California, United States - remote
- Rigged, animated, and synced audio for cartoon presenter in daily news videos.
- Created AI assets that fit art direction.
- Created Youtube / TikTok shorts ( art, animation, script, audio, fx ).
- Animated memes for project's telegram group chat.
Playco
Game Arist
2021-2023
California, United States - remote
- Contributed to character animation sets.
- Implemented characters, animations, backgrounds, camera and dialog.
- Animated special FX for characters and environments.
- Created versatile character rigs for different character types.
- Created templates and instructions for artists.
- Improved workflow for art team.
- Reworked asset naming conventions for better implementation and integration into code.
- Folder restructuring for artists.
- Found rig solutions to accommodate large character and asset counts.
Big Fish Games
Animator
2015-2019
California, United States - on site
- Animated and created special FX art for various slot machines.
- Designed and animated in-game gifts.
- Contributed animated scenes for slot promotion video.
- Collaborated with artists to design original slot machine mechanics.
- Special FX lead for Gambit project.
- Led visual direction and created all Gambit FX.
- Contributed ideas to simplify and better communicate elements on the game board.
Toon Goggles, Inc
Contract Artist
2015
California, United States - remote
- Designed concept art and turnarounds for key characters.
- Created expression charts for animators.
Roly Poly Puzzled
Game Designer
2011-2013
California, United States - on site
- Designed characters and levels.
- Created and animated all art assets.
- Composed all music and sounds.
- Programmed initial build.
Education
Laguna College of Art and Design
2010-2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts 2014
Game Art Major