KAYLA HALSTEAD: ANIMATION/ILLUSTRATION
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Kayla Halstead

Email: [email protected]           
kaylahalstead.com

Personal Statement:

I am an experienced and passionate animator and artist with experiences in various commercial art forms. My long-term goals include embarking on new creative endeavors and continuing to strive towards producing unique projects.

Skills/Qualifications:

Art/Design

·         Strong working knowledge of 2D animation for web design, app development and films.
·         Proficiency in creating animations in After Effects, Spine and Animate.
·         2D design skills in Adobe Illustrator. Utilized for web design and animated assets.
·         Traditional illustration, pixel art and basic image editing in Photoshop.
·         Basic video editing in Premiere and Final Cut.
·         ­­Storyboarding and animatic development for films and promotional trailers
·         Background and layout design for animation.

 General Skills

·         Efficient time management through organization and multitasking.
·         Excellent interpersonal skills: Can work well as part of a team or independently.
·         Adaptability to various working conditions and project changes.
·         Adept at creative problem solving and ideas.

  
Work Experience:

Teaching Textbooks   (June 2015 – Present)                                           Oklahoma City, OK (Remote)

Lead Animator

·        Creating character animations and animated gifs (Animate, Photoshop, Spine)
·         Works with programmers to set up/design UI elements (Animate)
·         Finalizing character concepts and animated assets (Illustrator)
·         Vocal director - Working directly with voice talent for animated characters
·         Editing and exporting video clips for animated gifs
·         Audio editing and clean up (Audacity)



Fantage.com   (Feb. 2012 – Sept. 2014)                                                            Fort Lee, NJ

Animator

·         Worked in a team to develop short character driven stories
·         Helped develop an efficient system for character animation
·         Produced storyboards/animatics
·         Character animator for event/promotional movies (Animate)
·         Animated assets for online games (Animate)
·         Layout and character designs (Illustrator)
·         Created concept designs and pixel art (Photoshop)

  

Starbucks   (July 2008 – Feb. 2012)                                                                New York, NY

Barista

·         Multitasking in a fast paced and high pressure environment
·         Communicated and worked efficiently with coworkers
·         Customer service and interaction
·         Performed both basic and skill oriented tasks

 
Education

University of the Arts   (attended 2004 - 2008)                                                               

Philadelphia, PA

BFA in Animation
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