KAYLA HALSTEAD: ANIMATION/ILLUSTRATION
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Kayla Halstead

Email: kmhalstead@gmail.com           
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 in Flash and After Effects for web design, app development and traditional films.

·         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

Lead Animator

·        Creating fun and engaging character animations and animated gifs (Flash, Photoshop)

·         Works with programmers to set up/design UI elements (Flash)

·         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

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 (Flash)

·         Animated assets for online games (Flash)

·         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

 

Projects

The Romantic   (July 2007 – July 2008)                                                               

Independently produced animated film

Client: Mike Heneghan

·         Assisted with animation and compositing in After Effects

  

Education

University of the Arts   (attended 2004 - 2008)                                                               

Philadelphia, PA

Obtained BFA in Animation



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