John Dunn

Animation and Character Design

(818) 433-9317

john.dunn.988@gmail.com

https://www.artofjohnrdunn.com

Experience:

  • Bang Zoom Studios - Freelance Character Animator

Burbank, CA         September 2025 - December 2025

  • Character animator for The Spooktacular Spelling Festival: Baby Einstein/English Tree- YouTube

  • Character animator for Holiday Countdown!: Baby Einstein/English Tree- YouTube

  • Utilized Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, and Animate) to produce animation.

  • Responsibilities: character animation and retakes.

  • FlashGitz - Freelance Character Animator

Austin,TX (Remote)         October 2024 - December 2024

  • Character animator for Space King: Episode 2- YouTube

  • Character animator for Jake Paul Knocks Out Mike Tyson- YouTube

  • Utilized Toon Boom Harmony and Adobe Photoshop to produce animation. 

  • Responsibilities: character animation and retakes.

  • Shadow Machine - Character Animator

Hollywood, CA         January 2021 - April 2023

  • Character animator for Season 1 & 2 of Ten-Year-Old Tom- HBO Max.

  • Utilized Adobe Suite (Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere) to produce animation. 

  • Responsibilities: character animation and compositing in After Effects.

  • Age of Learning - Artist III

Glendale, CA             February 2016 - September 2020

  • 2D animator and artist for the ABC Mouse app and Adventure Academy MMO.

  • Utilized Adobe Suite (Animate, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects), Toonboom Harmony, Autodesk Maya, and Unity to produce animation and 2D assets.

  • Responsibilities: character and FX animation, prop & character design, motion graphics.

  • Cosmic Toast Studios - 2D Animator and Compositor

Sherman Oaks, CA         September  2011 - December  2015

  • 2D animator and artist on various in-house IP and work-for-hire projects for the studio.

  • Clients: MGA Entertainment, Skechers, Maker Studios, and Unicef.

  • Animator for LaLaLoopsy- MGA Entertainment. 

  • Animated for Twinkle Toes Lights Up New York- Skechers.

  • Utilized the Adobe Suite (Animate, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere). 

  • Responsibilities: character and fx animation, prop design, and compositing in After Effects.

Education:

California State University, Northridge - B.A. in Art, Minor in Marketing

August 2006 - May  2011

  • Studied animation in the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication.

  • Worked as a student lab tech for the photo and animation labs between 2007-2011.

  • Part of the Animation’s Student League of Northridge.

Studio Arts - Unreal Connectors Spring 2024

April 2024 - June 2024

  • Completed a micro-credentialing course at Studio Arts learning Unreal Engine 5.

  • Learned how to wrangle 3D assets (models and animation) within the engine.

  • Learned how to utilize Sequencer to create and edit original videos within the engine.

Skills:

  • Disciplines: 2D animation in Toonboom Harmony and Adobe Animate, After Effects compositing for animation, character and prop design for 2D animation. Utilizing 2D and 3D assets in game engines such as Unity and Unreal.

  • Programs: Toonboom Harmony, Adobe Suite (Animate, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Acrobat), Unity, Maya, Unreal Engine, Microsoft Office, and Jira.

  • Experience: 15 years of experience in projects for television, web shows, commercials, apps and game development.