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), 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.

  • The program is officially authorized by Epic, taught exclusively through officially sanctioned Unreal Authorized Training Centers.

  • Learned how to interface and leverage Epic’s Unreal Engine to create original animation and media.

Skills:

  • Disciplines: 2D character and FX animation, After Effects compositing for animation, character and prop design for 2D animation. 

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

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