Aurora Jimenez

Aurora Jimenez

Visual Development / Character Designer / 25 yrs

United States

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Visual Development Artist

Trolls Band Together (2023)

Visual Development Artist

The Bad Guys (2022)

Visual Development Artist

Vivo (2021)

Visual Development Artist

La Noria (2018)

Visual Development Artist

Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018)

Visual Development Artist

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Visual Development Artist

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

Visual development artist

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

Character Designer / Concept Artist

The Sims 4 (2014)

Visual Development Artist

Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014)

Character designer/ Concept artist

The Sims 4 (2014)

Character designer/ Concept artist

The Sims Medieval (2011)

Visual Development

ModNation Racers (2010)

Prop Designer

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Storyboard Artist

20 Centímetros (2005)

Background Layout Artist

El Cid: The Legend (2003)

Character Designer / Concept Artist

The Sims 4 Bust the Dust Kit

Character Designer / Concept Artist

The Sims 4 Holiday Celebration Pack

Aurora is a Visual Development Artist & Character Designer. Co-founder of Tale Twins, Visual development studio, She is an artist working in Motion Pictures & Film, and the Games Industry for more than 15 years.

Her credits include CG Animation feature films like "Hotel Transylvania 2" (Sony Pictures Animation) and "The Tale of Despereaux" (Universal Pictures).
Aurora has also designed character and environments for various Videogames at Electronic Arts.
Work History

  • Visual Development Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    February 2020 - Present
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    2021 -2023- Early visual development artist in an unannounced project

    2021_Visual development artist - 'Trolls band together'

    2020_Visual development artist - 'The Bad guys'

  • Visual Development Artist

    Sony Pictures Animation

    November 2013 - February 2020
    Culver City, LA

    Visual development artist:
    Vivo / 2020 / Directed by Kirk De Micco / Songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

    Hotel Transilvania 3 / 2018 / Directed by Gendy Tartakosky.

    The Emoji Movie / 2017 / Directed by Tony Leondis

    The Smurfs. The Lost Village / 2017 / Directed by Kelly Ashbury

    Hotel Transilvania 2 / 2015 / Directed by Gendy Tartakosky

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    Tale Twins

    October 2013 - February 2020

  • Concept Artist/ Character Designer

    EA

    February 2011 - April 2013

    Sims Division -The SIMS 4. Character Designer & Concept artist

  • Concept Artist/ Character Designer

    Electronic Arts

    March 2010 - February 2013
    San Francisco

    Create designs for Characters and concept art for Environments.

  • Character designer

    EA

    April 2010 - February 2011

    Character designer at 'Sims Medieval' and ''Sims Medieval. Pirates & Nobles'.

  • Concept artist/ Character designer

    Painting practice

    July 2008 - January 2010
    London, England, United Kingdom

  • Visual Development Artist

    La Noria Short Film

    August 2008 - November 2009
    San Francisco, California, United States

    Volunteer on a collaborative project.
    ▪ La Noria. CG animation short film, directed by Carlos Baena / In development

  • Prop designer on 'The Tale of Despereaux'.

    Universal Pictures

    November 2007 - April 2008
    London, UK

  • Art Director / Character designer

    PASOZEBRA Producciones

    February 2005 - April 2007
    Valencia, Spain

  • Pasozebra Producciones

    Art Direction & Character designer

    February 2005 - April 2007

  • 'El Guerrero sin Nombre'. Animation Feature film. Tornasol.

    Production Designer

    October 2002 - June 2004
    Madrid, Spain
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Education

  • Concept Design Academy. Pasadena.

    ZBrush Character Creation

    October 2012 - December 2012

  • Escape Studios. London. UK

    Autodesk 3D Maya Foundation

    January 2008 - June 2008

  • E.C.A.M. Madrid Film & TV School.

    MA Art direction for Film & TV

    September 1998 - June 2001

  • Master's degree in Film/Cinema/Video Studies

    ECAM -Madrid Film School/ MA Art direction for Film & TV

    1998 - 2001

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    BA in FINE ARTS

    September 1992 - June 1998

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid / BA Fine Arts

    1992 - 1998

  • 2008_Autodesk 3D Maya Foundation

    Escape Studios, London, UK

    ? - ?

  • 2012_ZBrush Character Creation

    Concept Design Academy- Pasadena. L.A

    ? - ?