Joel Hasse

Joel Hasse

Supervisor Animator / 15 yrs

Portland, OR

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Lead Animator

Life is Strange: Double Exposure (2024)

Cinematic Animator

Horizon: Forbidden West (2022)

Animator

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021)

Animator

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (2020)

Animator

The Last of Us II (2020)

Facial Animator

Missing Link (2019)

Creature Animator

Asura (2018)

RP Facial Animator

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Grimm (2011)

Animator

ESPNU College Town (2010)

Animator

FrontierVille

Medal of Honor: Above & Beyond

Joel Hasse - Character Animation Reel 2025
Joel Hasse - Life is Strange Double Exposure Reel
Joel Hasse - Horizon Forbidden West ShowReel
Joel Hasse - Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart ShowRee
Character Animation Reel 2020
Quadruped Walkcycle Exercise
"Kubo and the Two Strings" Film Reel 2017
"Grimm" VFX Reel 2015
Hi! I am a Character Animator with 14+ years of experience within film, visual effects, and video game production. I am primarily skilled in Autodesk Maya software with experience in both keyframe and performance-capture pipelines, utilizing Metahuman and F.A.C.S. rig setups, as well as more classic cartoon GUI's.

I am a friendly person who takes joy in my work, am easy to get along with in a team setting and enjoy bringing my eye for detail to my projects and helping tell beautiful and compelling stories. Have a look at my portfolio and don't hesitate to send me a message! Cheers!

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Work History

  • Lead Animator

    Deck Nine Games

    December 2021 - December 2024
    Portland, Oregon, United States

  • Cinematic Animator

    Guerrilla

    February 2021 - December 2021
    Portland, Oregon, United States

  • Cinematic Animator

    Sony VASG

    November 2020 - February 2021

    Keyframe cinematic animation for Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart

  • Animator

    House of Moves

    February 2020 - November 2020
    San Diego, CA

  • Animator

    Sony SCEA

    May 2018 - January 2020
    San Diego, CA

  • Junior Matchmove TD

    Laika

    January 2018 - May 2018
    Hillsboro, OR

    3d Layout and matchmove for "Missing Link" using 3D Equalizer, Nuke, and Maya.

  • Animator

    Refuge VFX

    December 2017 - January 2018
    Portland, OR

    Creature animation for "Asura" (2018).

  • RP Facial Animator

    Laika

    January 2015 - September 2017
    Hillsboro, OR

    Facial animator for "Kubo and the Two Strings" and "Missing Link"

  • Lead Animator

    Hive-FX

    March 2013 - January 2015

    Animating and overseeing animation of creatures and visual effects for NBC's Television Drama, "Grimm" Seasons 2 & 3 * And recently starting up "Grimm" Season 4!

  • Animator

    Hive-FX

    June 2012 - March 2013

    Animation and Motion Capture for NBC's "Grimm" Season 2, and other small projects.

    -Maya, Syntheyes

  • Character Animator

    Buzzmonkey Software

    October 2010 - May 2012
    Eugene, OR

    In-house animator for various contracted and independent facebook and iOS game titles.

  • Junior Animator

    Buzz Monkey Software

    August 2010 - May 2012

    In-house animator for various independent and contracted facebook and iOS game titles.

    -Illustrator, Flash, 3ds Max, Maya, After Effects, Photoshop, Jira, Perforce

  • Intern

    Cinematics Inc.

    December 2009 - January 2010

    -Maya, 3ds Max

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Education

  • Bachelor of Fine Art

    Art Institute of Portland

    September 2006 - June 2010