Katie Olson

Work History

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  Senior 3D Animator

  Sunrise Animation Studios

  September 2024 - Present

  California, United States · Remote
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  Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  May 2024 - September 2024

  Burbank, California, United States

  Animated on Moana 2
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  Senior 3D Animator

  Sunrise Animation Studios

  February 2024 - May 2024

  California, United States · Remote
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  Freelance Animator

  Origami Dollar

  September 2023 - November 2023

  Remote
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  Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  April 2023 - August 2023

  Burbank, California, United States · On-site
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  Assistant Animator

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  September 2022 - March 2023

  Burbank, California, United States · Hybrid
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  Animation Apprentice

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  August 2021 - September 2022
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  Animator

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2021 - August 2021

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Animator

  Mainframe Studios

  February 2020 - January 2021

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  Film Animator

  Cinesite

  July 2019 - February 2020

  Montreal, Canada Area
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  3D Animator

  Rainmaker Entertainment

  February 2019 - July 2019

  Vancouver, Canada Area
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  Dragon Prince CG Animator

  Bardel Entertainment

  November 2017 - January 2019

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  CG Animator on the Dragon Prince.
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  Lucky the Movie- CG Animator

  Bardel Entertainment

  July 2017 - October 2017

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  CG animator on Lucky! Worked on the amazing short movie Lucky for Nickelodeon!
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  TMNT - CG Animator

  Bardel Entertainment

  June 2016 - July 2017

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Animating for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle show that airs on Nickelodeon, and was extended after completing the episodes to continue helping other teams and episodes until the show wraps.
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  Animator

  Calabash Animation

  April 2016 - June 2016

  Chicago

  Free lance animator at Calabash Studios.
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  Animation Intern

  Calabash Animation

  January 2016 - March 2016

  Chicago

  Worked on an in house project for Calabash animating small segments to promote the company on social media!
  
  Link to animation they promoted on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calabashanimation/videos/vb.112760232076456/1149406455078490/?type=2&theater;
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  Open Model Monitor

  SCAD

  August 2013 - November 2015

  Savannah, Georgia Area

  Organized and over saw models, other monitors and all modeling rooms. It was a wonderful experience to meet other artists and practice my figure drawing every week.

• Animator

  The Actor's Improv Studio LA

  June 2015 - June 2015

  Animated three clips (eight seconds each) for the studio’s website. The project was a 2D animation done in photoshop illustrating improv concepts.

• Animator, Story Artist, Layout Artist, Editor

  Ollie in the Clouds

  2015 - 2015

  SCAD

  https://cloudsheepfilm.tumblr.com/
  
  Part of 8 person team that created a 4 minute festival ready film combining stop motion and 3D animation; project was completed in 10 weeks. I was the lead story artist, the lead layout artist, a cg and stop motion animator and the editor for the film.
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  Sales Associate

  L.L.Bean

  May 2013 - August 2013

  Skokie Illinois