Stephanie Simpson

Stephanie Simpson

Cel Animator, Lead, Art Director

Supervisor 2D Animator / 17 yrs

Los Angeles

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Assistant Character & Prop Design / Assistant Character & Design

Danger & Eggs (2015)

Animator

Moonbeam City (2015)

Animator

Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera (2013)

Assistant Animator / Lead Clean-Up Artist / Animator

China, IL (2011)

Animator

Freaknik: The Musical (2010)

Animation Assistant Supervisor / Assistant Animator

Superjail! (2007)

Animator

The Venture Bros. (2003)
Faux Burger King Commercial w/ Tommy Seigel
Stephanie Simpson 2021 Demo Reel
Animation Reel
Traditionally trained character and cel animator with knowledge in effects, commercial, and character animation for commercial and television work. Interested in expanding into more fields and work on as many interesting projects and meet as many cool people as I can and learn as much as I can while providing top notch work.
And other good things that people write ;)
Work History

  • Freelance Cel Animator and 2D Animation Director

    Self-employed

    April 2015 - Present
    International

    Character and FX Cel Animator for hire working freelance in studio or remote from Los Angeles.

  • Cel Animator

    Midnight Sherpa

    August 2022 - August 2022
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Worked on a pitch to sample cel effects within the style of a project.

  • Animation Lead

    Modern Logic

    July 2022 - August 2022

    Worked on concert visuals in after effects as well as using cel animation. Learned a lot and worked with a small team to create the elements.

  • Freelance Art Director

    Modern Logic

    May 2022 - June 2022

    Worked in conjunction with the creative director to establish the style of a 1:45 piece within a confined schedule and worked within the production to produce a piece the client would really appreciate.

  • Cel Animator

    Carbon

    June 2021 - May 2022
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    This date range covers 2 jobs on 2 years, both great!! Did cel artwork on top of live action footage to emphasize the products.

  • Cel Animator

    We Are Royale

    July 2020 - May 2022
    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Worked Cel FX and Character work with team on RIOT Valorant's Cyberpunk skin commercial as well as other projects including Square Enix's FF14 tutorial series.

  • Cel Animator

    LAUNDRY!

    May 2015 - May 2022
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Off and on Freelance Cel Character and FX animator working out of Adobe Animate/Flash for a variety of projects/clients including Under Armor, Sprite, Nickelodeon, Unilever and more.

  • Cel Animator

    Lord Danger

    June 2021 - February 2022
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Worked as a cel animator over several projects

  • Cel Animator

    R79 Digital

    November 2021 - November 2021
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Worked in Toonboom Harmony to create a fire effect at the beginning of the Memories show on AppleTV

  • Cel Animator

    Ntropic

    June 2021 - August 2021
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

    Worked on two fantastic projects helping lead and design long form videos in a short period of time.

  • Cel Animator

    MPC

    April 2020 - August 2021
    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Cel effects and character animation as well as storyboard work on pitches and commercial projects. Worked on multiple projects on contract, not straight through these months periods.

  • Cel Animator

    Charlie Company

    January 2021 - March 2021

    Worked as lead animator on a quick turnaround project.

  • Cel Animator

    Vossler

    October 2020 - December 2020

  • Cel Animator

    Friends Electric

    September 2020 - October 2020

  • Cel Animator

    Two Fresh Creative

    January 2020 - January 2020
    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Cel work on internal and external commercial projects.

  • Cel Animator

    Motion Company

    July 2019 - July 2019
    Los Angeles, CA Remote

    ZAP Creative Commercial with Motion CO

  • Cel Animator

    The Mill

    September 2018 - April 2019
    Los Angeles, CA

    Worked on cel effects for an Intel commercial using Adobe Animate.

  • Cel Animator

    Oddfellows

    September 2018 - February 2019

    Worked on a variety of projects!

  • Oddfellows

    Oddfellows

    November 2017 - February 2019
    Los Angeles, CA

    Worked as a character and effects animator for various doodle style projects using Adobe Animate and Adobe Photoshop.

  • Cel Animator

    Logan

    August 2017 - December 2018
    Santa Monica, CA

    Drew character animation as well as some effects for a commercial piece.

  • Cel Animator

    Zap Creative

    March 2018 - May 2018
    Los Angeles, CA

    Worked on a variety of projects in Adobe Animate.

  • Cel Animator

    Buck

    December 2010 - May 2018
    Los Angeles

    Freelanced off and on as a character animator through the years on various projects including World Basketball Federation (Adobe Flash) and Facebook and other ads (Adobe Animate and Adobe Photoshop).

  • Cel Animator

    Brand New School

    May 2010 - May 2018

    Worked off and on with BnS through the years on various cel effects and character animation projects including Beyer Asprin, Nike Taco Bell, Nike China Ads which included as mouth packs to be used by AFX and Cel artists for a variety of portions in a Nike China ad for sweet bandaids. I did some of those sweet T-Rex Spins, and I'm honestly pretty proud of them.

  • Cel Character Animator

    Skechers

    February 2017 - March 2018
    Los Angeles, CA

    Worked as a Cel Character Animator and Designer using Adobe Animate to work on Twinkle Toes projects for Skechers marketing team.

  • Cel Animator

    LAUNDRY!

    December 2017 - December 2017
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Brief run on a set of short commercial spots with roto and elemental cel animation.

  • Cel Animator

    Buck

    October 2017 - November 2017
    Los Angeles

    Helped out for a few days on a project animated in photoshop as well as later in the month, I worked in Animate on a separate project.

  • Cel Animator

    ROGER.TV

    October 2017 - October 2017
    Los Angeles

    Helped work through blocking of some animated transitions

  • Cel Animator

    LAUNDRY!

    October 2017 - October 2017
    Los Angeles, CA

    worked on character animation for a television piece in Animate

  • Cel Animator

    ROGER.TV

    August 2017 - September 2017
    Santa Monica

    Drew animated characters on 2s with a team to create comical commercials for Colorado Lottery as well as worked on some other projects - both in Adobe Animate and Photoshop

  • Cel Animator

    Brand New School

    May 2017 - May 2017
    Los Angeles, CA

    Did Cel Animation in Adobe Animate as well as mouth packs to be used by AFX and Cel artists for a variety of portions in a Nike China ad for sweet bandaids. I did some of those sweet T-Rex Spins, and I'm honestly pretty proud of them.

  • Cel Animator

    LAUNDRY!

    May 2017 - May 2017
    Los Angeles, CA

    Steven Curry / Under Armour ad - did cel animation for end card as well as shared responsibility of roto of Curry.

  • Cel Animator / Designer

    Skechers

    January 2017 - April 2017
    Manhattan Beach, CA

    Worked on Design, Storyboard, and Cel Animation through clean up on an internal Skechers ad. I was responsible for various tasks, including the redesign of character for the spot, as well as multiple outfit changes, shoe renditions, storyboards and into final animation. I helped dictate the final look of the piece, as well as saw it through beginning to end to create a final piece with good results.

  • Assistant Model Designer

    PUNY

    August 2016 - December 2016
    Los Angeles, CA


    Danger and Eggs --- Cleaning designs in Animate. I took character and prop designs, checked that they were on model, and cleaned them to the precision of the show's look before exporting, converting in PDF, and sending on to color. I kept a fast paced speed and really helped make deadlines on this enjoyable and unique production.

  • PUNY

    August 2016 - December 2016

    Cleaning designs in Animate on Danger and Eggs -- as in, taking character and prop designs, making sure they are on model, keeping them in the needed line width/color, and exporting. Then, importing into Photoshop to prepare the files for color. Supported and held with the team and maintained a fast paced speed that I am extremely proud of.

  • Freelance Storyboard Artist

    Vibe Creative

    July 2016 - September 2016
    Los Angeles, CA

    Produced a series of fully rendered storyboards in Photoshop for a Teaser Trailer

  • Cel Animator and Clean Up

    Man vs Magnet / BLACKLIST

    March 2016 - April 2016
    Los Angeles, CA - REMOTE


    Used Animate to clean up work by Matt Smithson for The Parker Foundation. I really was happy to work on this project. It holds a special place in my heart, even if I can't find the video of it anywhere.

  • Man vs Magnet / BLACKLIST

    March 2016 - April 2016

    Used Animate to clean up work by Matt Smithson for The Parker Foundation. I really was happy to work on this project. It holds a special place in my heart, even if I can't find the video of it anywhere.

  • Freelance Cel Animator

    PET GØRILLA

    December 2015 - December 2015
    Remote


    Animated and did clean up work for cel animation on Vans 50th Anniversary commercial as part of a large team.

  • PET GØRILLA

    December 2015 - December 2015

    Animated and did clean up work for cel animation on Vans 50th Anniversary commercial as part of a large team.

  • Cel Animator

    GOLDEN LA

    November 2015 - November 2015
    Los Angeles, CA


    Remote cel animator finishing up animation and clean up on a cool project

  • GOLDEN LA

    November 2015 - November 2015

    Remote cel animator finishing up animation and clean up on a cool project

  • Cel Animator

    Scholar

    October 2015 - November 2015
    Los Angeles, CA


    Cel animator in a variety of styles on Bleacher Project

  • Scholar

    October 2015 - November 2015

    Cel animator in a variety of styles on Bleacher Project

  • Cel Animator

    LAUNDRY!

    May 2015 - September 2015
    Los Angeles, CA


    Freelance Cel Animator on Commercial Projects
    Clients: Unilever, UE Boom, Point Grey

  • L A U N D R Y

    May 2015 - September 2015

    Freelance Cel Animator on Commercial Projects
    Clients: Unilever, UE Boom, Point Grey

  • Lead of Clean Up

    Titmouse

    December 2011 - February 2015
    Los Angeles, CA


    Lead a team of assistant animators (clean up) on production at Titmouse, Inc. Consists of finishing and polishing a show, and dabbling in the majority of creative departments.

  • Titmouse

    December 2011 - February 2015

    Lead a team of assistant animators (clean up) on production at Titmouse, Inc. Consists of finishing and polishing a show, and dabbling in the majority of creative departments.

  • Animator

    Titmouse

    March 2009 - February 2015
    Los Angeles, CA

    Animator and Clean Up Artist.

    Projects:
    DJ & the Fro
    Freaknik: The Musical
    Venture Brothers: From the Ladle to the Grave
    China, IL
    Superjail
    Menehunes
    Moonbeam City
    Various commercial works

  • Character Breakdown

    ANIMAX

    June 2012 - June 2012
    Los Angeles


    Worked freelance on character rigging and symbol library for Where's My Water shorts.

  • ANIMAX

    June 2012 - June 2012

    Worked freelance on character rigging and symbol library for Where's My Water shorts.

  • Animator

    Brand New School

    February 2011 - March 2011
    Los Angeles, CA

    Worked in flash in both animation and programming aspects.

  • Animator

    Psychic Bunny

    January 2011 - January 2011
    Los Angeles

    Animated for a private, internal training program.

  • Cel Animator

    Buck

    2010 - 2010
    Los Angeles, CA


    Animation and clean up on Nike World Basketball Festival in Flash
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLCB21Oyfek

  • Buck

    2010 - 2010

    Animation and clean up on Nike World Basketball Festival in Flash
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLCB21Oyfek

  • Animator

    ANIMAX

    August 2009 - September 2009
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Animator on Popzilla. Worked in Flash CS3 on symbol characters to make the funny happen!

  • Multimedia Animator and Designer

    Liveloop Technologies

    May 2008 - February 2009


    Creator of flash content, animation, graphic design, business cards, and many other things. Use of After Effects for green screen transitions and many other things.

  • Liveloop Technologies

    May 2008 - February 2009

    Creator of flash content, animation, graphic design, business cards, and many other things. Use of After Effects for green screen transitions and many other things.

  • Contract Freelance Animator

    Oddbot Inc.

    February 2008 - March 2008


    Contract animator for symbol based lipsync for a television show.

  • Oddbot Inc.

    February 2008 - March 2008

    Contract animator for symbol based lipsync for a television show.

  • Intern

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    September 2007 - December 2007

    Copying, pasting, you know-- basic industry intern stuff.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in AnimationBachelor of Fine Arts, Animation

    Savannah College of Art and Design

    2003 - 2007

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Animation in AnimationBachelor of Fine

    Savannah College of Art and Design

    2003 - 2007