Tarynn Ortiz

Tarynn Ortiz

Mid-level 2D Animator / 6 yrs

New York

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Work History
  • Performance Animation

    Late Night Cartoons, Inc.

    June 2020 - Present
  • Performance Animator

    Late Night Cartoons, Inc.

    July 2020 - October 2020

    Utilized Adobe Character Animator and After Effects to animate rigged puppets for the show Our Cartoon President

  • Character Animator Rigger

    Late Night Cartoons, Inc.

    November 2019 - March 2020

    -Utilized Abobe Character Animator and Photoshop to build 2D Animation rigs for the third season of Showtime's Our Cartoon President

  • 2D Animator

    Titmouse

    June 2019 - November 2019
    150 W 30th St, New York, NY 10001

    Animated scenes for Netflix's The Midnight Gospel

  • Assistant Designer

    Sesame Workshop

    June 2018 - June 2019
    Greater New York City Area

    -Designed icons to be used in Sesame English 2.0 books
    -Worked with Adobe InDesign to revise text and images in Sesame English 2.0 booklets
    -Revised Sesame English 2.0 animated content

  • Disney ABC UPFRONT Motion Grapics Artist

    Walt Disney ABC Television Group

    May 2019 - May 2019

    Used Adobe After Effects to create motion graphic animations for Disney-ABC's annual Upfront Event in Lincoln Center. This was a short term project in preparation for the large event.

  • Production Designer - Part Time

    Disney ABC Television Group

    February 2018 - May 2019
  • Animation and Design Summer Intern

    Sesame Workshop

    June 2017 - August 2017
    United States

    -Animated facial emotions to be used as assets in a mobile app
    - Designed icons and props to be used throughout educational booklets
    - Rigged an interactive character in Adobe Character Animator for social
    media use
    - Revised episodes of Metlife Foundation’s Dream Save Do animated series
    - Edited and revised animation segments for Elmo’s World
    - Helped create character builds in Animate CC for the animated pilot Mecca
    Muppets

  • 2D Assistant Animator

    FreeWoods

    June 2016 - June 2016
    United States, New York

    - One month long freelance project
    - Animated in-betweens for a slam poetry music video
    - Cleaned up individual frames
    - Colored individual frames
    - Collaborated with a team to produce quality animation for the company

  • Elective Mentor

    Pratt Institute

    June 2015 - July 2015
    United States, New York

    - Planed activities that revolve around student’s special interests
    - Assisted students in learning programs and developing their art
    - Chaperoned students around the city and introduced them to well known
    landmarks/attractions

Education
  • Bachelor’s Degree in 2D Animation

    Pratt Institute

    2014 - 2018
  • High School Diploma in Fine/Studio Arts, General

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School

    2010 - 2014