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I’m a passionate and motivated character animator with a strong interest in character animation, multimedia arts, and continually learning new technologies in related fields. I strive to tell compelling visual stories through expressive characters and fluid motion, while collaborating effectively with cross-disciplinary teams. I am a dedicated professional with leadership experience, having managed a team of 8-10 animators. I excel at bridging game design, programming, and art to deliver engaging gameplay cinematics and animations, while maintaining high morale and delivering on tight deadlines.…I’m a passionate and motivated character animator with a strong interest in character animation, multimedia arts, and continually learning new technologies in related fields. I strive to tell compelling visual stories through expressive characters and fluid motion, while collaborating effectively with cross-disciplinary teams. I am a dedicated professional with leadership experience, having managed a team of 8-10 animators. I excel at bridging game design, programming, and art to deliver engaging gameplay cinematics and animations, while maintaining high morale and delivering on tight deadlines.

Abubakr Tariq

3D Animator, Animator, Character Rigger, +7

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I’m a passionate and motivated character animator with a strong interest in character animation, multimedia arts, and continually learning new technologies in related fields. I strive to tell compelling visual stories through expressive characters and fluid motion, while collaborating effectively with cross-disciplinary teams. I am a dedicated professional with leadership experience, having managed a team of 8-10 animators. I excel at bridging game design, programming, and art to deliver engaging gameplay cinematics and animations, while maintaining high morale and delivering on tight deadlines.…I’m a passionate and motivated character animator with a strong interest in character animation, multimedia arts, and continually learning new technologies in related fields. I strive to tell compelling visual stories through expressive characters and fluid motion, while collaborating effectively with cross-disciplinary teams. I am a dedicated professional with leadership experience, having managed a team of 8-10 animators. I excel at bridging game design, programming, and art to deliver engaging gameplay cinematics and animations, while maintaining high morale and delivering on tight deadlines.

Available to hire

I’m a passionate and motivated character animator with a strong interest in character animation, multimedia arts, and continually learning new technologies in related fields. I strive to tell compelling visual stories through expressive characters and fluid motion, while collaborating effectively with cross-disciplinary teams.
I am a dedicated professional with leadership experience, having managed a team of 8-10 animators. I excel at bridging game design, programming, and art to deliver engaging gameplay cinematics and animations, while maintaining high morale and delivering on tight deadlines.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Beginner

Beginner

Beginner

Language

English

Intermediate

Urdu

Fluent

Panjabi, Punjabi

Fluent

Hindi

Fluent

Work Experience

Animation Director at GenITeam Solutions, Lahore, Pakistan

November 1, 2012 - Present

Led internal animation projects including development of over three big titles topping Google Play charts. Managed hiring and termination, drove departmental budget, and led game-play and cinematic animation teams. Delivered 82 minutes of cinematic animation and maintained team morale with zero staff turnover.

Character Animator at Pakistan Children Television, Lahore Pakistan

October 31, 2012 - July 31, 2025

Responsible for character animations for approximately 90% of each episode of the Sim Sim Hamara TV Series. Maintained quality and quantity standards despite tight 24-hour deadlines for 1.5 minute episodes.

CG Artist at Digital Prodigy Limited (DPL) Lahore, Pakistan

March 31, 2011 - July 31, 2025

Created multiple 3D models for IKEA furniture articles with precise measurements and worked on in-house animation projects related to road accidents.

Character Animator at ICE Animation, Karachi, Pakistan

August 31, 2010 - July 31, 2025

Created facial and body animations for Bankey Mian Ki Qawali TV Production Series and Safe Guard Commercials. Managed motion capture cleanup and keyframe animation work, delivering more shots than expected under tight timelines.

Character Animator at Photoreal Pixels Lahore, Pakistan

June 30, 2009 - July 31, 2025

Created walkthrough animations for various housing schemes including Lake City, along with making 3D models and animations for products for companies like HP and Dell.

Character Animator at Systems LTD. (ANIVISTA Animation Studio)

February 28, 2009 - July 31, 2025

Handled walkthrough animations for housing schemes, character animations for in-house and local game projects, character modeling for PC games, and hyper-realistic 3D modeling and animation for mobile phone commercials. Gained experience across multiple departments from concept to compositing.

Animation Lead at GenI Team Solutions

November 1, 2012 - Present

All internal animation on all projects in development. Built documentation to visually describe how we would satisfy the project's vision. Responsible for all team hiring and termination and driving the departmental budget. Lead the gameplay and cinematics animation team; provided animation for other projects; maintained a high morale and achieved strong staff retention.

Character Animator at Pakistan Children Television

May 1, 2011 - October 1, 2012

Responsible for character animations for almost 90% of each episode. Managed quality and quantity under tight deadlines (Sim Sim Hamara TV Series).

CG Artist at Digital Prodigy Limited (DPL)

September 1, 2010 - March 1, 2011

Created multiple 3D models for IKEA furniture production; delivered models to exact measurements; contributed to in-house animation projects.

Character Animator at ICE Animation

July 1, 2009 - August 1, 2010

Facial and body animations for characters; performed mocap cleanup and keyframe animation for the Safe Guard TV series; delivered 80-90 shots per year.

Character Animator at Photoreal Pixels

March 1, 2009 - June 1, 2009

Walkthrough animation for housing schemes; interior and exterior visuals; created 3D models for HP and Dell; produced various product animations.

Character Animator at Systems LTD. (ANIVISTA Animation Studio)

May 1, 2008 - February 1, 2009

Walkthrough animation for housing schemes; in-house and local game projects; character modeling for PC games; hyper-realistic 3D models of mobile phones and commercials.