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Hi, I’m Alexandra Zühlke, an Animation Director with 18+ years in game development and film. I specialize in character animation, team leadership, and building scalable pipelines that help artists do their best work. I’ve led animation teams at Sandbox Interactive and Klang Games, shaping the visual language of long-running live services, recruiting and mentoring talent, and fostering constructive, resilient studio cultures through integral leadership.…Hi, I’m Alexandra Zühlke, an Animation Director with 18+ years in game development and film. I specialize in character animation, team leadership, and building scalable pipelines that help artists do their best work. I’ve led animation teams at Sandbox Interactive and Klang Games, shaping the visual language of long-running live services, recruiting and mentoring talent, and fostering constructive, resilient studio cultures through integral leadership.

Alexandra Zühlke

Animation Director, 3D Animator, Animator

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Hi, I’m Alexandra Zühlke, an Animation Director with 18+ years in game development and film. I specialize in character animation, team leadership, and building scalable pipelines that help artists do their best work. I’ve led animation teams at Sandbox Interactive and Klang Games, shaping the visual language of long-running live services, recruiting and mentoring talent, and fostering constructive, resilient studio cultures through integral leadership.…Hi, I’m Alexandra Zühlke, an Animation Director with 18+ years in game development and film. I specialize in character animation, team leadership, and building scalable pipelines that help artists do their best work. I’ve led animation teams at Sandbox Interactive and Klang Games, shaping the visual language of long-running live services, recruiting and mentoring talent, and fostering constructive, resilient studio cultures through integral leadership.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Alexandra Zühlke, an Animation Director with 18+ years in game development and film. I specialize in character animation, team leadership, and building scalable pipelines that help artists do their best work.

I’ve led animation teams at Sandbox Interactive and Klang Games, shaping the visual language of long-running live services, recruiting and mentoring talent, and fostering constructive, resilient studio cultures through integral leadership.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Stop Motion Animation

Beginner

ZBrush

Beginner

Work Experience

Animation Director at Sandbox Interactive GmbH

January 1, 2013 - April 1, 2020

Led and shaped the animation department for a long-running live MMORPG; responsible for character animation quality, direction, and long-term vision; built scalable pipelines and established best practices; recruited and mentored animators; partnered with art direction, design, and tech to align creative goals.

Character Animator & Motion Editor at Constantin Film & Metricminds

May 1, 2012 - November 1, 2012

Character animation and motion editing for Tarzan (Film); experience informed cinematic and in-game animation work for games.

Character Animator, Lead Animator, Motion Editor at Radon Labs GmbH

January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012

Character animation across Drakensang titles; led animation for both games and film environments; contributed to cinematic sequences and animation pipelines.