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I’m a Media and Arts graduate from Tampere with a love for video games, animation, yoga and languages. I enjoy turning ideas into visual stories and experimenting with interactive media. I’m a calm, kindhearted team player who has worked in multicultural environments and communicates in both English and Finnish. Recently I contributed to an animated series at Yleisradio Oy, handling ideation, concepting, character design, storyboarding and editing.…I’m a Media and Arts graduate from Tampere with a love for video games, animation, yoga and languages. I enjoy turning ideas into visual stories and experimenting with interactive media. I’m a calm, kindhearted team player who has worked in multicultural environments and communicates in both English and Finnish. Recently I contributed to an animated series at Yleisradio Oy, handling ideation, concepting, character design, storyboarding and editing.

Essi Mäkinen

Animator, Video Editor, Character Designer, +2

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I’m a Media and Arts graduate from Tampere with a love for video games, animation, yoga and languages. I enjoy turning ideas into visual stories and experimenting with interactive media. I’m a calm, kindhearted team player who has worked in multicultural environments and communicates in both English and Finnish. Recently I contributed to an animated series at Yleisradio Oy, handling ideation, concepting, character design, storyboarding and editing.…I’m a Media and Arts graduate from Tampere with a love for video games, animation, yoga and languages. I enjoy turning ideas into visual stories and experimenting with interactive media. I’m a calm, kindhearted team player who has worked in multicultural environments and communicates in both English and Finnish. Recently I contributed to an animated series at Yleisradio Oy, handling ideation, concepting, character design, storyboarding and editing.

Available to hire

I’m a Media and Arts graduate from Tampere with a love for video games, animation, yoga and languages. I enjoy turning ideas into visual stories and experimenting with interactive media.

I’m a calm, kindhearted team player who has worked in multicultural environments and communicates in both English and Finnish. Recently I contributed to an animated series at Yleisradio Oy, handling ideation, concepting, character design, storyboarding and editing.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Finnish

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Animation Team Member at Yleisradio Oy (The Finnish Broadcasting Company)

September 1, 2023 - December 1, 2024

Worked in a small team creating an animated series aimed at young children. Tasks included ideating, concepting, character design, storyboarding and editing. Additionally contributed to logistics and landscaping-related tasks.