Essi Mäkinen

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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.

About

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.

  • 1 year's experience
  • Joined February 2026

Languages

  • FinnishFluent
  • EnglishAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • Education

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Work experience

Animation Team Member · Yleisradio Oy (The Finnish Broadcasting Company)Sep 2023 – Dec 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

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.

Education

Bachelor of Media and Arts, Interactive Media · Tampere University of Applied Sciences2020 – 2025
XR and Game Design · Kymenlaakson opisto2019 – 2020
Upper Secondary School, The Finnish Matriculation Examination · Lapuan lukio2015 – 2019

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