2D animator and illustrator focused on frame-by-frame animation, character design, and clean post-production compositing. I build projects end-to-end—from research and storyboarding to final edits in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro. I’m a detail-oriented, pipeline-minded creator with strong fundamentals in composition, character design, and production for short animated films and looping animations, and I’ve completed my BFA with Dean’s List recognition across all semesters.

Gus McDonough Bozeman

2D animator and illustrator focused on frame-by-frame animation, character design, and clean post-production compositing. I build projects end-to-end—from research and storyboarding to final edits in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro. I’m a detail-oriented, pipeline-minded creator with strong fundamentals in composition, character design, and production for short animated films and looping animations, and I’ve completed my BFA with Dean’s List recognition across all semesters.

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2D animator and illustrator focused on frame-by-frame animation, character design, and clean post-production compositing. I build projects end-to-end—from research and storyboarding to final edits in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.

I’m a detail-oriented, pipeline-minded creator with strong fundamentals in composition, character design, and production for short animated films and looping animations, and I’ve completed my BFA with Dean’s List recognition across all semesters.

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Work Experience

Series of Short Looping Animations (Student Project) at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIA D) / Academic Project
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Produced a series of short looping 2D animations covering every part of the 2D animation production pipeline. Project was completed and finalized through to completion.
Short Animated Film Production (Student Project) - The Stranger at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIA D) / Academic Project
September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024
Worked on a 2D animated short film across the full animation pipeline: researched the specific time period of the film’s setting, then moved into screenplay writing, storyboarding, animatic development, and refinement of character designs and backgrounds. Animated the film frame-by-frame in Adobe Animate, then composited and edited using Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Education

High School at Clark Street Community School
September 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022
BFA at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
September 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026
BFA in Illustration and Animation at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 1, 2022 - May 20, 2026
Secondary education at Clark Street Community School - Middleton, Wisconsin
September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2022
BFA in Illustration and Animation at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD)
September 1, 2022 - May 20, 2026
Project Based Learning program / recognition (not a degree) at Clark Street Community School
September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2022
BFA in Illustration and Animation at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
September 1, 2022 - May 20, 2026
Portfolio Development / Project Base Learning at Clark Street Community School
September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2022

Qualifications

Cum Laude
January 11, 2030 - May 23, 2026
Dean's List Recognition
January 11, 2030 - May 23, 2026
Academic Prize
January 11, 2030 - May 23, 2026
Dean's List recognition (all semesters attended)
January 11, 2030 - July 17, 2026
Graduated cum laude (May 2026)
May 1, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Dean's List recognition (all semesters attended)
September 1, 2018 - June 1, 2022

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education