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Hi, I'm Rachel Helding, an experienced design professional based in Burbank, CA. My passion lies in directing, animating, and designing creative projects that inspire and engage audiences. Over the years, I've developed expertise across animation supervision, motion graphics, and creative direction, combining strong leadership with collaborative teamwork to deliver high-quality content. I take pride in nurturing talent and optimizing creative pipelines to ensure efficient and excellent workflow. Whether leading teams or working hands-on as an illustrator and animator, I strive to push creative boundaries and foster professional growth within my teams.…Hi, I'm Rachel Helding, an experienced design professional based in Burbank, CA. My passion lies in directing, animating, and designing creative projects that inspire and engage audiences. Over the years, I've developed expertise across animation supervision, motion graphics, and creative direction, combining strong leadership with collaborative teamwork to deliver high-quality content. I take pride in nurturing talent and optimizing creative pipelines to ensure efficient and excellent workflow. Whether leading teams or working hands-on as an illustrator and animator, I strive to push creative boundaries and foster professional growth within my teams.

Rachel Helding

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Hi, I'm Rachel Helding, an experienced design professional based in Burbank, CA. My passion lies in directing, animating, and designing creative projects that inspire and engage audiences. Over the years, I've developed expertise across animation supervision, motion graphics, and creative direction, combining strong leadership with collaborative teamwork to deliver high-quality content. I take pride in nurturing talent and optimizing creative pipelines to ensure efficient and excellent workflow. Whether leading teams or working hands-on as an illustrator and animator, I strive to push creative boundaries and foster professional growth within my teams.…Hi, I'm Rachel Helding, an experienced design professional based in Burbank, CA. My passion lies in directing, animating, and designing creative projects that inspire and engage audiences. Over the years, I've developed expertise across animation supervision, motion graphics, and creative direction, combining strong leadership with collaborative teamwork to deliver high-quality content. I take pride in nurturing talent and optimizing creative pipelines to ensure efficient and excellent workflow. Whether leading teams or working hands-on as an illustrator and animator, I strive to push creative boundaries and foster professional growth within my teams.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Rachel Helding, an experienced design professional based in Burbank, CA. My passion lies in directing, animating, and designing creative projects that inspire and engage audiences. Over the years, I’ve developed expertise across animation supervision, motion graphics, and creative direction, combining strong leadership with collaborative teamwork to deliver high-quality content.

I take pride in nurturing talent and optimizing creative pipelines to ensure efficient and excellent workflow. Whether leading teams or working hands-on as an illustrator and animator, I strive to push creative boundaries and foster professional growth within my teams.

Skills

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Animation

Experience Level

Adobe After Effects

Expert

Adobe Illustrator

Expert

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Work Experience

Freelance Editorial at DC Comics

January 1, 2025 - Present

Working freelance editorial for DC Comics starting January 2025, preparing and ensuring older Ben Day dot comics are ready to be reprinted as omnibus books.

Creative Director of Animation at Electric Monster

July 31, 2024 - September 2, 2025

Directed and mentored a team of animators and designers across multiple projects with a focus on craft quality, collaboration, and growth. Launched and scaled three new YouTube channels with millions of combined views, driving efficient pipelines from concept to final delivery. Championed design feedback loops and coached junior designers towards stronger creative execution and professional growth.

Animation Supervisor at Electric Monster

February 28, 2023 - September 2, 2025

Defined style guides and systems for a flagship animated channel, including brand identity and visual direction. Provided binding feedback on all animation and design work, ensuring alignment with creative goals. Rebuilt production workflows, improving speed, communication, and scalability.

Animator / Illustrator at Electric Monster

March 31, 2022 - September 2, 2025

Animated and illustrated creative assets for YouTube's Kids Learning Tube, collaborating cross-functionally with production and creative teams.

Motion Graphic Designer at Agora Animation

June 30, 2025 - September 2, 2025

Created graphics needed for Agora’s monthly Animation Challenge. Worked with the team to iterate ideas from sketch to polished render, experimenting with new looks and graphics.

Unreal Fellow at Epic Games

May 31, 2021 - September 2, 2025

Member of the Epic Games Unreal Engine Virtual Production Fellowship Winter 2021. Immersed in intensive training focused on the Virtual Production Pipeline centered on the Unreal Engine. Created an animated short: At the End of the Tunnel.

Freelance Production Artist

December 31, 2021 - September 2, 2025

Storyboard Artist for Outfest Los Angeles, storyboarded Halfies, directed by Brad Klipfel and written by Des Moran, a live-action short. Concept Art for Bandshee and Heroes.

Stereoscopic Layout Artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios

December 31, 2016 - September 2, 2025

Worked on stereoscopic camera rigs for CG layout animatics in films such as Zootopia and Moana. Configured and animated stereoscopic parameters to meet creative and technical goals for each shot.

Depth Artist at Stereo D

December 31, 2015 - September 2, 2025

Worked on numerous major films including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Godzilla, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Guardians of the Galaxy, TMNT, Iron Man 3, The Wolverine, GI Joe: Retaliation, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Pacific Rim, RIPD, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, and 47 Ronin.