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Hi, I’m Hunter Cole, a passionate 3D animator and educator with a focus on storytelling through motion. Over the last two years I’ve built experience in animation, texturing, and lighting using Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine, Blender, Substance 3D Painter, and DaVinci Resolve, collaborating with instructors and students to bring cinematic scenes to life. I love learning from mistakes, staying flexible, and growing from constructive feedback. I thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy collaborating with clients and teammates to achieve standout results.…Hi, I’m Hunter Cole, a passionate 3D animator and educator with a focus on storytelling through motion. Over the last two years I’ve built experience in animation, texturing, and lighting using Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine, Blender, Substance 3D Painter, and DaVinci Resolve, collaborating with instructors and students to bring cinematic scenes to life. I love learning from mistakes, staying flexible, and growing from constructive feedback. I thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy collaborating with clients and teammates to achieve standout results.

Hunter Cole

3D Animator, Animator, Storyboard Artist, +2

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Hi, I’m Hunter Cole, a passionate 3D animator and educator with a focus on storytelling through motion. Over the last two years I’ve built experience in animation, texturing, and lighting using Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine, Blender, Substance 3D Painter, and DaVinci Resolve, collaborating with instructors and students to bring cinematic scenes to life. I love learning from mistakes, staying flexible, and growing from constructive feedback. I thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy collaborating with clients and teammates to achieve standout results.…Hi, I’m Hunter Cole, a passionate 3D animator and educator with a focus on storytelling through motion. Over the last two years I’ve built experience in animation, texturing, and lighting using Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine, Blender, Substance 3D Painter, and DaVinci Resolve, collaborating with instructors and students to bring cinematic scenes to life. I love learning from mistakes, staying flexible, and growing from constructive feedback. I thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy collaborating with clients and teammates to achieve standout results.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Hunter Cole, a passionate 3D animator and educator with a focus on storytelling through motion. Over the last two years I’ve built experience in animation, texturing, and lighting using Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine, Blender, Substance 3D Painter, and DaVinci Resolve, collaborating with instructors and students to bring cinematic scenes to life.

I love learning from mistakes, staying flexible, and growing from constructive feedback. I thrive in fast-paced environments and enjoy collaborating with clients and teammates to achieve standout results.

Skills

3D Animation

Autodesk Maya

Blender

Experience Level

3D Animation

Expert

Autodesk Maya

Expert

Blender

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Unreal Engine Instructor at Northern Arizona University

August 1, 2024 - May 1, 2026

Instruct students in the fundamentals of creating cinematic scenes using Unreal Engine 5. This class is in academic partnership with Epic Games. Provide feedback that inspires students to improve their skills. Respond and problem-solve student issues in order to guide the students toward desired results while demonstrating problem solving skills.

3D Generalist at Flow0rin Challenge

July 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025

Created short animation in Unreal Engine 5 focusing on dynamic character animation and camera work; prepared lighting and rendering-ready scenes.

Unreal Engine Artist at Rampage Rally Challenge

August 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025

Adapted a pre-made template into a unique and dynamic 5-second animation; created character and vehicle animations, impactful lighting, and several Niagara particle effects; developed destruction and flame cues throughout the scene.

Unreal Engine Artist at Chasm Call Challenge

March 1, 2024 - March 1, 2024

Adapted a pre-made template into a dynamic 5-second animation; created keyframe animations, strong lighting, laser beams, debris, cluster explosions, and sparks on collision.

3D Animator at A Life in Vignettes

August 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024

Created a 1:30 length 3D animation and two images using Unreal Engine 5; prepared body of work for the Northern Arizona University BFA exhibition; executed animation with keyframe and motion capture; sound design in DaVinci Resolve.

Technical Artist at VR Sensory Deprivation with David Van-Ness

May 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024

Designed a minimalist environment that reduces stimulation along with a steady tone to eliminate noise stimulation and create a sensory deprivation chamber for VR; collaborated with David Van-Ness and iterated based on feedback to realize the vision.