Jacob Cunningham
Hello! I'm Jacob Cunningham, a passionate and hardworking 2D animator who recently completed a Bachelor of Design with Honours in Animation at DJCAD, University of Dundee.
About
Hello! I’m Jacob Cunningham, a passionate and hardworking 2D animator who recently completed a Bachelor of Design with Honours in Animation at DJCAD, University of Dundee. I thrive in collaborative environments, value clear communication, and I actively listen to feedback to refine my work.
I’ve contributed to a range of projects—from ink-and-paint work, cleanup, keying and inbetweenkng, as well as storyboarding. My showreel is available at jacobjcunningham.weebly.com, and I bring a proactive, problem-solving mindset to every stage of the production pipeline.
- 3 years' experience
- Joined December 2025
Skills· 7
Languages
- EnglishFluent
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
- Education
Work experience· 5 roles
Utilising ToonBoom to colour animations in great detail. Layer and file organisation to ensure efficiency down the pipeline. Communicating with team members to solve problems. Trusted to perform cleanup as well as ink and paint work; file layout used as an example by the ink and paint supervisor.
Responsible for keyframing, inbetweening, cleanup and colour; as well as storyboarding. Worked within a group of animators, maintaining consistency of art and animation style. Animated a quarter of the shots and tackled various tricky perspective shots.
Collaborated with client to develop a promotional video. Maintained regular communication to ensure the product met the client's liking and implemented feedback. Storyboarded and animated all aspects solo; audio provided by the client, with final syncing and editing completed by me.
Education
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