James Portelli

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Hello, I'm James Portelli—an animator with a passion for storytelling and the creative industry. I enjoy collaborating with other animators, studios, and turning ideas into engaging visuals.

About

Hello, I’m James Portelli—an animator with a passion for storytelling and the creative industry. I enjoy collaborating with other animators, studios, and turning ideas into engaging visuals.

Over the past two years I’ve worked in groups and connected with other animators, building showreels and refining my skills in lighting, character animation, and environment design while studying animation at SAE.

  • Joined March 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Software & Internet
  • Education

Projects · 5

A short animation targeted for kids content

  • 3D Animator
  • 3D Modeler
  • Lighting
  • +1

Creating short-form content for a product design

  • Animator
  • Art Director
  • Marketer
  • +3

Stop motion animation

  • 2D Animator
  • Background Designer
  • Lighting
  • +2

Major project for my Bachelor of Animation

  • 3D Animator
  • Background Designer
  • Lighting

My final student film in Unreal Engine

  • 3D Animator
  • Animation Director
  • Lighting
  • +3

Work experience

Animator · Spawnpoint mediaNov 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

Animating for youtube shorts content

Education

Masters in Creative media · SAE University2024 – 2026

Major in Animation

Bachelor of Animation · SAE University2022 – 2024
Bachelor in Animation · SAE Institute2030 – 2026

Certifications and awards

VETIT Cert 32022

Aquired during Highschool years. Working with computers, Introduction to 3D graphics, Adobe suite software and doing general maintenance.

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