Hi there! I’m Julianna, a freelance digital artist and animator based in Manassas, VA. I create 2D animations, character art, and assets for games, animation projects, and client-driven work. I enjoy collaborating with teams, solving creative challenges, and bringing ideas to life with a friendly, proactive approach. When I’m not drawing, I'm inspiring myself with the latest innovations to media production (movies, games, animations, and more). In the background, I’m always learning new tools and techniques to strengthen my skills and visual storytelling.…

Julianna Wydra

Hi there! I’m Julianna, a freelance digital artist and animator based in Manassas, VA. I create 2D animations, character art, and assets for games, animation projects, and client-driven work. I enjoy collaborating with teams, solving creative challenges, and bringing ideas to life with a friendly, proactive approach. When I’m not drawing, I'm inspiring myself with the latest innovations to media production (movies, games, animations, and more). In the background, I’m always learning new tools and techniques to strengthen my skills and visual storytelling.…

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Hi there! I’m Julianna, a freelance digital artist and animator based in Manassas, VA. I create 2D animations, character art, and assets for games, animation projects, and client-driven work. I enjoy collaborating with teams, solving creative challenges, and bringing ideas to life with a friendly, proactive approach.

When I’m not drawing, I’m inspiring myself with the latest innovations to media production (movies, games, animations, and more). In the background, I’m always learning new tools and techniques to strengthen my skills and visual storytelling.

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Work Experience

Storyboard Artist / 2D Animator (Internship) at Tsare Media
October 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Creating rough 2D animations for actions of playable and non-playable characters; Refining timing of animations for 3D animation reference; Ensure characters are animated on-model for reference purposes
Specialty Sales (Style & Tech) at Target
September 1, 2023 - Present
Stocking products to the sales floor; Assisting customers with their shopping needs; Upkeeping department presentability
Tech Consultant at Target
October 1, 2023 - Present
Weekly sales floor POG label resets; Prepaid phone activations; Troubleshooting tech with customers and recommending solutions; Fully reorganizing stockroom
Inventory at Target
September 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024
Traveling to other Target locations within district; Counting inventory of the stores with inventory team; Maintaining accuracy and cleanliness while counting
Digital Character / Asset Artist at Freelance
December 31, 2018 - Present
Providing character art to promote individual content; Creating assets for clients’ ongoing personal projects; Commission work

Education

B.A. Media Arts & Animation at The Art Institute of San Antonio
January 1, 2018 - March 1, 2023
High School Diploma at St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School
January 11, 2030 - June 1, 2019

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Software & Internet, Education
    paper Short Film - "A Plate of Fear"

    Winter 2023 - Production
    The Art Institutes College Short Film

    Over the course of 6 months, our team of talented artists, modelers, writers, and more, worked together to produce a mixed media animated short film. The film revolves around a Possum and Robin who work as ghost hunters, and although they are used to their scary job, they find themselves turned upside down in their strange new mission.
    The result of our two-semester Animated short production.
    Our team was awesome and very close-knit! We had a lot of fun (with our fair share of production headaches as well) and the team is continuously working on building upon this story and characters to this day.
    In this animated short, I worked as a Co-Producer, Storyboard Artist/Revisionist, Character Designer, Animator, VFX Artist/Editor, Compositor, and Lead Video Editor

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