Hi, I’m Jiayun Zhang, a Melbourne-based animator with Chinese ancestry, working across 2D hand-drawn, paper puppet, and needle-felt puppet stop-motion animation. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines and bringing ideas to life through creative storytelling and craft. I’ve created collaborative works for the Melbourne Planetarium and Science Gallery, studied at the Victorian College Of The Arts and the University of Melbourne, and I thrive in fast-paced environments while delivering high-quality results.…

Jiayun Zhang

Hi, I’m Jiayun Zhang, a Melbourne-based animator with Chinese ancestry, working across 2D hand-drawn, paper puppet, and needle-felt puppet stop-motion animation. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines and bringing ideas to life through creative storytelling and craft. I’ve created collaborative works for the Melbourne Planetarium and Science Gallery, studied at the Victorian College Of The Arts and the University of Melbourne, and I thrive in fast-paced environments while delivering high-quality results.…

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June 16, 2026

Hi, I’m Jiayun Zhang, a Melbourne-based animator with Chinese ancestry, working across 2D hand-drawn, paper puppet, and needle-felt puppet stop-motion animation. I enjoy collaborating across disciplines and bringing ideas to life through creative storytelling and craft.

I’ve created collaborative works for the Melbourne Planetarium and Science Gallery, studied at the Victorian College Of The Arts and the University of Melbourne, and I thrive in fast-paced environments while delivering high-quality results.

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Language

Chinese
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Graphic Artist at Coles Group
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Graphic Artist role at Coles Group.
Graphic Designer & Illustrator at Melbourne Polytechnic
January 1, 2018 - Present
Graphic designer & illustrator at Melbourne Polytechnic.

Education

Bahelor of Fine Arts Animation at University of Melbourne
March 10, 2023 - October 30, 2025
Bachelor of Fine Art (Animation) at University of Melbourne
February 1, 2023 - October 1, 2025

Qualifications

Yoram Gross Animation Award nomination
June 12, 2026 - June 12, 2026
Independent Film Awards 2025
May 27, 2025 - May 27, 2025
Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival 2025
May 27, 2025 - May 27, 2025
Lionel Gell Screen Production Bursary
May 27, 2025 - May 27, 2025
Cutler Prize
January 11, 2025 - May 27, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education
    uniE621 Ginkgo
    This is one of the still images from my graduate 2D animated film "Ginkgo". Credits: Written, Directed & Animated byJiayun Zhang Music composer: Holly Notarangelo Background Artists: Nidhi Pillai Hyelee Cho Colour Artists: Nidhi Pillai Brinley (Brinners) Vesty Korbin Munn Joao Lohmann Supervising Producer: Christie Widiarto Online Editor: Nicholas Hower CSI Re-recording Mixer: Lincoln Sharpe Post-Production Coordinator - Screen: Grayton Hevern Lyra Stewart Technical Post-Production Officer - Screen: Madison Murphy Production Lead - Screen: Katie Bradley Production Officer - Screen: Sez Niederer Tessa Mansfield-Hung…