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Kseniya Yakimava

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I’m a passionate 2D animator and visual development artist specializing in character design, background art, and concept/visual development.

About

I’m a passionate 2D animator and visual development artist specializing in character design, background art, and concept/visual development. I direct and produce animation projects end-to-end, from art direction and rough animation to clean-up, coloring, and post-production.

I’ve delivered polished character and background assets plus frame-by-frame animation for episodic web series and short-form projects, and I also create print-ready artwork for major fragrance brands (including Prada, Givenchy, and Versace). I’m proficient in Krita, TVPaint, Moho, Procreate, Photoshop, and After Effects, and I’m looking for animation roles focused on character, concept art, backgrounds, or rough animation.

  • 1 year's experience
  • Joined September 2025

Languages

  • RussianFluent
  • EnglishAdvanced
  • HungarianIntermediate

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education

Work experience· 6 roles

Freelance Artist · ScentbirdMar 2026 – Jul 2026 · 5 mos

Created and delivered print-ready, color-corrected artworks for Scentbird fragnance cards that met brand guidelines and production specifications for clients including Prada, Givenchy, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and others. Primary tools: Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator.

Director, Leader, Executor, Diploma Short "Nerdz: The Group Project"Sep 2025 – Jun 2026 · 10 mos

Conceived, directed, and produced a diploma short film. Coordinated a team of 10 people, assigned tasks, ran dailies, and ensured production progress. Executed rough animation for 11 shots and created clean-up animation for 40+ shots. Produced 27 backgrounds and coloring for key sequences and prepared compositing-ready assets.

Director / Leader / Executor · Diploma Short "Nerdz: The Group Project"Sep 2025 – Jun 2026 · 10 mos

Conceived, directed and produced a BA diploma short film. Directed the project, coordinated a team of 10 people, assigned tasks, ran dailies, and ensured progress throughout production. Executed rough animation for 11 shots and created clean-up animation for 40+ shots. Produced 27 backgrounds and coloring for key sequences and prepared compositing-ready assets. Primary tools: Krita, Procreate Dreams, TVPaint, Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro.

Background Artist · Animated Web-Series "Снято"Mar 2025 – Jun 2026 · 1 yr 4 mos
Rough Animator, Color Artist · Animated short "Cancel Culture Survivors"Feb 2025 – Jun 2025 · 5 mos
Rough Animator / Color Artist · Animated short "Cancel Culture Survivors"Feb 2025 – Jun 2025 · 5 mos

Education· 7

Diploma of Secondary Education · Brlatiz Gymnasium N27 Minsk, Belarus2013 – 2016
Diploma of secondary specialized education in Fine Arts · From 2016 to 20222016 – 2022
BA Animation · Budapest Metropolitan University2022 – 2025
Bachelor of Arts: Animation · Budapest Metropolitan University, Budapest2030 – 2026

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