I am a creative animator with 30 years of experience in the animation field. I am passionate about developing characters that bring stories to life. I am proficient in Adobe Animate and focused on completing projects with accuracy and artistic skill. Drawing skills are essential for animators and artists. I enjoy creating abstract works and portraits in oils and watercolors, and taking classes to update my skills. Throughout my career, I have worked on a variety of animation projects, including lyric videos, documentaries, commercials, interactive games, and television series. I bring dependability, responsibility, and creativity to every project I work on.

Leslie Rogers

I am a creative animator with 30 years of experience in the animation field. I am passionate about developing characters that bring stories to life. I am proficient in Adobe Animate and focused on completing projects with accuracy and artistic skill. Drawing skills are essential for animators and artists. I enjoy creating abstract works and portraits in oils and watercolors, and taking classes to update my skills. Throughout my career, I have worked on a variety of animation projects, including lyric videos, documentaries, commercials, interactive games, and television series. I bring dependability, responsibility, and creativity to every project I work on.

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I am a creative animator with 30 years of experience in the animation field. I am passionate about developing characters that bring stories to life. I am proficient in Adobe Animate and focused on completing projects with accuracy and artistic skill. Drawing skills are essential for animators and artists. I enjoy creating abstract works and portraits in oils and watercolors, and taking classes to update my skills.

Throughout my career, I have worked on a variety of animation projects, including lyric videos, documentaries, commercials, interactive games, and television series. I bring dependability, responsibility, and creativity to every project I work on.

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Work Experience

2D Animator at Kannon Films Solis Animation
January 1, 2021 - August 18, 2025
Created 2D lyric videos for the band Rare Americans and worked as an artist on the documentary series Les Métis: notre culture, nos histoires.
Animator at Pip Animation
January 1, 2018 - August 18, 2025
Worked on animated series including 'Through the Woods,' 'Wandering Wenda,' and 'Cyberchase.'
Animator at Chuck Gammage Animation
January 1, 2016 - August 18, 2025
Performed animation and posing for commercials, and handled prop design and clean-up for Tom and Jerry.
Animator and Designer at Cupcake Animation
January 1, 2014 - August 18, 2025
Worked as animator and designer for an interactive game company.
Video Director
January 1, 2012 - Present
Handled storyboards, design, animation, sound, and video editing for instructional videos.
Project Co-ordinator at Solis Animation
January 1, 2012 - August 18, 2025
Coordinated projects for Comedy Network series 'Ugly Americans.'
Animator at Cuppa Coffee
January 1, 2011 - August 18, 2025
Animated commercials for Service Ontario and Ontario Place and served as lip sync supervisor for 'Ugly Americans.'
Flash Animator at Toonzone Ltd
January 1, 2009 - Present
Worked on the 'Action Dad' series.
Animator at Global Mechanic Animation
January 1, 2007 - August 18, 2025
Worked on 'Fetch!' and 'All Terrain Brain' animated shows.
Lead Animator at Bardel Entertainment
January 1, 2006 - August 18, 2025
Lead animation work on 'Mucha Lucha' and 'Wow Wow Wubbzy' television series.
Character Designer at Studio B
January 1, 2006 - August 18, 2025
Handled layout artist roles, character development, and assistant art director duties for television series and commercials.
Instructor
January 1, 1998 - Present
Taught night classes in assisting animation and day courses in character design and assisting.

Education

three-year course in classical animation at Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology
January 1, 1984 - May 1, 1987
one-year course in Art Fundamentals at Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology
January 1, 1983 - May 1, 1984

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Gaming, Consumer Goods, Other
    uniE621 2d Character Design Animation
    Original 2d animated character design walk cycle created with Toon Boom Harmony. The animation is on YouTube at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiovZQDVi80&ab_channel=LeslieRogers. 2danimation walkcycle 2ddesign characterdesign videoanimation
    uniE621 Avatar for Website.
    Digital illustration of avatar for a client website. illustrator designer logo
    uniE621 Owl Illustration.
    Digital illustration of an owl using Adobe Flash. Preliminary art for a book project.
    uniE621 2d Character Design
    2d character design for explainer video. Art was created with Adobe Animate. designer 2dcharacterdesign 2danimation animation
    uniE621 2d Prop Design
    Prop design for a 2d animated PSA. Art was created with Adobe Animate. designer 2danimation 2dcharacterdesign
    uniE621 Animated Video for ChaletJardin
    2d Animation, design, sound editing, storyboard, and final edit for an explainer video for a French small house company. The video can be found on Vimeo at this link https://vimeo.com/user41601621. designer 2danimator animator characterdesign soundeditor editor