iinkhat.com A passionate and driven animation professional with experience in both production management and creative freelancing. I'm highly proficient in a wide range of programs, including Harmony and TVPaint, and bring over 10 years of experience with Adobe Suite. My enthusiasm for animation fuels my every day, and I'm eager to bring reliability, organisation, and problem-solving to any team. I'm continually developing my skills as I work toward my long-term goal of becoming a producer.

Michael Simmons

iinkhat.com A passionate and driven animation professional with experience in both production management and creative freelancing. I'm highly proficient in a wide range of programs, including Harmony and TVPaint, and bring over 10 years of experience with Adobe Suite. My enthusiasm for animation fuels my every day, and I'm eager to bring reliability, organisation, and problem-solving to any team. I'm continually developing my skills as I work toward my long-term goal of becoming a producer.

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iinkhat.com
A passionate and driven animation professional with experience in both production management and creative freelancing. I’m highly proficient in a wide range of programs, including Harmony and TVPaint, and bring over 10 years of experience with Adobe Suite. My enthusiasm for animation fuels my every day, and I’m eager to bring reliability, organisation, and problem-solving to any team. I’m continually developing my skills as I work toward my long-term goal of becoming a producer.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Assistant Motion and Graphic Designer / Peer Mentor at Hertfordshire Students' Union
June 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025
• Designed and launched animated SU mascot and artwork across websites, marketing and merchandising. • Created brand-aligned banners, Instagram stories, social media posts, posters and merchandising. Responding to feedback from marketing and comms and revising accordingly under tight deadlines. • Managed preparation and delivery of visual assets for student-facing campaigns and events, maintaining organised files and reusable materials. • Boosted student engagement with resonating student content, increasing GIPHY views from 20k to 500k. • Represented student staff in monthly forums, contributing feedback to the development of the mentorship program.
Animation Production Management Internship at The Walt Disney Company
June 6, 2022 - June 9, 2023
• Managed schedules, review processes and asset delivery across over 24 CG, 2D and stop-motion co-production and development titles. • Tracked episode delivery and dubbing trackers and flagged delivery risks to senior production staff. • Served as key point of contact for studios and internal teams on day-to-day production matters, monitoring incoming communication, following up on queries, and escalating issues where necessary. • Administered legal trackers and documentation and distributed updates • Streamlined distribution list system, improving internal and external communication efficiency. • Coordinated reviews, schedules and amidst challenging USA-to-UK time-zones.
Freelance Artist & Animator at Self-Employed
June 1, 2018 - Present
(PREVIOUS YOUTUBE: CallMeKevin, Problems and Solutions) // Delivered a wide range of creative projects for individual and commercial clients, including YouTube content, artwork commissions, logo design and animated assets, with previous work for creators such as CallMeKevin and Problems & Solutions. Managed projects independently from initial brief through to final delivery, coordinating timelines, materials and client communication while building strong professional relationships and consistently adapting work in response to feedback.

Education

BA (Hons) 2D Digital Animation at University of Hertfordshire
September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2025
Achieved First Class Honours // Final Year GPA: 3.97
HND Creative Media Production at Suffolk New College
September 1, 2018 - September 1, 2020
Achieved Distinction, Distinction

Qualifications

Toon Boom Animation Certification (L1)
June 29, 2026 - June 29, 2026
Adam's Animation Academy

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Gaming