Animator | Designer - New York, NY.

Cary McCool

Animator | Designer - New York, NY.

Available to hire

Animator | Designer - New York, NY.

Work Experience

Graphic Designer | Package Design | CAD Designer at Eastman Footwear Group
December 30, 2024 - Present
Graphic Design and CAD Design / Technical Design for a footwear company in NYC
Production Coordinator | Character Rigger / Animator at Baboon Animation
October 1, 2023 - Present
Character Designer, Rigger, Storyboard, Scripting, Animatic / Timing. Animation, Voiceover, Talent Coordination, CEO Scheduling, CRM, Admin Assistance for an animation company in Brooklyn NYC
Graphic Designer | CAD Designer at Beyond, Inc.
August 1, 2025 - Present
Assisted sales team by generating marketing assets such as logos, package designs, colorways, CADs, and AI 3D generated mockups of merchandise when needed. Assembled look books and prepared presentation graphic designs and slides, personally oversaw the integration of AI into the company's daily design process, designed moodboards and emulated trending designs for shoes and apparel.
Production Coordinator | 2D Animator at Baboon Animation
September 1, 2023 - Present
Designed and rigged characters for animation for preschool television shows and movies. Led a team of riggers to produce animatable assets for television. Designed Storyboards and animatics to direct timing. Produced punch ups, or edits, for dialogue in scripts. Managed CEO calendar and schedule with both clients and talent.
Package Designer | Marketing Graphic Designer at Eastman Footwear Group
February 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Generated 3D mock- ups and package designs for an established shoe design studio. Managed product photography, virtual showroom, and coordinated presentations for large retailers.
Illustrator I 2D Animator at Coolman
September 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022
Illustrated and character animated for popular social media page, Coolman on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Contributed to NFT collectionCoolmans Universe. Designed graphics for Discord community, social media upkeep, clothing design drops, merch, website graphics, and virtual interactive game design.

Education

Bachelor's Degree at Savannah College of Art and Design
September 1, 2015 - June 1, 2019

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Travel & Hospitality, Other, Retail, Manufacturing
    uniE608 3D Motion Design - Nexon Games
    3D Motion Design countdown for Korean Game Design company Nexon Games
    uniE608 Naked Baby
    A video game that I coded and illustrated animated assets for! The sound edsign was my favorite part of this project. I ripped vintage sound effects from sonic, super mario, and legend of zelda over an 8 bit version of the spins by mac miller.
    uniE608 Reel 2023
    https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE621 Self Portrait
    One of the One of Ones from a collection I am working on...