I'm Andrew, an animator with 15 years experience in the industry, I've worked for various companies, both agency, advertising and broadcasters including BBC, CBBC, RTE, Navigator Blue, Krow etc. I've got a wide skillset having worked on loads of things including title sequences, idents, branding, adverts, tv shows etc, where I've designed, or animated or edited on the various projects, usually I would end up doing multiple roles on the same project both working in a team and solo. I'm experienced in a range of software including After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Toonboom and more (I'm very capable with the whole Adobe creative suite.)

Andrew Reid

I'm Andrew, an animator with 15 years experience in the industry, I've worked for various companies, both agency, advertising and broadcasters including BBC, CBBC, RTE, Navigator Blue, Krow etc. I've got a wide skillset having worked on loads of things including title sequences, idents, branding, adverts, tv shows etc, where I've designed, or animated or edited on the various projects, usually I would end up doing multiple roles on the same project both working in a team and solo. I'm experienced in a range of software including After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Toonboom and more (I'm very capable with the whole Adobe creative suite.)

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I’m Andrew, an animator with 15 years experience in the industry, I’ve worked for various companies, both agency, advertising and broadcasters including BBC, CBBC, RTE, Navigator Blue, Krow etc. I’ve got a wide skillset having worked on loads of things including title sequences, idents, branding, adverts, tv shows etc, where I’ve designed, or animated or edited on the various projects, usually I would end up doing multiple roles on the same project both working in a team and solo.

I’m experienced in a range of software including After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Toonboom and more (I’m very capable with the whole Adobe creative suite.)

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Designer and Rigger at Jam Media
January 1, 2015 - June 1, 2015
Designer and rigger for animation projects; prepared assets, rigged characters and prepared animation pipelines for production.
Lead Editor and Compositor at Sixteen South
July 1, 2015 - March 1, 2017
Lead editor and compositor on Driftwood Bay; collaborated with Director on all animatics, animation passes and edits; compositing on all episodes; some animation and background fixes.
Senior Animator at ALT Animation
April 1, 2017 - March 1, 2023
Worked on numerous corporate and TV projects in character animation and motion graphics; covered editing, designing and compositing as needed.
Animator at Paper Owl Films
September 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024
Toon Boom animator on Lí Ban; worked with several character rigs and drew new assets/expressions as required; additional scene prep and comp work.
Director at ALT Animation
May 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
Director on The Sorting Office; supervised animation and design; also storyboarder, editor and background designer.
Animatic Editor at Jam Media
February 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Animatic editor for pre-production on TV show (Animatic editing duties).
Freelance Animator
June 1, 2025 - Present
Freelance animator and animatic editor for the preschool show Beddybyes; ongoing freelance work.

Education

BDes Hons Design and Communication at University of Ulster
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006

Qualifications

Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art and Design
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment