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Ivan Mattos

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I've been fortunate enough to start my career around the mobile game boom so I've seen it change a lot and have rolled with the punches. Character animation is my jam, especially for games!

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I’ve been fortunate enough to start my career around the mobile game boom so I’ve seen it change a lot and have rolled with the punches. Character animation is my jam, especially for games! I want to break more into traditional story driven animation so I’ll be picking up Moho this year.

  • 15 years' experience
  • Joined May 2026

Industry experience

  • Gaming
  • Media & Entertainment

Work experience· 5 roles

Senior 2D Animator · Squid GamesApr 2023 – Nov 2026 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Established the pipeline, rigging, and animation for characters and building animation; Collaborated with narrative designers and artists, and assisted in asset creation; Worked closely with engineers for Unity implementation; Led and managed contracted animation; Assisted with technical effects art in Unity; Documented briefs for animation.

Video Editor · Electronic Arts x Glu Mobile (EA acquired Glu)Feb 2020 – Nov 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Created Ads, social media posts, and App Store trailers comprised of custom capture footage and motion graphics; Collaboratively delivered creative videos and statics to drive user acquisition from original IP to licensed IP such as Star Wars and Disney; Self-taught After Effects within the interview period and later had my test utilized for user acquisition.

Animator · Glu MobileSep 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

Rigged and animated meshed characters and environments; Continued in the production of a flagship IP leading into the acquisition; The animation test that I delivered was later integrated into the live product.

Freelance Animator · Renegade AnimationJun 2018 – Dec 2018 · 7 mos
Senior Animator · TinyCo, a Jam City CompanyJan 2011 – Dec 2018 · 8 yrs

Education

Bachelor of Science in Media Arts & Animation · Art Institute of California, San Francisco Bay Area2030 – 2010

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