I am a character-focused animator and designer with extensive freelance and remote work experience. My career has been built around character animation for various studios and projects, often juggling multiple freelance assignments at once. Most of my projects have been cartoon or stylized in nature, though I have some experience with more realistic styles. I am proficient in character design concepts, whether creating original designs or fan art, and I work across styles from cartoon and stylized to realistic.

Kevin Gabriel L. Makasiar

I am a character-focused animator and designer with extensive freelance and remote work experience. My career has been built around character animation for various studios and projects, often juggling multiple freelance assignments at once. Most of my projects have been cartoon or stylized in nature, though I have some experience with more realistic styles. I am proficient in character design concepts, whether creating original designs or fan art, and I work across styles from cartoon and stylized to realistic.

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I am a character-focused animator and designer with extensive freelance and remote work experience. My career has been built around character animation for various studios and projects, often juggling multiple freelance assignments at once. Most of my projects have been cartoon or stylized in nature, though I have some experience with more realistic styles. I am proficient in character design concepts, whether creating original designs or fan art, and I work across styles from cartoon and stylized to realistic.

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Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Caricature and Sketch Artist at The Investor's Podcast Network
May 1, 2025 - Present
Remote work creating caricatures and book sketches.
Storyboard Artist at Studio Nonego
April 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026
Worked remotely for a project, creating storyboards and animatics for a few episodes.
2D Character Layout Artist at Flying Bark Productions
November 1, 2022 - April 30, 2024
Remote work on a series of projects for over a year; first time doing character layouts for semi-rigged animation; layouts involved dynamic character poses; used Toon Boom Harmony.
Instructional Designer at Capytech E-Learning Solutions
July 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
Multimedia designer—designed assets for learning materials and created animation for video content.
Cel Animator at Rezonate, FLUX Design Labs Inc.
August 1, 2021 - November 30, 2021
Worked as an animator on multiple projects; one for a medical infographic video and another for a Kraft Macaroni & Cheese ad campaign.
Cut Out Animator at Mighty Animation
December 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021
Remote work as an animator for several episodes of Rick and Morty Season 5; first-time cut-out animation; layouts featured dynamic poses.
Lead Animator, Project Management at Rocketsheep Studio
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020
Developed project pipeline for Toon Boom Harmony cut-out animation; established standards for character turnarounds for rigging; supervised a team of animators and interns for cut-out production; performed key animation for fight scenes while overseeing in-between work and coloring.
Cut Out Animator at Snipple Animation Studio
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
Remote work as an animator for several episodes on ToonMarty; trained by an animation supervisor for Toon Boom Harmony; worked on episodes for Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz; contributed to storyboard work for TV/online ads.
Animator, Storyboard Artist at Freelance Animation Team for Tiny Docs Series
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2017
Collaborated with a US client to develop a medical-informative cartoon series; created storyboards and animatics for pre-production; supervised other freelance animators.
Animator, Storyboard Artist at Rocketsheep Studio
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013
Animated several 2D scenes for Saving Sally; produced closing billboard animation; created a short for animation festivals; contributed to a music video from character design and storyboard through to animation; produced storyboards for TV/online ads.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Animation at De La Salle - College of St. Benilde, School of Design and Arts
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts in Animation
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment