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Hi! I'm Michelle Simmons, a passionate character animator with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art for Entertainment Arts - Animation from the College for Creative Studies. Since graduating in 2021, I've been involved in various projects ranging from 2D animation work for short films to character design and storyboarding for animated series and commercials. I enjoy bringing stories to life through animation and love working collaboratively in creative remote environments. I'm continuously building my skills and experience by volunteering and freelancing in the animation industry. Whether it's rough animation, clean-up, or coloring, I strive to deliver high-quality work. I'm excited to keep learning and growing in the animation field while contributing to engaging and imaginative projects.…Hi! I'm Michelle Simmons, a passionate character animator with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art for Entertainment Arts - Animation from the College for Creative Studies. Since graduating in 2021, I've been involved in various projects ranging from 2D animation work for short films to character design and storyboarding for animated series and commercials. I enjoy bringing stories to life through animation and love working collaboratively in creative remote environments. I'm continuously building my skills and experience by volunteering and freelancing in the animation industry. Whether it's rough animation, clean-up, or coloring, I strive to deliver high-quality work. I'm excited to keep learning and growing in the animation field while contributing to engaging and imaginative projects.

Michelle Simmons

2D Animator, Character Designer, Animation Director, +2

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Hi! I'm Michelle Simmons, a passionate character animator with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art for Entertainment Arts - Animation from the College for Creative Studies. Since graduating in 2021, I've been involved in various projects ranging from 2D animation work for short films to character design and storyboarding for animated series and commercials. I enjoy bringing stories to life through animation and love working collaboratively in creative remote environments. I'm continuously building my skills and experience by volunteering and freelancing in the animation industry. Whether it's rough animation, clean-up, or coloring, I strive to deliver high-quality work. I'm excited to keep learning and growing in the animation field while contributing to engaging and imaginative projects.…Hi! I'm Michelle Simmons, a passionate character animator with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art for Entertainment Arts - Animation from the College for Creative Studies. Since graduating in 2021, I've been involved in various projects ranging from 2D animation work for short films to character design and storyboarding for animated series and commercials. I enjoy bringing stories to life through animation and love working collaboratively in creative remote environments. I'm continuously building my skills and experience by volunteering and freelancing in the animation industry. Whether it's rough animation, clean-up, or coloring, I strive to deliver high-quality work. I'm excited to keep learning and growing in the animation field while contributing to engaging and imaginative projects.

Available to hire

Hi! I’m Michelle Simmons, a passionate character animator with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art for Entertainment Arts - Animation from the College for Creative Studies. Since graduating in 2021, I’ve been involved in various projects ranging from 2D animation work for short films to character design and storyboarding for animated series and commercials. I enjoy bringing stories to life through animation and love working collaboratively in creative remote environments.

I’m continuously building my skills and experience by volunteering and freelancing in the animation industry. Whether it’s rough animation, clean-up, or coloring, I strive to deliver high-quality work. I’m excited to keep learning and growing in the animation field while contributing to engaging and imaginative projects.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Beginner

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

2D Animation Volunteer at Bonfire Cinema

June 30, 2022 - June 18, 2024

Worked as a rough animator, clean-up artist, and color artist for a short film. Collaborated remotely to support animation production and contributed to the quality and completion of project milestones.

Freelance Character Designer and 2D Animator at Ray's Animated Series

March 1, 2022 - June 19, 2024

Helped design and animate characters for the TV show. Provided creative input and delivered animation assets remotely to support the series production.

Freelance Storyboard Artist at JonDav Pictures

November 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022

Created storyboards for a pop commercial, visually laying out scenes to convey the storyline and action clearly to the production team.

2D Animation Intern at The Rise Network

March 30, 2020 - November 28, 2023

Contributed as a character animator in creating 2D animated promos for the company website. Supported animation production tasks in a remote internship setting.