Tehniyat Shaikh

Animation Artist at Self-Employed

Directed and animated projects such as logo animations, corporate training videos, and web series using various mediums including 2D, 3D, and mixed media. Responsible for art direction, creating concepts, storyboards, animatics, character designs, background designs, illustrations, motion graphics, and animations.

Animation Lead at Bandish Productions

Started as a full-time animator working on a web series involving storyboarding, shot setups, and character animation using After Effects. Promoted within 3 months to Animation Lead, managing multiple animation, motion graphics, and illustration projects with a team of 7+ artists.

Motion Graphics Animator at S4 LIGHTS

Created storyboards, animatics, illustrations, and motion graphics for projection mapping of a Christmas lights show displayed on an 80-foot-tall Christmas tree at the Silver Dollar City theme park.

Storybooth Intern at StoryCorps

Conducted conversational interviews, coordinated interview appointments, managed assets, addressed customer service queries, storyboarded and edited an audio story from 45 minutes of raw footage to a 2-minute short film presented as an animatic.

Art Instructor/Animator at Color Wheel Studio

Taught foundations of animation and art techniques to children from kindergarten to middle school. Created project-based curriculums, edited over 50 tutorial videos for online classes, and animated titles and logos for the website and virtual class advertisements.

Motion Graphic Consultant at The Paper Planes Agency

Created motion-led content for digital mediums such as websites, apps, and social media, keeping up with new trends and proactively bringing ideas to the table. Animated and edited up to 12 creatives per month.

Animation Artist at Self-Employed

Directing and animating projects including logo animations, corporate training videos, and web series across 2D, 3D, and mixed media. Responsibilities included art direction, concepts, storyboards, animatics, character and background designs, illustrations, motion graphics and animations.

Animation Lead at Bandish Productions

Promoted from animator to Animation Lead within 3 months; Managed multiple animation, motion graphics and illustration projects with a team of 7+ artists; responsibilities included storyboarding, shot setups and character animation using After Effects.

Motion Graphics Animator at S4 Lights

Created storyboards, animatics, illustrations and motion graphics for projection mapping of a Christmas lights show displayed on an 80-foot-tall Christmas tree at the Silver Dollar City theme park.

Storybooth Intern at StoryCorps

Conducted conversational interviews, coordinated interview appointments, assisted in asset management and customer service; storyboarded and edited an audio story from 45 minutes of raw footage to a 2-minute animatic.

Art Instructor/Animator at Color Wheel Studio

Taught foundations of animation and art techniques to children; created project-based curriculums; edited 50+ tutorial videos; animated titles and logos for website and online class advertisements.

Zine Illustrator at Freelance / Self-initiated

Illustrated zines including A Day in the Life of Queer Muslims, Adopt, Don’t Shop, What’s with the Adults? I Said NO!

Co-Director, 3D Animator at Bedtime Rumble

Co-directed and contributed as 3D animator for the 3D VR short film Bedtime Rumble.

Collaboration Director/Lead Animator at Until Next Bite

Led collaboration and animation for the 3D animated short Until Next Bite.