Available to hire
I’m Brit Kohls, a seasoned character animator and rigger with a passion for bringing stylized and realistic characters to life for film and video projects. I specialize in building flexible, animator-friendly rigs and delivering polished keyframe animation from layout to final, with a strong foundation in animation principles, timing, spacing, arcs, and performance.
I enjoy collaborating remotely, taking direction, and maintaining clear communication across the full project lifecycle. I’m seeking a flexible, part-time contract role on a personal filmmaking project where I can contribute both technical rigging expertise and expressive character performance.
Experience Level
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Language
English
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Work Experience
Animator/Motion Graphics at Christian Questions
January 31, 2020 - September 22, 2025• Develop storyboards, visual concepts, and narrative structures, ensuring clarity and engagement.
• Caption video content with a focus on storytelling elements, visual detail, and effective camera techniques.
• Evaluate AI-generated visual narratives, providing constructive feedback to enhance quality and coherence.
• Maintain authenticity and cinematic quality in all visual outputs.
Sr. Animator at Gaming Solutions at HigherEchelon
September 22, 2023 - September 22, 2025• Developed immersive animations and cycles for games.
• Rigged and weighted 80+ characters.
• Collaborated with designers, engineers, and tech animators to deliver responsive, high-quality animation assets under tight deadlines.
• Rigged and weight-painted 80+ characters
• Integrated motion capture and hand-keyed animation to achieve natural, emotive performances.
• Participated in motion capture sessions, processed mocap data, and integrated it into game-ready assets.
• Contributed to pipeline improvements, optimizing workflows for efficiency and cross-team collaboration.
• Experimented with procedural animation techniques to enhance systemic gameplay animations.
Motion Graphics Designer at Tipping Point Solutions
September 21, 2020 - September 21, 2023• Creating cinematic animations to train army intelligence using Blender, Maya, After Effects, Unreal, building rigs, putting animations into Game Engines, and courses to train over 10,000 soldiers.
• Created high-quality animations for various digital media projects, including promotional videos, explainer videos, and social content seen by 10,000+ soldiers.
• Utilized motion capture data to produce life-like character animations.
• Designed storyboards and animatics to guide animation production.
• Delivered motion graphics assets for web, video, and broadcast.
• Collaborated with creative directors, producers, and editors to align animation style with project goals
Sr. Motion Graphics at Pacific Life
September 20, 2014 - September 20, 2018• Personally assigned to the team's most highly visible projects, based on unique expertise with animation and motion graphics.
• Designed 20+ motion graphics and animations that impacted over 5,000 employees and helped them excel at their jobs and generate more revenue for the company.
• Led animation projects that won 5 Horizon Awards; collaborated with Directors and peers on projects.
Sr. Animator at HigherEchelon, Inc
October 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025Created expressive character performances using Maya and traditional animation principles. Rigged and weighted 80+ characters, improving animation quality and reducing iteration time across the production pipeline. Ensured visual consistency and maintained style, tone, and quality across multiple episodes. Researched and applied current trends and innovative techniques in 3D animation to enhance project outcomes. Collaborated with creative teams to align animation projects with organizational timelines and goals.
Animator at Christianquestions.com
January 1, 2020 - November 22, 2025Created animated Bible stories and character-driven segments reaching thousands of Christian viewers weekly. Collaborated with writers and producers to ensure biblical accuracy and narrative clarity. Modeled, rigged, animated, and rendered characters using Blender and Maya to meet creative briefs and project requirements.
Animator at Tipping Point Solutions
February 1, 2023 - February 1, 2023Creating cinematic animations to train army intelligence using Blender, Maya, After Effects, Unreal, building rigs, putting animations into Game Engines, and courses to train over 10,000 soldiers. Created high-quality animations for various digital media projects, including promotional videos, explainer videos, and social content seen by 10,000+ soldiers. Utilized motion capture data to produce life-like character animations. Designed storyboards and animatics to guide animation production. Delivered motion graphics assets for web, video, and broadcast. Collaborated with creative directors, producers, and editors to align animation style with project goals.
Sr. Animator / Motion Graphics at Pacific Life
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018Personally assigned to the team's most highly visible projects, based on unique expertise with animation and motion graphics. Designed 20+ motion graphics and animations that impacted over 5,000 employees and helped them excel at their jobs and generate more revenue for the company. Led animation projects that won 5 Horizon Awards; collaborated with Directors and peers on projects.
Media Designer | Animator at Cognizant
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014Developed 25+ Designs, including animations, game assets, infographics, video, and illustrations, utilizing the Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects and Maya. Designed 10+ motion graphics and animations that impacted 4,800 employees and helped them excel at their jobs and generate more revenue for the company.
Sr. Multimedia Designer | Animator at University of Phoenix
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013Developed 100+ designs, including 2D and 3D animation, motion graphics, infographics, and illustrations.
Education
BFA Drawing at Arizona State Univeristy
September 23, 2025 - September 23, 2025AAS in Computer Animation at iAnimate
September 23, 2025 - September 23, 2025BFA in Drawing at Arizona State University
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025AAS in Computer Animation at Art Institute of Phoenix
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025Certificate in Character Animation at iAnimate.net
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025Qualifications
Animation Mentor – Gaming Animation Workshop
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025iAnimate - Rigging 1
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025Rusty Animation School
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025AnimSquad - Expert Animation Class with Andrew Chesworth
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025Anim Copilot, Inc. - Animation coaching with Jason Anastas
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025Industry Experience
Other, Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Gaming
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