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Hi, I’m Grant Kolton. I’m a director, animator, and motion designer with 13 years of experience crafting music videos, branded content, commercials, and short-form work for a wide range of clients. I thrive when taking direction or leading self-directed projects, and I pride myself on keeping production organized to deliver fast turnarounds without sacrificing creative quality. I’m comfortable across all stages of production—from concept and pitching to final edits and delivery. My work has earned international recognition and awards, including Vimeo Staff Picks, and collaborations with brands like FX Network, IMDb, and Snoop Dogg. I’m excited to collaborate with teams or grow my own studio to bring bold ideas to life.…Hi, I’m Grant Kolton. I’m a director, animator, and motion designer with 13 years of experience crafting music videos, branded content, commercials, and short-form work for a wide range of clients. I thrive when taking direction or leading self-directed projects, and I pride myself on keeping production organized to deliver fast turnarounds without sacrificing creative quality. I’m comfortable across all stages of production—from concept and pitching to final edits and delivery. My work has earned international recognition and awards, including Vimeo Staff Picks, and collaborations with brands like FX Network, IMDb, and Snoop Dogg. I’m excited to collaborate with teams or grow my own studio to bring bold ideas to life.

Grant Kolton

Animator, Motion Graphic Designer, Video Editor, +3

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Hi, I’m Grant Kolton. I’m a director, animator, and motion designer with 13 years of experience crafting music videos, branded content, commercials, and short-form work for a wide range of clients. I thrive when taking direction or leading self-directed projects, and I pride myself on keeping production organized to deliver fast turnarounds without sacrificing creative quality. I’m comfortable across all stages of production—from concept and pitching to final edits and delivery. My work has earned international recognition and awards, including Vimeo Staff Picks, and collaborations with brands like FX Network, IMDb, and Snoop Dogg. I’m excited to collaborate with teams or grow my own studio to bring bold ideas to life.…Hi, I’m Grant Kolton. I’m a director, animator, and motion designer with 13 years of experience crafting music videos, branded content, commercials, and short-form work for a wide range of clients. I thrive when taking direction or leading self-directed projects, and I pride myself on keeping production organized to deliver fast turnarounds without sacrificing creative quality. I’m comfortable across all stages of production—from concept and pitching to final edits and delivery. My work has earned international recognition and awards, including Vimeo Staff Picks, and collaborations with brands like FX Network, IMDb, and Snoop Dogg. I’m excited to collaborate with teams or grow my own studio to bring bold ideas to life.

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Hi, I’m Grant Kolton. I’m a director, animator, and motion designer with 13 years of experience crafting music videos, branded content, commercials, and short-form work for a wide range of clients. I thrive when taking direction or leading self-directed projects, and I pride myself on keeping production organized to deliver fast turnarounds without sacrificing creative quality.

I’m comfortable across all stages of production—from concept and pitching to final edits and delivery. My work has earned international recognition and awards, including Vimeo Staff Picks, and collaborations with brands like FX Network, IMDb, and Snoop Dogg. I’m excited to collaborate with teams or grow my own studio to bring bold ideas to life.

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Work Experience

Freelance Animator and Director at Self-Employed / Freelance

June 1, 2012 - Present

Founded and run an independent animation studio, leading projects solo or assembling teams for music videos, 360 campaigns, commercials, branded content, short-form television, and social media for clients including FX Network, Pepsi, Sony Pictures Animation, Comedy Central, Bleacher Report, RCA Records, ATO Records, the Washington State Lottery, Snoop Dogg, SC Johnson, and Wienerschnitzel. Notable achievements include international festival recognition, six Vimeo Staff Picks, FX/Hulu purchasing two scripts to fully produce, directing national television commercials, and creating multiple viral music videos.

Animator and Motion Designer at 72 and Sunny

November 1, 2018 - Present

On-call animator for the agency’s motion design needs, collaborating with cross‑department teams to meet tight deadlines for pitches and deliver organized, editable files. Producing animations for social, web, billboards, film, logos, and technical demonstrations; developing the animated visual language for wide-scale Adobe Express campaigns and proof-of-concept animations for Adobe Photoshop Mobile, Adobe Firefly, GitHub, Mass Mutual, and Nerve Productions.

Animator, Motion and Graphic Designer at IMDb

January 31, 2021 - October 15, 2025

Established style for all IMDb animated social content; created original designs, edited movie clips, and composited in After Effects; pitched and developed original concepts and animated campaigns.

Chief Animator at Circa News

November 30, 2018 - October 15, 2025

In charge of all animation content for digital news platforms; wrote original political satire/pop-culture short films monthly; set production schedules, coordinated outside talent, directed voice overs, and handled every aspect of animation from research, pitching, writing, initial design, storyboarding, finished animation, compositing, and editing.

Freelance Animator and Director at Self-Employed

June 1, 2012 - Present

Manage an animation studio, either solo or with teams, to create music videos, 360 campaigns, commercials, branded content, and short-form TV across social, web, and broadcast. Clients include FX Network, Pepsi, Sony Pictures Animation, Comedy Central, Bleacher Report, RCA Records, ATO Records, the Washington State Lottery, Snoop Dogg, SC Johnson, and Wienerschnitzel. Highlights include international festival recognition, six Vimeo Staff Picks, FX/Hulu commissioning original scripts for production, and directing national television commercials.

Animator and Motion Designer at 72 and Sunny

November 1, 2018 - Present

On-call animator for the agency’s motion design needs, delivering organized, editable files under tight deadlines for pitch meetings. Collaborates with cross-department teams to produce animations for social, web, billboards, film, logos, and technical demonstrations.Developed the animated visual language for wide-scale Adobe Express campaigns and produced concept animations for Adobe products and various campaigns.

Animator, Motion and Graphic Designer at IMDb

January 31, 2021 - October 15, 2025

Established a cohesive style for IMDb’s animated social content. Created original designs, edited movie clips, and composed all work in After Effects. Pitched and developed original concepts and animated campaigns.

Chief Animator at Circa News

November 1, 2018 - October 15, 2025

In charge of all animation content for digital news platforms. Wrote original political satire/pop-culture short films monthly. Set production schedules, coordinated with outside talent, directed voiceover, and managed all aspects from research, pitching, writing, initial design, storyboarding, finished animation, compositing, to editing.