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Hi, I'm Zama Shangase, a passionate animator and administrator with a degree in Digital Art from the University of Witwatersrand. I love creating visual stories and designing characters, inspired by rich African culture. Alongside my creative skills, I also enjoy organizing and managing animation projects and events. I'm a motivated and quick learner who enjoys both the creative and administrative sides of digital art and animation. I'm excited to grow my expertise and contribute to innovative projects in the animation and game design industries.…Hi, I'm Zama Shangase, a passionate animator and administrator with a degree in Digital Art from the University of Witwatersrand. I love creating visual stories and designing characters, inspired by rich African culture. Alongside my creative skills, I also enjoy organizing and managing animation projects and events. I'm a motivated and quick learner who enjoys both the creative and administrative sides of digital art and animation. I'm excited to grow my expertise and contribute to innovative projects in the animation and game design industries.

Zamashuku Sade Luyanda Shangase

Animator, Character Designer, Game Designer, +1

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Hi, I'm Zama Shangase, a passionate animator and administrator with a degree in Digital Art from the University of Witwatersrand. I love creating visual stories and designing characters, inspired by rich African culture. Alongside my creative skills, I also enjoy organizing and managing animation projects and events. I'm a motivated and quick learner who enjoys both the creative and administrative sides of digital art and animation. I'm excited to grow my expertise and contribute to innovative projects in the animation and game design industries.…Hi, I'm Zama Shangase, a passionate animator and administrator with a degree in Digital Art from the University of Witwatersrand. I love creating visual stories and designing characters, inspired by rich African culture. Alongside my creative skills, I also enjoy organizing and managing animation projects and events. I'm a motivated and quick learner who enjoys both the creative and administrative sides of digital art and animation. I'm excited to grow my expertise and contribute to innovative projects in the animation and game design industries.

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Hi, I’m Zama Shangase, a passionate animator and administrator with a degree in Digital Art from the University of Witwatersrand. I love creating visual stories and designing characters, inspired by rich African culture. Alongside my creative skills, I also enjoy organizing and managing animation projects and events.

I’m a motivated and quick learner who enjoys both the creative and administrative sides of digital art and animation. I’m excited to grow my expertise and contribute to innovative projects in the animation and game design industries.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Afrikaans

Intermediate

Work Experience

Game Artist & Animator Intern at Youth@Work / Cinga Phambili

October 27, 2022 - November 1, 2023

Character designer for video games; drew main characters and researched African culture for proper visual concepts. Worked on animating the game environment and world building. Created moodboards and researched 2000s fashion for a new animation show character, including hairstyles and outfits based on futuristic African concepts. Researched different African fashions and caricatures of South African figures. Animated 2D characters walking and sitting.

Environmental Health & Administration Intern at University of Witwatersrand

August 13, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Performed office administration including printing, photocopying, and updating reports using Microsoft Word and Excel. Emailed suppliers as required, organized physical and digital files, took meeting notes and created minutes. Created new folders and managed files on the Wits Services Portal. Assisted with editing presentations and accompanied food cafeteria inspections. Learned about occupational health and safety and environmental health through inspections and document organizing across campuses.

Sip & Paint Art Instructor & Event Promoter at World Ends Bar, Greenside

August 1, 2024 - October 25, 2024

Assisted clients with creating artwork, supplied painting and drawing materials, supervised sessions, promoted events on social media, managed event budgeting and planning.

Animation Administrator at Durban Film Mart Institution

November 12, 2024 - June 7, 2024

Managed attendance for business lab and masterclass programs. Designed social media concepts and newsletters. Organized meetings, created minutes, managed emails for program applications, worked with Mailchimp, Microsoft Excel, and Word for handling film festival documents. Researched international festivals, created certificates, handled company emails, and responded to enquiries. Used ChatGPT and Zoom in daily tasks.

Game Artist & Animator Intern at Youth@Work / Cinga Phambili

October 27, 2022 - November 1, 2023

Character designer for video games, creating main characters with research into African culture for authentic visual concepts. Worked on environment animation and world building within the game. Developed moodboards and researched 2000s fashion for an animation character with a futuristic African concept. Also researched African fashion from different tribes and caricatures of South African figures for projects. Animated 2D characters in walking and sitting positions.

Environmental Health & Administration Intern at University of Witwatersrand

August 13, 2023 - January 31, 2024

Handled printing and photocopying, created and updated reports using Microsoft Word and Excel, emailed suppliers as requested, organized physical files, took notes and meeting minutes, created new folders and organized existing files on the Wits Services Portal. Assisted with presentations for Microsoft PowerPoint. Participated in residential and campus food cafeteria inspections, handled documents from inspections, and learned about OHS and environmental health through site inspections and document management across different campuses.

Sip & Paint Art Instructor & Event Promoter at World Ends Bar, Greenside

August 1, 2024 - October 25, 2024

Instructed clients in drawing and painting during events, supplied painting and drawing materials, supervised sessions, promoted events on social media, managed event budgets including beverages and meals, and handled event planning activities.

Animation Administrator at Durban Film Mart Institution

November 12, 2024 - June 6, 2024

Managed attendance for DFM Business Lab and animation masterclass programmes. Designed social media concepts and the February newsletter for DFM alumni. Organized Google invites, wrote notes and meeting minutes, created and organized Google Drive folders, handled emails related to animation programme applications and project notifications. Worked with Mailchimp, Microsoft Excel, and Word documents for festival invitations and templates. Conducted research on international festivals, created certificates, managed two company email accounts, and responded to enquiries about upcoming events and programmes.