Hi, I'm Sophia Johnson, a visual artist passionate about telling stories through animated imagery. I focus on creating illustrations and animations, both 2D and 3D, to craft stories that connect with audiences and inspire them. I enjoy blending different animation techniques to bring characters and worlds to life. Currently, I work as an animator and concept artist, where I create character designs, backgrounds, and animations using various software tools. I'm always eager to learn and take on new projects that challenge my creativity and technical skills.…

Sophia Johnson

Hi, I'm Sophia Johnson, a visual artist passionate about telling stories through animated imagery. I focus on creating illustrations and animations, both 2D and 3D, to craft stories that connect with audiences and inspire them. I enjoy blending different animation techniques to bring characters and worlds to life. Currently, I work as an animator and concept artist, where I create character designs, backgrounds, and animations using various software tools. I'm always eager to learn and take on new projects that challenge my creativity and technical skills.…

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Hi, I’m Sophia Johnson, a visual artist passionate about telling stories through animated imagery. I focus on creating illustrations and animations, both 2D and 3D, to craft stories that connect with audiences and inspire them. I enjoy blending different animation techniques to bring characters and worlds to life.

Currently, I work as an animator and concept artist, where I create character designs, backgrounds, and animations using various software tools. I’m always eager to learn and take on new projects that challenge my creativity and technical skills.

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Language

English
Fluent
Chinese
Advanced

Work Experience

General Assistant at VIEW Conference 2024
October 31, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Worked as a general assistant hybrid for VIEW Conference 2024, helping with both partnerships, social media and marketing. Designed posters for online promotional activities and marketing using Photoshop. Researched and reached out to animation studios, establishing partnerships between the conference and studios.
Animator and Concept Artist at Aquest
June 1, 2024 - Present
Worked on creating a 1-minute 2D animation video for Aquest. Drew character designs and concept art for the world of Aquest, painted numerous backgrounds from scratch using Photoshop. Animated keyframes and in-betweens for many shots in Toon Boom Harmony. Utilized After Effects to add cut-out animation, special effects, and compositing, combining different animation methods to create overall satisfying results. Edited sound in Premiere Pro later to finish the animation. Currently working on animating robots in Maya and modeling props for a developing RTS game.
Video Editing Internship at Design & Customize LLC
August 31, 2023 - August 1, 2025
Created 3D and 2D animations for advertisement on Instagram. Modeled, textured and animated assets in Blender, and composited videos to match the brand. Added and edited stock library audio to provided footage and made many different designs of logo openings for each advertisement clip.
Graphic Design Internship at Dim Events
May 31, 2022 - August 1, 2025
Designed logos and fliers for advertisement, also created an art handbook guideline for the company using inDesign.
3D Animator Internship at FlashMonkey Inc.
January 31, 2022 - August 1, 2025
Designed the mascot of the company and created a 3d model based on it. Painted and rigged the model in Maya for animating. Made 3 demo animations to demonstrate the character and created an introduction video for the company.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023

Qualifications

MFA Computer Art Award
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025
Merit Scholarship Recipient
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Professional Services, Education