Erik Chichester
 

Lead Animator

Double Down - Seattle, WA                                            

​2014 - 2023

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• Created and supervised diverse compelling and impactful forms of animation. Supported app concept development, in-house productions, and cross-studio outsourcing for mobile platforms. 

• Worked with art directors, animators, game designers, producers, and programmers in the creation and implementation of leading-edge games and features produced using Adobe Animate, After Effects, Maya, and Unity graphics for new content and existing games

• Lead character designer on DDI's Spinning in Space app and Product Team game pitches

• Worked closely with developers to implement content within established pipelines and helped to define additional pipelines

• Assisted art managers with recruiting, training, and mentoring animation team members and character artist

• Worked on apps such as Double Down Fort Knox and Double Down Classic

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Animation Instructor

Ex'pression College - San Jose, CA

​2013 - 2014

 

• Instructor for 3D and Traditional 2D Animation classes on animation techniques such as the bouncing ball, walk cycles, a wing cycle, timing, squash, stretch, and posing

• Offer lectures focused on the history and application of the 12 Principles of Animation and 2D and 3D animation pipelines

 

Animator

Kabam - San Fransisco, CA

​2010 - 2013

 

• Animator for social media games such as “The Hobbit”, “Trojan War”, “Dragons of Atlantis”, “Edge-World”, “Hydra”, “Hero-Force”

• Collaborated with art director and lead artists to create storyboards, animatics, and cinematic cut scenes

• Developed hand-drawn, particle, and video manipulation animations to create environmental and power effects

• Created visual targets and model sheets for character animation and visual effects

• Worked with the audio team to create scratch tracks and edited final audio for cut scenes

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Teaching Artist

Urban Arts Partnership - New York, NY

​2009 - 2010

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• Created and implemented semester curriculums and taught basic 2D animation/illustration techniques to elementary, middle school, high school, and ESL high school students in the New York public school system. 

• Led groups of high school students to develop an animated Carbon footprint PSA for NBC networks using Photoshop and After Effects

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Animator

Nickelodeon Digital & Nickelodeon Creative Resources - New York, NY

​2003 - 2008

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• Managed and created storyboards, x-sheets, animation, character designs, layouts, and animatics for station ID’s 

• Illustration artist for Nickelodeon merchandising character style guides and product design for “Dora the Explorer”, "The Backyardigans”, and “Lazy Town”.

• Supervised and developed layouts, character designs, and storyboards for outsourced animation

• Created illustrations for Nick Jr. magazine “The Backyardigan’s” storybook

• Designed storyboards, animation, and character designs for Nick Jr’s mascot “Face”

• 2D Animator for “Little Bill” television series utilizing the director’s notes and storyboards

• Created secondary character designs and props for After Effects animation

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Animator

MTV Animation - New York, NY

​2000 

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• Animated sequences for the “Spy Groove” television series utilizing the director's notes and storyboards

• Prepared X-Sheet timing, props, and effects animation

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Rough Inbetweener 

DreamWorks Animation - Glendale, CA 

​1998 - 1999

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• Working under the lead animator’s direction, created rough in-between drawings to flesh out animated scenes for “The Road To El Dorado” and “Spirit of the Wind” feature films 

• Created animation for training reviews and dance sequences in “The Road To El Dorado” film

• 2D animation trainee for DreamWorks animation summer program

 

 

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Interstitials 

 

Nick Jr. | New York, NY
• Co-creator and animation director of "Papa Moco Jumbie" interstitial in 2008 - 2009

• Animation director "No Mirrors in My Nana's House" interstitial in

2003 - 2004

• Animator Spike Lee's “Please, Baby, Please” interstitial in 2002

 

Sesame Street | New York, NY

• Creator "Just the Two of Us" interstitial 2006 - 2007

• Creator “A Treat for Two” interstitial in 2006 - 2007
• Animator “Janie and Jerome” interstitial in 2003

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Nickelodeon Digital Animation | New York, NY
• Animator “Whoopi's Littleburg” interstitial for a television series  in 2003

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