Hello there!
My name is Heidi. I'm an NYC-based character animator with nearly two decades of experience on lots of fun and interesting projects, both small and large.
I started working on preschool shows such as Wonder Pets, 3rd and Bird, and Team Umi Zoomi. This dovetailed into other projects like Small Potatoes, the Moose A. Moose shorts for Nick Jr., and various interstitials for NBC's Sprout. I've also animated on some more grownup commercial work, including Google's Androidify campaign and a delightful Ben & Jerry's ad that left me with a seemingly permanent addiction to cookie dough ice cream. I also worked for Toca Boca on their Toca TV app, which included lots of animations for original content. I’ve been an Assistant Animation Director on Showtime’s Our Cartoon President, which has proved to be an invaluable learning experience. The process of making episodes that keep up with the ever-changing news cycle was a challenging one! Currently, I am a senior animator at BEGiN, creating fun and engaging animations for our education experiences, including working with some beloved Sesame Street characters.
I specialize in using Adobe After Effects - a terrific program that is flexible and amazingly versatile in terms of everything it can do to bring a character to life. While I mostly work within AE, I also use Premiere, Photoshop, and Illustrator for editing and creating/prepping elements. At my current job, I also use Spine for creating game animations and am currently learning how to incorporate Unity into the process as well. Always learning!
A bit more about myself: I live in New York City with my husband & son and our fretful grey cat. When I'm not animating in front of the computer, I enjoy strolling around nearby parks and photographing nature.
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