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Registration: 28.09.2026

Yudi Jiang

Specialization: Junior 2D Animator
2D artist specializing in animation and visual development. Experienced in character design, background design, illustration, and storytelling for short-film projects.
2D artist specializing in animation and visual development. Experienced in character design, background design, illustration, and storytelling for short-film projects.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator
Clip Studio Paint
3D Animation
3D Modeling
Blender
Toon Boom Harmony
2D Animation

Work experience

Character Animator / Colorist
since 04.2026 - Till the present day |Choco Moment
Toon Boom Harmony, Clip Studio Paint
● Independent 2D animation project with alumni; responsible for character animation and coloring.
Animator
03.2023 - 05.2025 |NDA
2D, 3D
Dancing Flame | San Francisco, CA Storyboard Artist, 2D Animator, Prop Designer | Mar 2025 to May 2025 ● Storyboarded a 50-second short featuring two stylized 2D characters. ● Designed and animated one main character, handling rough animation, clean-up, and color. ● Designed two props, a speaker and a fire extinguisher, in a semi-realistic style. ● Collaborated with a team of two over five weeks to complete the short film. BOO!!! | San Francisco, CA Concept Artist, Background Artist, Video Editor | Oct 2025 to Nov 2025 ● Created three early visual development concepts for the short. ● Produced 13 final background illustrations for the completed short. ● Designed one main character in cartoon style. ● Edited the final video by assembling animation shots into a finished short. Zombie Dog | San Francisco, CA Storyboard Artist, Background Artist, Character Designer | Sep 2025 to Oct 2025 ● Storyboarded a 90-second short featuring a realistic zombie and a cartoon style dog. ● Designed seven backgrounds in a zombie-apocalypse style. ● Designed a boxer character based on a team member’s dog. ● Collaborated with a team of six to deliver 17 shots within a four-week production timeline. Welcome to MY World | Albany, NY Charcoal Artist | Mar 2023 to May 2023 ● Created a 36 × 48 in charcoal life drawing as part of a university-level life drawing course. ● Selected for inclusion in the university’s Mid-Year Summer Exhibition.

Educational background

2D Animation & Visual Effects (Bachelor’s Degree)
2021
Academy of Art University

Languages

EnglishProficientChineseNativeJapaneseProficientMandarinProficient