Ilia Kole
Ilia Kole
Freelance Background Artist / 2D & 3D Generalist
Utrecht, Netherlands
iliakole@gmail.com

About

Freelance 2D & 3D Generalist / Illustrator / Animator

Clients I've worked with in the past:
Disney, Riot Games, Google, Facebook, Snapchat, Nissan, Toyota, GMC, Old Spice, Adidas, KLM, Nickelodeon, Jack Daniels, Intel, Dolby, American Express

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Skills

Illustration2D Animation3D Animation

Software proficiency

Blender
Blender
Gravity Sketch
Gravity Sketch
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D
Photoshop
Photoshop
After Effects
After Effects
Illustrator
Illustrator
Unity
Unity

Reel

Experience

  • Freelance 2D / 3D Generalist at Self Employed
    Utrecht, Netherlands
    November 2020 - Present

    Initiated a partnership with gaming themed restaurant La Plume De Phénix, using a process of VR layout, painting, 3D rigging and animation to make a magic window that changes throughout the day.

  • Senior Animator at MediaMonks
    hilversum, Netherlands
    August 2011 - October 2020

    - Oversaw the entire animation pipeline from pitch and storyboard to final delivery as Animation Director / Lead Animator on large advertisement campaigns.

    - Go-to guy for technical challenges on projects, from writing After Effects expressions and rigging to translating between developers and animators.

    - R&D for 360/VR animation production workflow.

    - Strengthened internal communication and sharing of work-in-progress within the global animation team of 37 animators by creating new Slack channels.