Matt Sveum

Animator and 3D Artist

www.matthewsveum.com

matthew.sveum@gmail.com

 

Summary

 

Collaborative and creative professional specializing in dynamic animation and dramatic acting, with a well-rounded skill set at each stage in the pipeline.

 

Skills

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• Expert in Maya, Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects

• CG and Hand-Drawn animation

• Character Design, modeling, and rigging

• Story development, creative writing, storyboarding​

 

Professional Experience

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Career Development Adviser

July 2025 to Present

• Mentor grads to succeed professionally on portfolio review, resume, and interviews

• Track student correspondence and input employment metrics into databases

 

Animation Instructor

February 2022 to Present

• Plan and lead classes on drawing and animation fundamentals

• Teach various software such as Maya, Photoshop, and Adobe Animate

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Animator and Generalist

Fisher Price Imaginext Entertainment Team

February 2022 to July 2025

• Animated sequences for Imaginext Jurassic World & DC Superfriends

• Modeled, rigged, and textured 3D assets for use in short films

• Rigged characters and vehicles using Advanced Skeleton

• Composited motion graphics and effects for music videos and other secondary YouTube content

• Used Shotgrid and Microsoft Teams for pipeline organization and dailies

 

Animator

Falcon's Digital Media

July 2021 to September 2021

• Animated sequences for A Storybots Space Adventure, a special episode of Ask the Storybots on Netflix

• Animated shots in Shotgrid pipeline using industry-grade rigs

• Solved problems with teammates in a fast-paced production environment

• Attended daily meetings to receive notes and implemented constructive feedback

 

Program Director

Championship Martial Arts

August 2012 to 2021

• Created and edited graphics and video for advertisements and weekly newsletters

• Attended community events, resulting in enrollment and acquiring revenue targets

• Created, planned, and implemented daily sessions. Led classes of 40+ students to grow in fitness, self-confidence, and knowledge.

• Built and maintained positive personal relationships with students and families

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Education

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Character Animation and Visual Language.

University of Central Florida

Orlando FL

Graduated May 2015

• Cum Laude Graduate

• Wrote, directed, and produced an award-winning animated short film

• Led a team of 13 through all aspects of production. Served team in animation, modeling, rigging, lighting, rendering, compositing, and editing

 

Character Animation Certification: Animation Mentor

Burbank, CA

Graduated December 2017

• Received personalized instruction and feedback from leading industry professionals at studios such as Dreamworks, BlueSky and Nickelodeon

 

Accomplishments

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• Winner Best Animated Short Desert Rocks FAME 2015

• Completed 2 fiction manuscripts totaling over 200,000 words