Kaelen Cook
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Personable and creative individual with strong understanding of character design and animation principles. Proficient in industry-standard software such as Maya and Blender, capable of creating engaging and lifelike characters, as well as UI Icons and graphic logos. Committed to delivering high-quality animations that bring characters to life, ease user experience, and enhance storytelling.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
3D Character Animator
Avatarlabs
09.2025 - 10.2025
- Created 3D character models using Maya and Blender for animation projects.
- Collaborated with developers to implement realistic mascots using Metahuman and Livelink in Unreal Engine.
- Created realistic facial animations using blend shapes and morph targets, enhancing the emotional depth of characters.
- Delivered high-quality 3D character animations within tight deadlines, ensuring timely project completion.
Capture Artist
Darkburn Creative
10.2024 - 08.2025
- Assisted in capturing high-quality shots for major game titles such as Fortnite, Apex Legends, etc.
- Collaborated with directors, editors, and producers to define which elements of shots needed to be altered.
- Developed an eye for detail in finding minute clipping issues, or visual glitches, that would impair the final shot.
- Utilized digital art tools to create in-depth pitches in Unreal Engine for clients.
- Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
3D Artist
Lightlink
08.2024 - 10.2024
- Played a key role in winning bids for new projects by creating compelling pitch visuals using advanced 3D software tools.
- Created high-quality 3D models and textures for various projects using industry-standard software.
- Optimized rendering processes to improve efficiency and reduce production time without sacrificing quality.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure design consistency and project alignment.
- Developed innovative visual effects that enhanced user experience in digital environments.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Art & Game Design
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California, CA06-2024
Skills
- Hand-drawn animation
- Character creation
- Experienced in Blender, Maya, Unity, Unreal
- Familiarity setting up Blend Shapes, Blend Trees
- Weight Painting, UV Editing, Texturing
- Modeling
- Rigging
- Sculpting
- SVG Icons/Animations
- Scriptwriting
- Lighting
- Graphic design
Timeline
3D Character Animator
Avatarlabs
09.2025 - 10.2025
Capture Artist
Darkburn Creative
10.2024 - 08.2025
3D Artist
Lightlink
08.2024 - 10.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Art & Game Design
University of California, Santa Cruz
Awards
Young Playwright's Award in 2019: for a one act play that I wrote and published.