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APRIL ERIKSSON

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Experienced character, prop & efx designer with over 10 years of experience in the animation industry. Full time workaholic, part time meme addict.

WORK EXPERIENCE

PROP / EFX / COLOR  DESIGNER, COMMON SIDE EFFECTS

    Green Street Pictures, Burbank CA, In-House, JUN 2023 – MAR 2024

EFX / COLOR  DESIGNER, IYANU

    Lion Forge Entertainment, Burbank CA, Freelance, DEC 2023 – FEB 2024

PROP  DESIGNER, UNANNOUNCED DC PROJECT

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, Freelance, AUG 2023 – SEPT 2023

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, UNANNOUNCED PROJECT

    Nickelodeon Studios, Burbank CA, Freelance, JUL 2023 – AUG 2023

 

CHARACTER  DESIGNER, UNANNOUNCED PITCH PROJECT

    Starburns Industries, Burbank CA, In-House, APR 2023

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, INFINITE CRISIS PART 2 & PART 3

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, In-House, MAR 2022 – JAN 2023

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, RICK AND MORTY

    Green Portal Productions, Burbank CA, In-House/Freelance, FEB 2020 – JUN 2022

 

PROP  DESIGNER, CLOSE ENOUGH

    Cartoon Network, Burbank CA, Freelance, JUL 2021

 

PROP / EFX / COLOR  DESIGNER, ARK :  SURVIVAL EVOLVED

    Lex and Otis, Glendale CA, In-House, MAY 2020 – NOV 2021

 

PROP  DESIGNER, SOLAR OPPOSITES

    Green Portal Productions, Burbank CA, Freelance, JUN 2020

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA

    Titmouse / Robin Red Breast, Hollywood CA, In-House, APR 2020 – JAN 2021

 

PROP  DESIGNER, JUSTICE SOCIETY : WORLD WAR 2

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, Freelance, JAN 2020 – FEB 2020

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, CLOSE ENOUGH

    Cartoon Network, Burbank CA, In-House, AUG 2019 – FEB 2020

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, MORTAL KOMBAT

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, In-House, JUN 2019 – AUG 2019

 

PROP  DESIGNER, PANTHEON

    Titmouse / Robin Red Breast, Hollywood CA, Freelance, MAR 2019 – JUN 2019

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, DEATHSTROKE

    Titmouse / Robin Red Breast, Hollywood CA, Freelance, FEB 2019 – JUL 2019

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, APPLE AND ONION

    Cartoon Network, Burbank CA, Freelance, DEC 2018 – AUG 2019

 

CHARACTER / PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, UNIKITTY

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, In-House, APR 2018 – JUN 2019

 

CHARACTER / PROP / EFX / COLOR  DESIGNER, TEEN TITANS : GO 

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, In-House, MAR 2018 – APR 2018

PROP  DESIGNER, LEGO BATMAN FAMILY

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, In-House, JUN 2017 – MAR 2018

 

PROP  DESIGNER, LEGO DC SUPERHERO GIRLS

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, Freelance, NOV 2017 – JAN 2018

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING

    Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Burbank CA, Freelance, SEP 2017 - DEC 2017

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, BUNNICULA

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, Freelance, FEB 2017 - APR 2017

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, BATMAN VS NINJA TURTLES

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, In-House, JAN 2017 - JUN 2017

 

CHARACTER / PROP  DESIGNER, MICRONAUTS

    HASBRO / The Hub, Burbank CA, In-House, OCT 2015

 

PROP  DESIGNER, ANIMALS                               

    Starburns Industries, Burbank CA, Freelance, SEP 2015

CHARACTER / PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, DC SUPERHERO GIRLS

    Warner Brothers, Burbank CA, In-House, APR 2015 – JAN 2017

CHARACTER  DESIGNER, TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE

    HASBRO / The Hub, Burbank CA, Freelance, APR 2015

PROP / COLOR  DESIGNER, MOONBEAM CITY

    Titmouse / Robin Red Breast, Hollywood CA, Freelance, JUL 2014 – JAN 2015

 

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, BORDERTOWN

    Bento Box, North Hollywood CA, In-House, FEB 2014 – NOV 2015

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, MURDER POLICE

    Bento Box, North Hollywood CA, In-House, FEB 2013 – OCT 2014

PROP / EFX / COLOR  DESIGNER, TRANSFORMERS: PRIME

    HASBRO / The Hub, Burbank CA, In-House, FEB 2011 – JAN 2013

PROP  DESIGNER, TRANSFORMERS: RESCUE BOTS

    HASBRO / The Hub, Burbank CA, Freelance, APR 2011 – FEB 2012

CHARACTER / PROP  DESIGNER, MONSTER HIGH

    Wildbrain Studios, Sherman Oaks CA, Freelance, APR 2011 – JUN 2012

PROP  DESIGNER, MOTORCITY

    Titmouse / Robin Red Breast, Hollywood CA, Freelance, FEB 2011

PROP / EFX  DESIGNER, GI JOE: RENEGADES

    HASBRO / The Hub, Burbank CA, In-House, FEB 2010 – JAN 2011

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

 

 

Excellent proficiency with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Animate / Adobe Flash, Google Sketchup, Shotgrid / Shotgun, Slack, Miro, Dropbox, Zoom, Discord, Adobe Suite, Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite. Skilled proficiency with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Maya, Modo, Blender, Clip Studio Paint, Live2D, OBS Studio, and Aseprite. Currently learning Unreal Engine.

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