Cat Daddy Games | 2023–Present

• Rapidly learning proprietary tools, pipelines, and best practices in order to communicate and teach new tools, pipelines, and best practices to an established team of artists and engineers.

• Collaborating with art and engineering to identify new workflows and technologies to improve pipelines and streamline the creation process.

• Creating VFX shaders and animation for UI and gameplay on mobile platforms.

• Mentoring team members and providing guidance and best practices in the use of Unreal Engine.

• Collaborating with engineering to create pipelines and best practices for projects and team members using Unreal Engine.

• Utilizing technical knowledge and a 2D art background to develop utility and aesthetic textures within constraints for use within VFX shaders.

• Creating shaders for use in UI and gameplay on mobile platforms.

• Using animation and problem-solving skills to develop motion graphics animation for UI (UI elements, events, titles, and menus) in-game, within technical specifications for mobile devices.

MedBridge | 2020–2022

• Animating graphics used during instructional lectures to support, illustrate, and articulate the topic. Using a variety of styles (Both full screen and integrated graphics with the instructor) while still abiding company style guides and quality standards. Additionally animating high volumes of templated graphics on a tight turnaround.

• Animating graphics to be given to patients to teach them about a topic, or to explain conditions and treatments. Animated from storyboards to scratch audio (using stock footage where needed) before going through internal and external reviews.

• Working with JavaScript and Adobe After Effects to create robust scalable solutions for templated animations such as bullet lists and block texts with variable lengths, on-screen pointers with adjustable locations, scalable panels docked to the sides of the screen, and custom parametric shapes for consistency. Keeping an open and curious mindset while working with project managers to build templates to fit within a product architecture.

• Writing style guides and documentation on the use of the templates and what visual rules to keep in mind when using them and when creating custom graphics.

• Maintaining template sets by keeping track of team feedback, addressing any bugs or requests, as well as making updates to the templates when there is was change in company style guides.

• Working across teams to concept and build out marketing videos for a number of platforms. Creating both brief value proposition videos using light touch graphics and stock footage, and fully animated explainer videos. Collaborating with design as needed to build out storyboards, and animating through multiple rounds of stakeholder feedback

• Editing and animating product tutorials on new features as well as how to use the platform. Functioning as a strong communicator to bring together design, project management, product design, and marketing teams.

• Using past industry experience to continue to explore, research, and craft new tools and new ideas. Highly excited and motivated to articulate new concepts with management and the teams to rapidly prototype new product framework possibilities.

Exato Games | 2016–2019 | Shipped Titles: Elo Hell / Echo Star

• Designing vector motion graphics for a variety of platforms in Adobe After Effects. These included trailers, titles, banners, logo animations, and marketing gifs. Following the existing style guide for each project, and working with art director to develop new style guides.

• Utilizing an attention to detail, each digital project required the use of a number of techniques including typography, animation timing, camera work/image manipulation to simulate 3D graphics, and typesetting. Consulting with art leads and project designers for feedback on graphic design and motion graphic choices, when needed. Delivering regular progress reports and drafts as the project developed.

• Following through and executing on pitch ideas, iterating rapidly, often under tight deadlines, based on feedback from other designers, and editing together final in-game footage, motion graphic elements, and audio.

• Using knowledge of applications to troubleshoot any issues that arise and quickly resolve them.

• Doing final quality control checks, then rendering to varying specifications for social media, digital retail, and digital signage for convention set ups.

• Using exceptional organizational skills to keep projects clean during production and archiving projects and footage upon completion.

• Keeping on top of industry trends, making time to research new techniques and technologies for future projects and revisions. Finding ways to increase efficiency and high quality standards.

• Storyboarding and planning animation from scripts then realizing camera work and choreography in-engine, needing to be proficient at executing with minimal supervision.

• Managing animation and tracking project progress. Using communication skills to collaborate with team members across departments and with external partners to keep track of schedules, and meet deadlines. (Alerting them of upcoming deadlines as well as adapting to changing and tight deadlines.)

Freelance | 2012–Present

• Pitching, planning, designing, animating, and editing music videos for various musicians. Bringing a passion for storytelling, strong work ethic, and resourcefulness to each project to creating a unique look and feel for each artist.

WebTuner | 2015

• Designing, planning, and animating product commercials, while following brand guidelines.

• Acting as camera operator, and editor, for both live action and photography shoots. Filming and editing behind the scenes videos in Adobe Premiere, used for promotion and social media.

DigiPen Institute of Technology - 2012

Udemy - 2019

Learn Squared / Jorge R. Canedo Estrada - 2020

Ben Marriott - 2021

Campion is, and has been, a platinum standard for being a conscientious, communicative, and flexible team player. I’ve worked with him directly on many projects in which he was animating my storyboard assets and he always knocked it out of the park. Campion was one of my go-to people for anything requiring AE expressions and on many occasions his assistance with expressions was critical for preparing animated templates for larger projects distributed to the team. All the talent aside, Campion is also such a calm presence to be around. He’s curious, courteous, collaborative, and would be a strong addition to a creative team.

Campion is motivated, intelligent, and always seeking to improve himself. When I brought Campion onto the team at Exato Games as an animation contractor 3 years ago I couldn’t fathom how much we would need him today. His technical knowledge is deep enough that learning new tools has never hindered his efficiency.

In the time I have known him he has moved up and is now our Cinematic Director. While he wears many hats (Animator, VFX, Cinematographer) the one I often appreciate most is Ally. While not a loud person, he is steadfast in use of inclusive language and efforts to make everyone feel comfortable and accepted. Campion would be a fantastic addition, and all around human, for any team.

Campion is one of the most talented animators I've had the pleasure of working with. Every project I worked with him on as a producer or director, he exceeded expectations, delivering high quality work on time and on budget. I also really appreciate his drive and problem solving abilities - I never saw him encounter a hurdle that was insurmountable for him, he would always find creative ways to get past challenges while constantly improving the quality of his work. Campion is a delight to work with, and I would gladly recommend him anywhere.

Campion was my lead and trained me at Exato Game Studios. We were the two animators on the team, so I got to work directly with him everyday for over a year. I have nothing but positive things to say about him. He is an incredibly skilled animator and technical artist. Any time I had a technical or creative question in Maya, Unreal, FaceFX, Smart Suit Studio, or Audacity, he would have the answer immediately or know how to find the answer quickly. He was a patient teacher, clear communicator, and a kind person to sit next to. I loved seeing the content he would create. He is responsible for some of the funniest visual moments in the game. He juggled a lot of roles outside of animation at Exato, doing VFX, promotional videos, rigging, and so much more, and he always appeared organized and never stressed.

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Campion for any role he applies to. Any team would be truly lucky to have him.

Campion brings a keen eye for aesthetics of motion and an incredibly thoughtful approach to his work. With his skill and confidence, he quickly established himself as a go-to contributor for a variety of projects. He is the epitome of a team player, and a model of growth-mindset, always looking for opportunities to hone his craft and share what he's learned with others. Without hesitation, I would recommend Campion as an asset to any creative team.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Campion before we brought him onto the team, and he was easily the best choice in the roster. It goes without saying that we didn't regret the decision to bring him on the team for the past few years. He was a wonderful colleague to work with at MedBridge, always pleasant to talk to and incredibly reliable with his workflow and project timelines. He was also integral in creating many automated scripts and essential graphics within our workflow and educating the rest of the team on the process to make them on our own if we wanted to. Sadly, we didn't have a chance to allow him to work in Maya for rigging or 3D animation while at MedBridge, but that was a skill that his portfolio showed off quite well and was still a big reason why I pushed to bring him on the team.

Anyone in the future would be lucky to have him as a colleague.

Campion was a go-to contributor on the team with the skills and tenacity to solve a variety of project types. He brings excellent technical knowledge to his work and has a strong eye for details and quality. Campion is a team player and consistently delivered on work expectations. I specifically enjoyed collaborations on the development of marketing videos where Campion collaborated across multiple stakeholders to build high-quality, effective value proposition videos. I would highly recommend Campion for creative and animation roles.

During my time as Manager of Design & Animation with MedBridge, I hired Campion to position of Animator on our team.

Campion quickly proved to be among the top animators in both talent and productivity.

Campion is not only artistically and technically talented, he is a highly motivated autodidact in regards to growing his skill set.

Campion takes the necessary measures to understand the material in order to best express it visually.

I highly recommend choosing Campion for your project or job.

Campion was the TA for 2 of the classes I taught at Digipen. He excelled at 3D modeling & animation. He was also very good at troubleshooting modeling, texturing and rigging issues on other student's projects. Part of his other responsibilities was to document and write several tutorials covering in-depth methods of character rigging developed for the classroom. I would recommend him in any position that needs a strong, technical 3D artist.