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Aleksandra Shchekina

3D animator

Intermediate

Maya
Adobe Premiere Pro
Paint Tool SAI

I am an experienced 3d animator working in the Industry for a vast variety of projects such as animated series, features and commercials.

Biography

I have experience in working with bipedal and quadruped characters, keyframe animation, motion capture, layouts, traditional and cut-out 2d animation, rigging, live-action commercials. At the moment I work as a freelance lead animator in commercials and as animator in a brand new stylized series.

I am deeply involved in content creation throughout the whole pipeline: investigating ideas, crafting animation, making decisions from the scratch to the final render. I am an AnimSchool graduate eager to refine my skills and expand my professional network. I am equally open to all kinds of animation styles from a semi-realistic classical approach to stylized and cartoony animation, as well as live-action projects. I am excited about new challenges in this diverse field. I thrive in collaborative, fast-paced environments where I can brainstorm with different departments, pitch ideas, and elevate the project's visual storytelling. Known for my open, social, and energetic personality, I love building strong professional connections and bringing a positive, proactive attitude to every team I join.

Skills

Roles

  • Intermediate

Technical Skills

  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Basic

Software

  • Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Basic
  • Basic
  • Basic
  • Basic

Soft Skills

  • Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Advanced
  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Basic

Languages

  • Proficient

Other Skills

  • Advanced
  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate

Work Experience

2026 – Present day

3D Animator (Full Time)

Spinny Hat Studios (remote)

Animating characters in an upcoming stylized animated series

2025 – Present day

Lead - 3D Character Animator (Freelance)

Papaton (remote)

Working on various commercials as a lead character animator responsible for character development, animation styles and references research for treatments, preproduction and production stages, leading animators, 3d animation, cross-department communication and problem-solving

2025 – 2026

Lead - 3D Character Animator (Freelance)

Goose, Moose, Platypus (remote)

Animating and directing shorts about three friends. Developing animated IP trough social media. Leading animation of shorts. Responsible for animation, direction, layouts. Making decisions with visuals and final looks of the project, collaborating with project's CEO


2024 – 2025

Intermediate - 3D Animator (Full Time)

Bazelevs, CGF (remote)

Working as a mid animator on a feature film in realistic style. Making animation of main characters, quadruped characters, keyframe animation, motion capture.

2018 – 2020

Junior - 3D Character Animator (Full Time)

Studio "Petersburg" (Saint-Petersburg)

I participated in several animated series such as Kikoriki, Babyriki, Monsiki, Tina and Tony, Feerinki, Super Meow, Drakosha Tosha and two feature movies - Finnik and Plushevyi Boom.

Education

2023 – 2025

Completed

Animschool

Animating characters

Animschool graduate. I started with Body Mechanics Class and completed Animation Program.

2016 – 2017

Completed 9 month

CGTarian

Character Animation

Completed 9 month course of Character Animation

2014 – 2016

Master

ITMO University

Computer Graphics

Master degree in "Computer graphics system and design"