Kino Jin is a New York based freelance illustrator and animator, who was born and raised in China.
She received her BFA in Animation at Maryland Institute College of Art and graduated from Pratt Institute with a MFA in Digital Arts.
Open to work opportunities, please email her at
EDUCATION
2018 - 2020 MFA DIGITAL ARTS (GPA: 3.80) Pratt Institute, New York, NY
2015 - 2017 BFA ANIMATION (Magna Cum Laude) Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2012 - 2014 ANIMATION Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing, China
EXPERIENCE
2012 - Present Freelance Illustrator/Animator/Designer
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Clients include Recreyo - Youtube, Beijing Cheerland Entertainment Organization, Jiangsu Education Press, Nanjing SeaLandConsulting Service, Qingdao Eastan Bio-techinology - Black Nose, Baicizhan and Tony Studio
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Collaborates with directors and clients to create brand-driven designs, storyboards, style-frames, character designs, and 2d animations
2020 Animation Assistant BABBLE BUBBLE DIRECTED BY RICHAN LI, BROOKLYN, NY
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Cleaned up lineworks and colored the rough animations in Clip Studio Paint
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Polished and modified animation assests
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Awards: Winner of Student Experiment Shot - Los Angels Animation Festival
Winner of Best Animation Shot - Rome Indepent Prisma Awards
Winner of Best Student Short - Changing Face International Film Festival
2018 - 2020 Graduate Assistant PRATT INSTITUTE, BROOKLYN, NY
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Designed and distributed department announcements
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Created holiday-related animations for the department’s social media accounts
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Created 2019 + 2020 graduation screening posters and 2019 graduation screening animation
2017 - 2018 Animator FLICKERLAB LLC, BROOKLYN, NY
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Created character designs, background designs, storyboards, styleframes and animatics
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Animated 2D characters and effects via Animate CC
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Worked for clients such as Bleacher Report, Condé Nast, CVSHealth, Tax March, WingaDoos LLC, and Center for Human Rights
in Iran
2017 Graphic Designer VIDA GRAPHICS & SIGN, NEW YORK, NY
Tasks include: promoting social media, designing posters, signs, and booklet cover
2016 Teacher Assistant FOREVERMARK INTERNATIONAL ART EDUCATION, SHANGHAI, CHINA
Organized social media content and acted as an artist’s assistant
2016 Archive Intern THE HERMAN MARIL FOUNDATION, BALTIMORE, MD
2015 Concept Art Intern SHANGHAI KINGNET TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, SHANGHAI, CHINA
Participated in the preproduction department, created various assets and character designs
SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES
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Adobe Creative: Photoshop, After Effects, Animate, Premiere, Illustrator, Audition, Indesign
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2D: TVPaint, Storyboard Pro, Toon Boom Harmony, Clip Studio Paint
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3D: Autodesk Maya, Nuke, Zbrush, Blender
LEADERSHIP
2013-2014 Propaganda Department Minister Media Arts and Communication, NUA
Led logo and slogan designs for competitions and student activities
HONORS & AWARDS
2019 Pratt in Venice Scholarship, Pratt
2018 - 2020 Merit Scholarship, Pratt
2015 Competitive Scholarship, MICA
2015 Transfer Scholarship, MICA
2013 Excellent Cadre of Student Union, NUA
2012 Excellent Cadre of Student Union, NUA
EXHIBITIONS
Group Shows
2019 PRATT IN VENICE 35th Anniversary Exhibition Steuben Gallery, PRATT
2018 Move Me Mediated Digital Arts Gallery, PRATT
2018 Slow Art Day The University Museum Art Gallery, the University of Hong Kong
2017 Graduation Exhibition Meyerhoff Gallery, MICA
2016 Puppet Show Exhibition Rosenberg Gallery, MICA
2015 Foundation Exhibition Meyerhoff Gallery, MICA
2015 MICA Transitions Meyerhoff House, MICA
2015 Spring Exhibition Main 0 Gallery, MICA
Juried Shows
2019 February People's Choice Salon Show Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn
2019 Pratt Pro Imagination Expo ARC Building, Pratt
PUBLICATIONS
2019 Blazer, Liz. Animated Storytelling: Simple Steps for Creating Animation & Motion Graphics (2nd Edition).
Chapter4 - Storyboarding, page 86