Hazel Anderson

hazel.anderson8686@gmail.com 

American Dual citizenship 

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 EXPERIENCE

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Background Designer | Short Film 'Cry of the Phoenix'                                                       July 2025 - August 2025

• Designed and painted key backgrounds for a 2D animated short still in production, working closely with the art team under tight deadlines.

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Children Book Illustration | freelance                                                                                      2023-2024

• Co-illustrated a children’s book that focused on the importance of being a positive role model and the emotional challenges young girls face   as they grow up.

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Funhouse Studio | Animator/Designer/Illustrator                                                                         February 2017-August 2022

•  Worked on logo designs

• Designed and animated original characters for an app

• Created an animated video for a website called Minglewit. On this project I collaborated with 2 other artists to create characters, sound design, 2D animation and timing

• Taught digital art classes for teenagers

• Designed and painted murals 

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Cobargo Wellness Group | Freelance illustrator and Visual Development artist                                       February 2022 - August 2022 

• Sketched and designed backgrounds and characters 

• Painted finished story moments and illustrations

• Created Props and and expression sheets

• Painted different lighting and weather situations. 

• Created simple animations

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Freelance Storyboard Artist for a Short Film                                                                                   July 2021

• Created sequential storyboard illustrations to inform a film production team.  

• Co-illustrated a children’s book that focused on the importance of being a positive role model and the emotional challenges young girls face as they grow up.​

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Animal Logic | Work Experience                                                                                                      November 2019

• Animal Logic is one of the top 3D animation studios in Sydney. At Animal Logic I met and learned from the amazing people at the studio. Through this work experience I gained useful knowledge of the 3D animation pipeline, I learned what work is required to create a 3D animated film, and I also learnt about the importance of teamwork and being an easy person to work with. 

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EDUCATION

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• Background Design for Animation with Khang Le (Online Course) Concept Design Academy        June 2025 - September 2025

• IDEA Academy | Master Level 1                                                                                                          Oct 2022 - June 2023

• Design Centre Enmore | Fundamentals of Design                                                                               Mar 2021 - June 2021

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SKILLS

• Layout

• Character Design

• Background Design and Painting

• Blender

• Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, traditional media