Vivian Nikolich

Co-Founder

San Francisco, California, United States12 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founder of Vivid Motion, specializing in animation.
  • Achieved 500% growth in website viewership.
  • Developed unique animations for delivery robots.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a creative professional specializing in animation and design across various industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

BrandingAnimationMotion GraphicsGraphic DesignTeachingMusic Video Production

Other Skills

Web Design2D Animation3D Animation3D ModelingCurriculum DesignRenderingMayaMudboxFinal Cut ProAfter EffectsPhotoshopIllustratorGarageBandSoundtrack ProCanon DSLR

About

I am passionate about all things animation and design, with a specialty in 3D character animation and bringing stories to life.

Experience

Vivid motion

Founder, Principal Animator & Designer

Jun 2022Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Somnology

Creative Director

Aug 2019Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · Redwood City, California, United States

  • Established and created cohesive branding designs across company website, mobile app, online portal, social media, printed materials, and packaging
  • Creation of videos and presentations for web content, potential clients, and investors, utilizing 2D and 3D animations
  • Overhauled and optimized website, resulting in viewership growing nearly 500% within eight months
  • Manage and train associates to collaborate and assist on cross-functional design projects
BrandingAnimation

Serve robotics

Animator and Designer

Nov 2018Jul 2019 · 8 mos · San Francisco, CA

  • Worked within Postmates X (now Serve Robotics) to develop unique communications collection for Serve delivery robot. Created experimental 2D and 3D motion graphics and animations, real-world scenario mockups, screen interface graphics, and LED motions.
AnimationMotion Graphics

Freelance animation & design

Animator and Illustrator

Jan 2016Oct 2018 · 2 yrs 9 mos · San Francisco, California

  • Medical procedure 3D animation, motion graphics, and design work for presentations and marketing materials created for biotech companies including Grifols and Alkahest
  • Marketing and brand development via graphic design, 2D, and 3D animation for clients including Somnology, Alkahest, and “Pray for Japan” documentary
  • Accurate recreation of Himalaya geographic topology and underlying plate tectonics for “The Himalaya Connection” documentary by Earth Images Foundation
  • Logo design for multiple Bay Area companies including internal Google team
AnimationGraphic Design

Encyclopedia pictura

Animator

Aug 2014Dec 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · San Francisco, California

  • One of three full-time animators on various music video projects
  • Animator on Panda Bear’s “Boys Latin” with heavy involvement in animatics, layout, set dressing, lighting, and rendering
  • Animator on soon to be released interactive music video game for high-profile artist
AnimationMusic Video Production

The nueva school

Upper School Animation Elective Teacher & Mentor

Jan 2014May 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos · San Mateo, California

  • Designed semester-long curriculum for a new class teaching animation basics, history and principles, to beginning computer animation exercises
  • Taught class with hands-on animation projects and short film development, providing individual mentoring and guidance for each student
  • Students were able to experience the entire computer animation production pipeline through a major collaborative short film project, including story development, character design, modeling, and animation of assigned individual shots
  • Mentoring of several students creating individual festival-submitted 2D and 3D animated shorts
TeachingAnimation

Dreamworks animation

Digital Training Intern

Aug 2010Dec 2010 · 4 mos · Redwood City, California

  • Learned proprietary Emo and Premo animation software to create animation pieces using production-level character rigs from Megamind film, with one-on-one guidance and training from full-time animators
  • Organized and managed training assets and library, training scheduling, and assisted with various classes
Animation

Education

The Animation Collaborative

Character Animation

Jan 2013Jan 2014

Academy of Art University

BFA in Animation & VFX — Computer Animation

Jan 2007Jan 2012

Woodside Priory High School

Jan 2003Jan 2007

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