Christian Araya Gutiérrez

Digital Animator, Designer and Creative Director

WORK EXPERIENCE

UtilizeCore, February 2020 - March 2023

Working as a creative in the marketing and product departments, producing amazing and wonderful designs focused on the UI of the webpage and platform, also creating and researching for patterns which enhance the UX and provides a great usability supported by creative UI animations and illustrations.

Kreet Visuals, March 2019 - Present

Started Kreet Visuals as director and animator with 5 more friends, a digital animation studio focused on bringing high standards in aesthetics and design.

Amazon SJO, July 2019 - February 2020

Working on Selling Partner Support department giving assistance to sellers of the platforms of North America region.

Inegniosos Grupo Estratégico, November 2019 - December 2019

Creative Director of a campaing for Comisión Nacional de Emergencias de Costa Rica, working in the production department creating scripts, storyboards, animating and editing the recorded footage.

Wenox Media, Otober2019 - November 2019

Motion graphic animator in a project for the Banana production Industry creating educational videos about safety procedures.

Tácticas Creativas BTL, April 2017 - October 2017

Worked in the design department doing graphic design and diferent kinds of animations for Nestlé, Nesquick, Ingrup, Cinepolis and Samsung. this work went for graphic artowrk to complete design of stands and BTL activations for each brand.


Aura Club & Dancefloor, November 2014 - Cctober 2016

Main designer for video mapping, visuals and lighting, also worked as flyer designer and event photographer.

Freelance Designer and Animator, 2015 - present

Vj, digital animator and creative producer dedicated to the design of scenarios, video mapping experiences, visuals and events, for clubs such as Aura Club and Dancefloor, DOPE, LIV, Xcape, Einstein, Frathouse, Bar La Cali, Belle, Rapsodia and private parties for Véritas University. In addition to artistic installations at the MADC and the French Alliance of Costa Rica.

SOFT SKILLS

  • Direction

  • Fast problem solving

  • Good comunication

  • Idea exchange

  • Delegation

  • Decision-making

  • Planning

EDUCATION

  • Licenciatura en Animación Digital: Universidad Véritas, graduate february 2020.

CREATIVE SKILLS

  • UI Animation

  • UI Design

  • Story Telling

  • Direction

  • 3D Generalist

  • 2D Motion Graphic Animation

  • 3D Motion Graphics Animation

  • 3D Character Animation

  • 3D Character Rigging

  • 3D texture Painting

  • 3D Modeling (Box modeling and Sculpting)

  • Illustration

  • Storyboarding

  • Look develpment

  • Lightning and Rendering

  • Photo and Video Editing

  • Compositing

  • Integration and Tracking (Video and 3D/2D content Integration)

  • Visual Especial Effects

PROFESIONAL SKILLS

  • Figma

  • Lottie

  • Rive

  • Spline

  • Bodymotion (AE)

  • Spark AR

  • Autodesk Maya

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe After Effects

  • Adobe Lightroom

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Quixel Suite

  • Resolume Arena

  • Pixologic Zbrush

  • Substance Painter

  • The Foundry Mari

  • The Foundry Nuke

  • MS Word

  • MS Power Point

  • MS Excel

  • Speed Tree

  • 3D Coat

  • Marvelous Designer