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K Kypers is an award-winning director who has utilized her skills as an animator, storyboard artist, video editor, writer, and illustrator to contribute to a wide range of projects for online and television.
EMPLOYER HISTORY
Little Airplane Productions
DESIGNER   JANUARY-JUNE 2013
Digital designer for Small Potatoes social media
Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails
ARTS COORDINATOR   JUNE-JULY 2012
Taught arts and writing, made a series of short stop-motion
films with children
John Serpentelli - Spleen McQueen
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR   AUGUST 2011-MAY 2012
Animated and coordinated shots/monitored progress of other
animators on independent film by John Serpentelli
Ogilvy Health
SENIOR ANIMATOR/EDITOR   OCTOBER 2024-PRESENT
Expanding upon freelance role (since March 2024), animator and video editor on a variety of projects (After Effects, Premiere)
The Peaks Pet Nanny
EDITOR   FEBRUARY 2016-JULY 2020
Design email newsletter, edit/write blog articles
Soup2Nuts
STORYBOARD ARTIST   SEPTEMBER 2013-OCTOBER 2014
Storyboards/animatics for TV series Astroblast!
FREELANCE HISTORY
Spacetime Productions
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR  FEBURARY-APRIL 2024
Designed & animated sequence for Identiteaze, a short film directed by Jessie Gender for Nebula.tv (Animate, After Effects)
Ogilvy Health
DIGITAL MOTION PRODUCER  MARCH-OCTOBER 2024
Freelance video editor and animator on a variety of client projects (Premiere, After Effects)
Studio Rx
VIDEO EDITOR  MARCH 2022-JANUARY 2024
Freelance on-call video editor (lead editor or assistant editor as needs may be) on a variety of client projects (Premiere, After Effects)
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ANIMATOR   AUGUST-OCTOBER 2024
Videos for social media for Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health (After Effects)
ANIMATOR   MAY 2023-FEBRUARY 2024
Videos for social media for Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line (After Effects); videos for Massachusetts Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
ANIMATOR   MARCH-OCTOBER 2022
Videos for social media for Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health promoting vaccination & boosters for COVID-19 and promoting awareness of ACCESS law (Animate CC); videos for social media for MassHousing (After Effects, Animate CC)
ANIMATOR   AUGUST-NOVEMBER 2021
Series of videos for Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health promoting vaccination & boosters for COVID-19 (Animate CC)
Mechanism Digital
ANIMATOR   FEBRUARY-APRIL 2022
Animator on whiteboard animations
Shadow Lion
DIRECTOR/ANIMATOR   NOV 2021-JAN 2022
Created ten short animated videos for social media promoting the Man In The Arena Podcast from Religion of Sports and ESPN+ (Animate CC)
ANIMATOR   JULY 2020
Character and graphics animation (Animate CC)
ANIMATOR   APRIL-MAY 2020
Character and graphics animation (Animate CC)
The People’s Joker
ANIMATION DIRECTOR/ANIMATOR   NOV 2020-SEPT 2021
Lead animator and animation director on a sequence in the independent feature The People’s Joker directed by Vera Drew; organized production of the sequence, supervised the work from a team primarily composed of student interns (Animate CC)
Hero4Hire Creative
ANIMATOR   MARCH-JULY 2021
Character animation on series of videos (Animate CC)
STORYBOARD ARTIST   JUNE 2018-JUNE 2019
Storyboards/animatics (Animate CC)
STORYBOARD ARTIST   JANUARY-MARCH 2018
Storyboards/animatics (Animate CC) for Everfi
Compassion Project animated shorts
Clever Creative
ANIMATOR   MAY-JUNE 2021
Created a series of short videos (in multiple aspect ratios) for client’s social media utilizing the brand’s library of assets (After Effects, Photoshop)
Siena Liggins
ANIMATOR   DEC 2020-JAN 2021
Animation for music video (Animate CC)
ANIMATOR   MARCH 2020
Stop-motion content for social media
(After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere)
Cartuna
CLEAN-UP/COLOR ARTIST   JANUARY 2021
Cleaning up and coloring animation (Animate CC)
CLEAN-UP/COLOR ARTIST   APRIL-JULY 2020
Cleaning up and coloring animation for Magical Girl Friendship Squad animated series (Animate CC)
CLEAN-UP/COLOR ARTIST   AUGUST-OCTOBER 2018
Cleaning up and coloring animation for Liverspots & Astronots animated series (Animate CC)
Smoosh Media Productions
PRODUCTION MANAGER/VIDEO EDITOR   AUG-NOV 2020
Coordinated with talent shooting user-generated content, edited footage (Premiere, After Effects) for client’s YouTube channel
FableVision Studios
ANIMATOR   OCT 2019-FEB 2020
Character animation (Animate CC) for Paper Girls
STORYBOARD ARTIST   AUGUST-OCTOBER 2019
Storyboards/animatics (Animate CC) for Paper Girls
Chefs Feed
ANIMATOR   JUNE-JULY 2019
Animator (Animate CC) for Chef Ink series
ANIMATOR   AUGUST 2018
Animator (Animate CC) for How To Tell Your Life Story: Chef Ink with Tu David Phu
ANIMATOR   NOVEMBER 2017
Animator (Flash) for No Experience Necessary directed by
Sachio Cook, part of the Worst Shift Ever video series
Amaze
VIDEO EDITOR   JUNE 2019
Filmed, edited (Premiere, After Effects), and created
illustrations for Behind the Scenes video about
Jim’s Introduction to Gender Identity
ANIMATOR   MAY-JULY 2017
Animator (Flash) for Why Don't I Like The Way I Look?
directed by Rachel Gitlevich
DIRECTOR/WRITER/ANIMATOR   OCTOBER 2016-APRIL 2017
Jim's Introduction to Gender Identity (a.k.a. My Friend Is Transgender) (After Effects, Flash, traditional hand drawn)
ANIMATOR   MARCH-APRIL 2016
Animator (Flash) for Boobs and More
directed by Rachel Gitlevich
Todo Todo LLC
ANIMATOR   JUNE 2019
Character animation (After Effects) for
Excessive Wealth Disorder independent film
ANIMATOR   MARCH 2019
Character animation (Animate CC) on video honoring Habiba Ali for Vital Voices 2019 Global Leadership Awards
ANIMATOR   SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2018
Animated assets (Animate CC) for Unbreaking America
short film for Represent.Us
Corgi Things
ANIMATOR   APRIL-MAY 2018
Turning still illustrations into animated stickers for mobile messenger app (After Effects)
BFF Girls
ANIMATOR   OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2017
Animated character and effects (Flash) for Brian Lonano's
live-action independent short film BFF Girls
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
ANIMATOR   SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2017
Animated existing components (Illustrator, Flash, After Effects)
for informational video
Leading for Children
ANIMATOR   SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2017
Animator (Flash, After Effects) for video used to enhance promotional presentation
Surfer Blood
ANIMATOR   MAY 2017
Animator (Flash) for Taking Care of Eddy music video
directed by Sachio Cook & Niko Guardia
The Treatment Research Institute 
ANIMATOR   MAY-SEPTEMBER 2016
Animator (Flash) on a collection of videos
directed by Sachio Cook & Niko Guardia
Pearson Education
ANIMATOR   DECEMBER 2015-MARCH 2016
Animated existing components (Photoshop, After Effects)
for informational videos
Novartis
ANIMATOR   JULY-SEPTEMBER 2015
Animated existing components (Illustrator, Flash, After Effects) for informational video
Post-it®/3M
DIRECTOR/ANIMATOR   DECEMBER 2014-MAY 2015
Working with ad agency Zeus Jones Ltd., directed/animated a series of holiday themed videos for Post-it® social media (Flash, After Effects, traditional hand drawn)
illustration for Checkerboard Goddess poem
PUBLICATIONS
2021         Rock & Roll Whale (poem)
                   That’s All Folks (poem)
                    Zilly: The Silly Magazine from Milkweed Poetry 
2019         Interviewed for the essay Waiting On the Render
                    by Sam Gurry published by the 
                    Quickdraw Animation Society 
2018         Caroll Spinney's Identity Crisis: How The Trash
                    Could Have Fallen Differently (poem & illustration)
                    Milkweed Poetry Journal - Volume II
                    Checkerboard Goddess (poem & illustration)
                    Malt Adult #9
2017         Checkerboard Goddess (poem & illustration)
                    Milkweed Poetry Journal - Volume I 
2012         Stacey-poo (poem)
                    iMemorandum (poem)
                    Underground Pool - issue 2 (2012)
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2019          Jim's Introduction to Gender Identity
                    OFFICIAL SELECTION
                    New Haven International Film Festival
Excellence in Education - ASIFA East Animation Festival 2018
                    OFFICIAL SELECTION
                    PSA & Micro Shorts Competition 2019
2018          Jim's Introduction to Gender Identity
                    EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
                    ASIFA-East Animation Festival
                    BEST SHORT ANIMATION
                    Westfield International Film Festival 2018
                    1ST PLACE - MIXED MEDIA/EXPERIMENTAL
                    Florida Animation Festival
                    FESTIVAL FAVORITE
                    Cinema Diverse: LGBTQ Film Festival 2018
                    FINALIST
                    Peak City International Film Festival 2018
                    LGBTIQQ SEMI FINALIST
                    SPLICE Film Fest
                    OFFICIAL SELECTION
                    North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2017          Jim's Introduction to Gender Identity
                    BEST SHORT FILM
                    Warwick Summer Arts Film Festival
                    OFFICIAL SELECTION
                    Manchester Animation Festival
                    OFFICIAL SELECTION
                    Merlinka International Queer Film Festival
2011 Barbara Blondeau Memorial Grant
2011         Honorable Mention
                    Lorraine & Benjamin Alexander Award
2008         Promising Artist Scholarship
                    University of the Arts
EDUCATION
University of the Arts
BFA - Animation (2008-2012)
Philadelphia, PA
Vernon Township High School
2004-2008
Vernon, NJ


 
            
          
          
        
        
      
        
        
          
            
               
            
          
          
        
        
      
        
        
          
            
               
            
          
          
        
        
      
        
        
          
            
               
            
          
          
        
        
      
        
        
          
            
               
            
          
          
        
        
      
    
   
             
            