Esther Abosch

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Hello There!

herAnimationI’m an animator, illustrator, and designer who loves making and playing games with funky little guys and a whole lotta sadness.

(716)930-3649  ||  estherabosch@gmail.com  ||El Segundo, CA

Education

UCLA // 2015-2019

B.A., Design Media Arts
Minor in Asian Languages (with a focus in Japanese)
3.9 GPA

Tsuru University 都留文科大学 // August-December 2018

Study Abroad, Japanese Language, Culture, and History

Fountain Valley High School // 2012-2015

High School Diploma
4.6 GPA

Experience

Game Design Teaching Assistant

UCLA Game Lab / UCLA Department of Design Media Arts
June – August 2019 // Assisted instructor and led workshops on animation, interaction, and design in analogue and Unity games.

Game Design Fellow

UCLA Game Lab
Jan 2019 – June 2019 // Created a game as part of the UCLA Game Lab Fellowship program.

Design Lead

Double Major
Feb 2017 – now // Works with clients to create promotional material for events, including animated projections, digital displays, social media banners, print materials, and videos.

English Teaching Assistant

Tsuru University, Tsuru High School
October – December 2018 // Created lessons, directed conversations in English, and assisted teachers at Tsuru High School in Tsuru-shi, Yamanashi-ken, Japan.

Design Intern

18th Street Arts Center
July-September 2016 // Created promotional material for 18th Street Art Center’s various fundraising events as well as the artists-in-residence.

Web Design / Programming Certification

California Regional Occupational Program

Organizations

UCLA Game Lab
December 2018 – now // A member of and current research fellow at UCLA’s Game Lab, a student group that fosters the creation of games and puts on various events/lectures throughout the year, including the biannual Game Arts Festival at the Hammer Museum in Westwood.
Fountain Valley Art Club
September 2014 – June 2015 // Founder and President of Fountain Valley High School’s Art Club, which met to further various student projects and create murals on school grounds.

Skills

Proficient In:
  • Blender
  • C#
  • HTML
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Unity
  • Japanese

Awards

2019

 UCLA Game Lab Fellowship

2018

 ACUHO-I Marketing Awards: 1st Place Poster Design

2016-2018

Emma B. Keller Fine Arts Scholarship

2015

A&R Miller Scholarship

2015

English Coronet Award, Fountain Valley High School

2012

Silver Award, National Latin Examination
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