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Results-driven Senior Animator with a proven track record of scaling global mobile titles, including hits with over 37M+ downloads. Expertise in driving business KPIs—such as DAU and user retention—through high-impact IP collaborations and proprietary animation systems.

Senior 2D Animator (Spine Specialist) - Freelance / Contract

(2024-08)

• Global Collaboration: Spearheading Spine 2D production for international clients including Ritualgame (USA) and leading Korean studios (Superawesome, Joorungstudio), managing full-cycle animation from asset preparation to technical implementation.
• Cross-Regional Versatility: Delivering optimized, high-fidelity animations for diverse genres (RPG, Puzzle, AR) while ensuring seamless real-time communication across North American and Asian time zones.

Senior 2D Animator (Full-time) - Treenod - Busan, South Korea

(2018-03 - 2024-05)

• Global Success: Led animation for Line Pokopoko (37M+ downloads) and Line Pokopang Town, managing the full pipeline from character rigging (Spine) to high-energy puzzle VFX and UI.
• IP Collaboration: Spearheaded animations for major global IP events, directly driving measurable increases in DAU, Total Active Users, and Returning Users.
• Core Retention: Developed proprietary story-animation systems that increased the Core User ratio and strengthened long-term player loyalty.
• Pipeline Efficiency: Optimized the animation-to-Unity workflow, reducing production delivery time by 20% and ensuring stable live-service updates.

Junior 2D Animator (Full-time) - Double Luck Games - Seoul, South Korea

(2016-06 - 2018-01)

• Designed character animations and VFX for mobile casino titles, mastering the real-time animation pipeline and meeting strict pre-production deadlines.

Department of Media Arts - Korea National Open University (2020 - 2023)