Erik Blohm-Gagné

Jul. 2022 – Aug. 2023 / Mar. – Jul. 2025 • Rigger • Sphere Animation, Toronto ON (Remote)

• Rigged animation assets from provided clean-up for Riley Rocket
• Executed final clean-up of characters, per series design guides for Red Ketchup
• Updated database material regularly with most recent versions

Mar. 2021 – Apr. 2022 • 2D Builder • Atomic Cartoons, Vancouver BC (Remote)

• Built characters and props for Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again and Young Love
• Implemented digital tools for ease of animation
• Kept up-to-date with storyboards and rough edits in order to anticipate project needs
• Planned and executed an independent production schedule while working within assigned timelines

Jul. 2016 – Dec. 2020 • Animation Generalist/Lead Rigger • Taqqut Productions, Toronto ON

• Collaborated with and led teams of artists in the creation of animated characters and props
• Executed high-quality character animation, including multilingual lip-sync on multiple series
• Documented and solved technical issues in production and post-production
• Storyboarded, edited and oversaw final rendering of episodes for broadcast

May 2016 – Jun. 2016 • 2D Character Breaker/Builder • Guru Studio, Toronto ON

• Drew final clean-up of props and characters for Pig Goat Banana Cricket
• Positioned and tested pivot points for rigging

Sept. 2015 – Apr. 2016 • Animation Generalist • Cuppa Coffee Studios, Toronto ON

• Designed, rigged, and animated 2D characters
• Edited stop-motion animation footage to remove rigs and add digital lip-sync

Sept. 2011 – Apr. 2015 • Bachelor Degree, Animation • Sheridan College, Oakville, ON