Otis College of Art and Design's BFA Animation program is ranked #18 in the nation by Animation Career Review and provides numerous career opportunities for our graduates. Our program immerses you in a vibrant and creative environment simulated to the likeness of industry studios. At the helm of our energetic learning environment is a team of instructors who will help you build a solid foundation, to be innovative future leaders in the industry. From conceptualization and communicating, to polishing and refining, our program will unleash the creative individual in you and kickstart your career into the animation industry.
Career Paths
- Junior Character Animator
- 3D Animator
- Junior Visual Designer
- Storyboard Artist
- Digital Matte Painter
- Junior 3D Generalist
- Cinematic Animator
- 2D/ 3D CG Artist
- Animation / Game Designer
- Production Coordinator
- Layout Artist
- Previz Artist
Ranked Top 20 in the United States
#7
On West Coast
Animation Career Review
#7
In California
Animation Career Review
Notable Alumni
Otis College of Art and Design alumnx and faculty member, George Fuentes is a writer, director, and artist who has spent the last two decades engaged in storytelling across multiple mediums. He has worked with numerous studios including Disney, Reel FX, The Mill, MPC, Digital Domain, and Framestore and has contributed to projects such as the Emmy award-winning title sequence to Game of Thrones, Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons cinematics, the closing ceremony to the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Seoul, Jay Z’s The Story of OJ, and artist Marina Abramovic’s latest AR performance at Serpentine Gallery, The Life. As founder of Thinkingseedstudio, he is developing his own animated content inclusive of an upcoming animated short film/AR performance piece and as well as an animated series extending his short film Scoops of Steps.
Sylvia T. Leung graduated from Otis College’s Digital Media Department with a focus on storyboards in 2005. While at Otis, she was a teacher's assistant for many figure drawing classes and Drawing the Fantastic as well as an English Tutor for the Liberal Arts and Sciences Department. Currently, Sylvia is a freelance comic book artist and storyboard artist on-demand. She’s also taught Otis College's Manga Drawing class through the Extension office since 2006.
Ariana is a Senior Lighter, Texture Artist, and Lead at Elastic/A52. With five years of experience, Ariana has had the opportunity to work on jobs such as Antman Vs Wasp Main on Ends, Gears 5 Cinematics, Catherine the Great Main Titles, Oreo Game of Thrones, Comcast "ET Returns”, and Microsoft Mesh.
Frank, an Otis alumnx, is one of two co-founders at Paper Triangles, a boutique AR agency helping brands make magical AR experiences. He has been creating immersive and interactive experiences since 2015. Prior to starting the company, he led teams in commercial production helping big brands bring their campaign to life.