ZACH RUBINS
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I am a passionate, motivated, and highly experienced CG artist based in New York City, who loves the challenge of bringing ideas to life.  With a decade of experience working on a variety of unique projects, from Super Bowl spots to Pepsi ad campaigns, I value my ability to be both a spirited team player and a goal-driven self-starter.

Experience

WWE - Freelance 3D Generalist - August 2018 - Present
• Contribute to all aspects of the cg pipeline to produce on-air graphics for WWE events. These events include Super Show-Down, Crown Jewel, Evolution, and Wrestlemania.

Lilo Social - Freelance 3D Generalist - June 2018 - July 2018
• Created and animated a couple characters for a Snapchat AR Lens.

Gentleman Scholar - Freelance 3D Generalist - March 2018 - May 2018, June 2018
• Contributed modeling, texturing, and rigging for a Target holiday animation.
• Helped with the creation of a 15 second full cg ad for an insurance company. 
• Contributed lighting and rendering for Verizon and Google ads.

R/GA - Freelance 3D Generalist - May 2018 - June 2018
• Contributed animation, texturing, and lighting for Disney and Samsung ads on Youtube and Instagram.

​Spontaneous - Freelance 3D Generalist - Feb 2018 - March 2018
• Contributed animation and lighting for various Maybelline commercials.

Quietman - Lead CG Artist — 2015 - 2018
• Responsible for various tasks within the 3D pipeline for nationally known brands that include Pepsi, JBL, Nissan, BMW, M&M’s, Hewlett Packard, Brisk, EmergenC, and Charles Schwab.
• Work closely with extremely talented creative directors and designers to create dynamic VFX content for TV and online programming.
• Supervise 3d artists during production.
• Assist in recording motion capture animation using the Measurand ShapeWrap system.
​• Utilize Makerbot and Form1 3d printers for prototyping and executing various projects.

• Operate ItSeez3D scanner to create 3D models of people and objects and responsible for polishing 3D models in Maya for use in commercials. 

Quietman - 3D Generalist — 2010 - 2015
• Created VFX for TV commercials for widely known brands that include Hasbro, Lysol, Air Wick, Gillette, Lego, and Newsday.
• Developed realistic 3d backdrops for the music video “Princess of China” by Coldplay and Rhianna. 
• Responsible for 3D modeling and camera tracking for Beneful’s viral Youtube ad “Dog Goldberg Machine”. 
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Carson Optical - Patent Design Artist — 2009 - 2010 
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• Used Adobe Illustrator to create patent designs for multiple products such as the MJ-50 LED Lighted MagniFoldTM magnifier.

​Skills

Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Animating, Rigging, Tracking, Compositing

Software

Maya, V-Ray, After Effects, C4D, Octane, Nuke, Photoshop, Illustrator, PFTrack, Motion Builder 

Education

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY — BFA, Computer Art, Cum Laude, May 2009 
zbrubins@gmail.com      Zach Rubins © 2020
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