
illustrator / writer / designer
dylan kamalay
About
Dylan is an illustrator, writer, and designer currently based in Cleveland, Ohio. While originally a Michigan native, she ventured to 'the land' in 2013 to pursue a BFA in animation at the Cleveland Institute of Art, and graduated in 2017.
During her time at the Cleveland Institute of Art, she developed a skill set in visual development, digital painting, screenwriting, storyboarding, 3D-lighting/rendering, and 2D-animation. She was also introduced to multiple aspects of the animation pipeline through various professional opportunities. Additionally, she has 5 years of management experience and 9 years of customer service skills.
She developed two animated shorts during her undergrad: Snø, a collaborative film that was showcased on a planetarium dome in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History; and datura, her senior thesis film which was showcased in the Cleveland Institute of Art's 2017 Student Summer Exhibition.
In 2019 she started a small business specializing in polymer clay earrings: Water Bear Clay Co.
In her spare time, Dylan enjoys making friends with cats, eating spicy food, and playing Stardew Valley.

Experience
Pro Image Experts
Customer Care
Solon, OH | May 2017 - Present
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Assist photographers in using outsourcing services + answer questions via email or phone correspondence.
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Help photographers troubleshoot in Lightroom if needed.
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Communicate with international editing team to achieve desired final output.
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Provide consistent, fast, and empathetic customer support.
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Create video tutorials (using Camtasia) showing how to navigate through the website for Photographer’s Edit; a custom photography outsourcing company.
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Write scripts, record + edit audio in Audacity for narration in videos.
American Greetings
Lighting / Rendering Intern
Cleveland, OH | Aug. 2016 - Jan. 2017
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Work on a team, conduct lighting tests in Autodesk Maya.
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Render and export all final images + layers for a series of 3D-animated Carebears shorts on YouTube: Care Package Chronicles.
Halo Media Works
Freelance 2D-Animator
Cleveland, OH | Oct. 2016 & June 2017
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Animate + organize assets in Toon Boom.
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Composite + export final animation in Adobe After Effects.
International Services Center
Freelance 2D-Animator
Cleveland, OH | June - Nov. 2016
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Storyboard key story moments.
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Adjust timing, add dialogue, composite, and lay out scenes for educational animations.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
2D-Artist / Animator
Cleveland, OH | Sept. 2015 - Apr. 2016
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Collaborate on a short animated film for the showing of '360° of Sight + Sound', presented on a planetarium dome at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
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Create assets in Photoshop, animate in Flash (Animate).
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Composite + export visuals and audio in After Effects.
Dog Eat Dog Productions, LLC
Previsualization Intern
Cleveland, OH | Sept. 2015 - Nov. 2015
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Create storyboards based on director's shot list.
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Lay out shots, 3D-animate, and composite previsualization footage using Autodesk Maya for the feature film: Dog Eat Dog (2016), directed by Paul Schrader.
Potbelly Sandwich Works
Shift Leader
Allen Park, MI > Cleveland, OH | June 2012 - Apr. 2017
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Lead staff to success through coaching, teamwork, and accountability.
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Manage weekly inventory/ordering, sales, and labor.