Marika Nieminen
Character Designer & Animator based in Helsinki, Finland
Hello,
I'm a Character Designer, Character Animator and Writer, with a Bachelor's Degree in Media & Arts and
a Diploma in 2D Animation.
Currently working as a Junior Compositor
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Skills






ToonBoon Harmony
Photoshop
Illustrator
Procreate

Premiere
InDesign
Shotgun
Academic Achievements
Recipient of the
Federation of Canadian Artists Bursary
2020
Bachelor’s Thesis
“Psychology in Character Design:
Creation of a Character Design tool”
Winner of the Game Studies Thesis Competition 2018
Education
2019 - 2020
2D Character Animation Program (Honors Graduate)
Vancouver Institute of Media Arts
(VanArts)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017
Bachelor of Culture and Arts
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Kouvola, Finland
2012 - 2013
Visual Communications & Graphic Design
Laajasalo Folk High School
Helsinki, Finland