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Jacob Panicker

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I lead character animation and game art production across live mobile titles, television, and film.

India

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At Zynga Gaming Network, I lead animation and art production for live Slots and Match-3 titles including Black Diamond Casino, Wonka Slots, Wizard of Oz, and Ice Age Arctic Blast.

I direct and mentor animators, tech artists, and concept artists while managing vendors, production planning, quality reviews, and cross-functional delivery with Development, Tech Art, Art, System Design, and Game Design.

Across 25 years in animation, I've delivered 2D and 3D character work for productions including Alvinnn!!!, Beware the Batman, Legends of Chima, and Roma – Gladiatori di Roma, using Maya, Unity, Cocos, Spine, and integrated art pipelines.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Animation Lead / Principal Animator

Current

Zynga Gaming Network

Jul 2016 - Present (10 years 2 months)

Lead and mentor a cross-functional gaming art team, directing daily output and quality standards. Own end-to-end animation knowledge transfer for game transitions and manage outsource/vendor relationships.

Unity COCO Spine Maya Photoshop After Effects Jira Perforce Git GitHub Sourcetree Team Leadership Outsource Management Production Planning Cross functional Coordination

Senior 3D Animator & Team Lead

Technicolor India

May 2014 - Jul 2016 (2 years 2 months)

Led the animation team for Alvinnn!!! and other broadcast productions, directing daily output and creative execution. Managed pipeline quality end-to-end, providing hands-on direction and feedback to junior animators.

3D Animation Team Leadership Animation Direction Pipeline Management Feedback

Senior 3D Animator & Team Lead

Xentrix Studios

Dec 2011 - Jan 2013 (1 year 1 month)

Led 3D character animation on three major international productions, delivering broadcast- and feature-quality animation across serial and feature film formats.

3D Animation Character Animation Team Leadership Broadcast Production Feature Films

Senior 3D Animator

Krayon Pictures

Jan 2011 - Sep 2011 (8 months)

Delivered 3D character animation for international broadcast productions.

3D Animation Character Animation

Senior 3D Animator & Team Lead

Accel Animation Studio

Aug 2007 - Jan 2011 (3 years 5 months)

Led an animation team delivering 3D character animation across multiple serial productions over a three-plus year tenure.

3D Animation Team Leadership Character Animation

2D & Senior 3D Animator

Toonz India

Mar 2001 - Jul 2007 (6 years 4 months)

Built foundational 2D and 3D animation expertise across six-plus years of broadcast-quality production, establishing the technical base for a 25-year animation career.

2D Animation 3D Animation Character Animation