Aaron Adams

About Aaron Adams

Creative Director and Technical Animation Leader with 15+ years of experience driving story, character, and pipeline development across feature films, VR/XR experiences, and interactive media. I specialize in bridging the gap between creative vision and technical execution, building high-performing teams, and delivering scalable animation solutions from concept to production.Notable experience includes leading CG character teams at Disney Animation, Premise Entertainment, and Meta’s XR/AI initiatives, as well as founding Groundwork Animation to produce original content like the Pop-Pop Ping! series. My expertise spans creative direction, pipeline design, AI-assisted content workflows, and cross-functional team leadership, empowering studios and clients to achieve ambitious creative goals.

Experience

1. Creative Director

   Groundwork Animation Llc

   Feb 2018 — Present

   Lead the creative vision for original content and client animation projects, including the YouTube series Pop-Pop Ping! Direct story and character development, ensuring all productions meet high creative standards. Partner with clients to translate concepts into polished animation, providing hands-on creative, technical, and production leadership. Oversee family-friendly, faith-based, early childhood, and all-ages entertainment projects from concept to final delivery.

Education

• Savannah College of Art and Design

  M.F.A., Computer Animation

  2002 — 2004

• Southern Adventist University

  BS, Character Animation

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Adobe Photoshop
• Teaching
• Rigging
• Mel
• Python
• Character Rigging
• After Effects
• Motion Graphics
• Maya
• Computer Animation
• 3d Animation
• Traditional Animation
• Computer Graphics
• Modeling
• 3d Modeling