Mike Clark
Lead Animator
- Role
- Lead Animator at Meta
- Location
- Hillsboro, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mike Clark
Senior/ Lead/ Supervising CG/ 3D Animator - 15+ years of experience- Feature Film and Video Game Credits - Bachelor Degree in Media Arts and Animation - Proactive, Self Managing Task Tackler - Strong Fundamental Art Skills
Experience
Lead Animator
Jan 2025 — Present · OR, US
Led animation development across multiple projects within Meta’s family of apps, collaborating with cross-functional partners spanning research scientists, engineering, art production, internal animation teams, and external vendor studios.Planned and road-mapped projects to meet creative and technical milestonesSupervised state-machine-driven gameplay animation and character-based sticker content.Directed, performed, and processed motion capture shoots, integrating and refining MoCap data for use in state machines and AI-driven locomotion models and behavior systems.Contributed to the creative life of projects through reviews, dailies, and cross-team discussions, while independently driving solutions in a fast-moving, self-directed environment.
Education
The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Media Arts and Animation
2004 — 2007
Skills
- Facial Animation
- 3d Studio Max
- Maya
- Film
- 3d
- Animation
- Adobe Photoshop
- Nuke
- Feature Films
- Visual Effects
- Computer Animation
- Computer Graphics
- Cinematics
- Character Animation
- Storyboarding
- Character Rigging
- After Effects
- Compositing
- Xsi
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