Trea Bailey

Animation Artist & Creative Director | Visual Development Artist, Storyboard Artist, & 2D Animator | Keeper of Various Seemingly Useless Information and Trivia

Role
Visual Development Artist & 2d Animator at Brazen Animation
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Trea Bailey

Senior character designer, animator, and storyboard artist with 8 years of experience in the animation industry across games, TV, and film. I’ve contributed to high-profile projects like Space Jam: A New Legacy, Disenchanted, and Batwheels, delivering expressive character designs and dynamic animation. Now freelancing, I specialize in concept-to-completion character design, 2D animation, and storyboarding. I\'m available for freelance, contract, and full-time remote opportunities in character design, visual development, animation, and storyboarding, so please reach out and tell me about your project! I\'d love to see how we can collaborate!

Experience

  1. Visual Development Artist & 2d Animator

    Brazen Animation

    Apr 2023 — Present · Richardson, TX, US

    Designed key characters for Magic: The Gathering’s Bloomburrow trailer, earning a Clio Entertainment 2024 Silver award, an Annecy Awards nomination, and receiving 1.2M YouTube views as of June 2025- Served as visual development artist on Green Ember: Helmer in the Dragon Tomb establishing the base for character designs for the rest of the team and keeping in line with client direction for shape and visual language- Designed costumes, props, and special poses for Chip Chilla on Bentkey streaming service, contributing to 10+ episodes that reached over 1 million views across family audiences.

Education

  • Lipscomb University

    Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Animation

    2017

  • Indiana State University

    Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature

    2008 — 2011

  • Hillsong International Leadership College

    Advanced Diploma, Music

    2012 — 2014

  • The Blackbird Academy

    Studio, Audio Engineering

    2015 — 2015

Skills

  • Teaching
  • Photoshop
  • Worship Music
  • Graphic Arts
  • Songwriting
  • Indesign
  • Lead Guitar
  • Writing
  • Caricatures
  • Microsoft Office
  • English Composition
  • Creative Writing
  • Ministry Leadership
  • Electric Guitar
  • Music Production
  • Music
  • Fiction Writing
  • Customer Service
  • English Grammar
  • Acoustic Guitar
  • Traditional Animation
  • Character Designs
  • English Literature
  • Sketchbook Pro

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