Overview
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Vivian Sun

Los Angeles

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Teaching Artist

Emerson Community Charter School
04.2025 - Current
  • Designed course content and implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage students in topics such as character design and comic creation

Animation Coordinator

Daily Bruin
07.2023 - Current
  • Coordinated animation workshops for intern students to enhance skill development.
  • Created animations based on specific requests from journalists to meet project needs.

Illustration & Cartoon Staff

Daily Bruin Internship
10.2022 - 06.2023
  • Regularly attended meetings to discuss project status and goals.
  • Produced and published artworks weekly in newspaper, adhering to deadlines.
  • Fulfilled requests by creating tailored artworks that met specified requirements.

Dispatcher

UCLA Housing Dispatch
11.2022 - Current
  • Connecting phone lines for residents and dispatching emergent vehicles for housing when needed.

Production Design Assistant

Manic Pixie Vending Machine, FPS Club
10.2022 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: FPS Club stands for Film Photography Society and is a club that allows students who are interested in film to create and produce projects.

Media Localization & Subtitle Editor

Multiple Authorized Fansub Groups
10.2020 - Current
  • Localized video content from English and Japanese into Chinese to enhance accessibility.
  • Managed account operations and collaborated remotely with teams to develop publishing schedules and audience engagement strategies.

Freelance Illustrator

06.2022 - Current
  • Improved project efficiency by providing detailed sketches and revisions promptly based on client feedback.

Education

Film&Television B.A. / Animation Concentration

University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
06-2026

High School Degree -

Saint Mary’s School
Raleigh, NC
06.2022

Skills

  • Film and 2D animation production and post-production
  • Illustration and storyboard design
  • Software: Clip Studio Paint, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate, Live2D, Aegisub

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
English
Japanese

Timeline

Teaching Artist

Emerson Community Charter School
04.2025 - Current

Animation Coordinator

Daily Bruin
07.2023 - Current

Dispatcher

UCLA Housing Dispatch
11.2022 - Current

Illustration & Cartoon Staff

Daily Bruin Internship
10.2022 - 06.2023

Production Design Assistant

Manic Pixie Vending Machine, FPS Club
10.2022 - 12.2022

Freelance Illustrator

06.2022 - Current

Media Localization & Subtitle Editor

Multiple Authorized Fansub Groups
10.2020 - Current

Film&Television B.A. / Animation Concentration

University of California, Los Angeles

High School Degree -

Saint Mary’s School
Vivian Sun