palwasha azimi
EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE ANIMATOR
April 2022 - December 2022
storyboarded, designed assets, and animated graphics for video essays uploaded to youtube; INSIDER, Inc.
FREELANCE ANIMATOR
March 2022
animated cute loops to place in a live meatball-themed sketch;
the episode aired March 05, 2022; Saturday Night Live
FREELANCE ANIMATOR
December 2021 - February 2022
animation assistant for Pierre Bennu on the BLACK FUTURES MATTER BLM campaign; People’s TV
FREELANCE ANIMATOR
November 2021 - December 2021
animated video about the crisis in Afghanistan for social media; Afghans For a Better Tomorrow
HOST
March 2021 - December 2021
answered all telephone calls, coordinated seating and organized reservations, greeted customers, took customer to-go orders, upheld a high standard of customer service, cleaned and prepared tables, monitored training of new employees; Radio Social
FREELANCE FLORAL DESIGNER
March 2021 - November 2021
assisted with floral arrangements, including prep, design, delivery and setup; Fern Floral Design
FREELANCE ANIMATOR
March 2021 - September 2021
HPE logo animation and exploration for internal and external media; I/D.W
FREELANCE ANIMATOR
March 2021 - August 2021
created animations for TedEd for mobile; Black Women Animate Studios
FREELANCE ANIMATOR
May 2021
animated cute loops to place in a pre-taped sketch for pride month for the last episode of this season; the episode aired May 22, 2021; Saturday Night Live
FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER
January 2021 - February 2021
created a set of brand guidelines for print and web usage; Sibling/Rivalry
FREELANCE ANIMATOR
March 2020 - August 2020
created a series of animated loops to promote the Rochester Cocktail Revival
SERVER ASSISTANT
May 2019 - March 2020
delivered food, worked with staff to handle all guest needs, including keeping tables free of debris, removing dishes and other items during service, etc; Good Luck Restaurant
ANIMATOR
May 2019 - August 2019
created a short 2D animated film with Maliheh Rahrovan at Magic Spell Studios; just the little things
EDUCATION
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
MFA in Film and Animation
May 2019
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA
BFA in Graphic Design
December 2015
AWARDS + PUBLICATIONS
‘horny for war’ digital illustration in LILAC.
L1: escape, 2021
‘just the little things’ OFFICIAL SELECTION
Big Shoulders International Student Film Festival, 2020
‘period.’ OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Women of SOFA High Falls Film Festival, 2018
Locomoción Festival de Animación, 2018
Best Animation Film Award Winner,
Lake View International Film Festival, 2018
‘TONGUE IN CHEEK’ OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Women of SOFA High Falls Film Festival, 2018
Lake View International Film Festival, 2018
Nasty Women Film New Haven, 2018
Curtas a la Carte, 2018
Jury Award Winner, RIT Art Out!, 2018
2nd place, Short Attention Span Film Festival, 2018
SKILLS
2D animation, visual storytelling, motion design, branding and identity, typography, illustration, floral design, streamer, cat lady