This document is a CV for Samantha Hatton, listing her personal details, advanced technical skills, work experience, education, awards, and references. Over the past 5 years, she has worked as an animator, motion graphic designer, editor, and tutor on various animation, video, and training projects for clients such as USP Creative, Lime Pictures, and Spring City Trampoline Park. She has experience using software like After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro and holds a BA in Animation and HND in Film and Television Design.

1. Samantha Hatton
Personal Details
M: 07952 832 180
E: sammy.hatton@talktalk.net
W: www.vimeo.com/samanthahatton
DOB: 12 / 11 / 1979
Advanced Skills
Final Cut Pro / Motion / DVD Studio Pro / Compressor / Soundtrack Pro / Adobe Premiere / After Effects / Flash / Encore /
Illustrator /Photoshop / PowerPoint / Keynote / Prezi
Dec 2015 - Dec 2015
Animator - 1 x 4 Minute Animation, Produced for Spring City,
Liverpool’s First Trampoline Park. This animation has been
produced to be used for Spring City’s Safety video that is
shown to all visitors before entering the park.
Dec 2015 - Dec 2015
Animator -1x1Minute Animation, produced by USP Creative,
a Liverpool based branding agency. Using After Effects this
animation was produced for their client, DWF LLP and was
used as part of a business presentation.
Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
Animator -1x1Minute Animation, produced by USP Creative,
a Liverpool based branding agency. Using After Effects this
animation was produced for their client, Unilever to train
their staff nationally & Internationally regarding new com-
munication info structures within the company.
Oct 2015 - Nov 2015
Animator -1x4MinuteAnimation, produced by USP Creative,
a Liverpool based branding agency. Using After Effects this
animation was produced for their client, Unilever to train
their staff nationally & Internationally regarding the Value
Chain within the company.
Oct 2015 - Nov 2015
Rotoscope artist - Working for at Lime Pictures, Liverpool as
a rotoscope artist on Evermoor, Series 2, produced for the
Disney Channel.
Aug 2015 - Present
Motion Graphic Designer - Working for at Lime Pictures,
Liverpool as a Motion Graphic Designer on their daily
Television soap Hollyoaks produced for Channel 4.
Sept 2014 - June 2015
Tutor - Delivering Year 1 Level 3 BTEC F Qualification in
Film & TV at Liverpool Media Academy. This is a 2 year
course for Students to explore Film & TV Production and
the Industry.
April 2015 - May 2015
Senior Editor - TV Programme 1 x 30 minutes, produced
by JackAll Productions, a Film production company based
in Liverpool. Bay TV Dining, Bold Street, promoted 5
restaurants in Bold Street, Liverpool. Bay TV Dining, Bold
Street was broadcast on Bay TV during May 2015.
April 2015 - April 2015
Animator - Staff Training animation1 x 6 produced by USP
Creative, a Liverpool based branding agency. Using After
Effects this animation was produced for their client, Unilever
to train their staff nationally & Internationally regarding the
computing within the company.
Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
Editor - Films 16 x 30 second to 1 Minute Films edited
using Adobe Premiere & After Effects produced by USP
Creative, a Liverpool based branding agency. The films
became a part of Liverpool Vision visitors app designed by
USP.
Sept 2014 - Sept 2014
Workshop Assistant - Heart of Glass Family Art Club, a one
day workshop based on the theme of Dreams, situated in
the indoor Market in St Helens were people could drop in
to create, drawings, animation, audio recordings, film &
Photography all work helped create an audio visual piece.
Jan 2014 - Jan 2014
Animator - Animated website Landing page using After Effects
for USP Creative, a Liverpool based branding agency.
Produced for their client Claude Hopper Estate Agents.
Nov 2013 - Dec 2013
Animator - Animated 5 x 1 Minute animations using After Effects
for USP Creative, a Liverpool based branding agency.
The animations where used as web content for their client
Hitsearch Liverpool.
Sept 2013 - June 2014
Tutor - Delivering Level 2 BTEC F Qualification in Creative
Media at Liverpool Media Academy. This is a 1 year course
for Students to explore Creative Media.
March 2013 - May 2013
Editor / Motion Graphics - ‘First 11’ Post Production of 11
short 2 - 4 Minute films for Liverpool Housing Trust’s (LHT)
Business Plan micro site. The 11 film shorts and micro site
explains the different areas of LHT’s 5-year Business plan.
Jan 2013 - March 2013
Practitioner - Delivering CPD training in how to use
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash software to
Teachers & Class room Assistants at the Oakfield Pupils
Referral unit, Formby.
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2. Oct 2012 - Oct 2012
Animation Practitioner – Delivering 2 day Animation
workshops at Knutsford Academy working with a group
of Students from different years, to produce an animation
short for the schools own exhibition based on the Tatton
Park Biennial.
May 2012 - June 2012
Animation Practitioner – Startarts education Animation project,
Chinise Art Centre Manchester, 2 x 15 min moving image
pieces. Working with two year 8 classes atAlder High School
Manchester. These workshops lasted 5 week delivered at
the school each class created a 15 min moving image piece
consisting of animation and live action that was exhibited as
part of the Chinese Art Centres 60 minute cinema.
March 2012 - June 2012
Animator / Motion Graphics Artist – HouseMark Perfor-
mance Improvement promotional film. 1x3 minute animation
film promoting the services of HouseMark, the UK’s leading
housing benchmarking organisation.
June 2011
One day Freelance Sessional Graphic Design Practitioner.
Delivery of digital photography sessions within English and
Art Department at St. Cuthberts Community College, St
Helens.
March 2011 – June 2011
Film Editor & Motion Graphics Animator / Editor – ‘Curious
Minds Promotional Film’ Production of short promotional
film for Curious Minds, North West based social enterprise,
celebrating their creative practice programmes in schools.
Feb 2011 – April 2011
Editor / Effects Artist – ‘ALternat1ve Ad.’ Production of
alternative commercial for Liverpool 1, in collaboration with
young people using the space in Derby Square, Liverpool.
Co-delivered with Arts in Regeneration and exhibited as part
of the ‘Four Corners’ project 2011 at LJMU. Commissioned
by Arts in Regeneration
Dec 2010 – Jan 2012
Freelance Tutor / Workshop Facilitator – Arts in Regeneration
(AiR). Teaching editing and animation techniques to trainess
at a local arts organisation. Arts inRegeneration (AiR).
November 2010 – January 2012
Tutor / Workshop Facilitator - Delivering CPD courses and
Workshops for the Workers Education Association (WEA)
Tutors in how to film using Flip Cameras and Edit their
footage using Adobe Premiere Software.
November 2010
Creative Practitioner (Animation) – The Big Draw, St Helens
Delivery of a 1 day, 2D Animation workshop to the public as
part of The Big Draw.
May 2010- August 2010
Filmmaker - Documenting reminiscence workshops with
residents from Suzanne Boardman House (Sheltered Housing)
and the Oakfield Day Centre. The Make do and Mend took
a wander down memory lane via digital cameras, scanners
and treasured photos. A banner was also made using old
bits of material from old clothes.
April 2010 – April 2012
Creative Practitioner – FACT Artist Pool. Delivery of
Animation workshops to Primary School Children from
Merseyside, based on various themes.
April 2010
Editor – GDHA Corporate Video. Editing of corporate
video commissioned by Glen Dimplex Home Appliances,
Merseyside.
March 2010
Creative Practitioner (Animation) – Telling Tales. Delivery of
Animation workshops to Primary Schools around Knowsley
based on Historical Themes. Knowsley Arts Service.
Nov 2009 - Nov 2009
Editor – Scouse Opera’1x15min film documenting a 2 week
long Scouse Opera / Summer School project, focussing
upon thedreams and aspirations of the young participants.
Aspire Trust, Liverpool.
Oct 2009 - Oct 2009
Editor – ‘Gullivers Project’ 1x20 min film which documents
the school transition process through a Creative Partnerships
project using dance, drama and visual arts at Higherside
School, Whiston. Commissioned by Aspire Trust, Liverpool.
Sept 2009 - Sept 2009
Editor –’What’s Our Mission?’ 1x20 min film for a Creative
Partnerships project aimed at creating a new mission state-
ment for Knowsley Park Centre for Learning. Commissioned by
Aspire Trust, Liverpool.
July 2009 – August 2009
Producer / Director / Camera / Editor – ‘Learning for Life’ 1x10
min film promoting the classes and services of Liverpool Adult
Learning Service (ALS). Arts in Regeneration, Liverpool.
May 2009 – July 2009
Editor – ‘‘Toxteth Tales’ 1x5 min & 1x30 min archive films
funded by North West Vision and Media. Stories told by
people of Toxteth about the areas colourful past. Arts in
Regeneration, Liverpool.
Education
August 2012
MCC App Developer Course
Sept 1999 – June 2002
BA Hons Animation NEWI, Wrexham
Sept 1997 - June 1999
HND Film & Television Design NEWI, Wrexham
Awards
Sept 2002
Shortlisted – Ffresh Awards, Wales
Referees
Jan Peters, Director
USP Creative, Liverpool
T: 0151 277 1777
E: Jan.Peters@uspcreative.com
Simon Cox,Senior Motion Graphic Designer
Lime Pictures, Liverpool
T: 0151 722 9122
E: scox@limepictures.com
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