Amy Herrera

Experience

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  Nickelodeon Animation Studios

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Backgrounds/Storyboards/Props/Intern

  "Hey Arnold" & "Oswald the Octopus"

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  The Romp

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Senior Animator/Quality Control

  Animation for feature for National Lampoon. In charge of animation, illustration, quality of animation and design in the development stage.

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  Unbound Studios

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Animator/Concept Artist

  Animation and design for web and broadcast.

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  Cornerstone Animation

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Animator/ Game Designer

  Animation for web and broadcast.

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  InterFUEL

  Feb 2003 - Feb 2014

  Animator/Illustrator

  Game designs, mascot creation, book illustrations, UI design, explainer videos, pilot animations and much more. Clients include Sesame Street, Scholastic, Comedy Central, PBS, and many many more.

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  Lucha Va Voom

  Jan 2005 - Feb 2009

  Luchadora

  Wrestling performances, stunts, events.

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  Freelance

  Feb 2014 - Oct 2021

  Animator-Illustrator-Games

  Game designs, mascot creation, book illustrations, UI design, explainer videos, pilot animations and much more. Clients include Vans, Playboy, Guestbook, Boston, City of Brentwood, Vitafusion, Captain Morgan and many more.

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  Age of Learning

  Feb 2018 - now

  Managing design and interactivity across product teams for My Reading Academy, ReadingIQ, and ABCmouse English. Designing educational play experiences for mobile and web platforms. Working with teachers and curriculum specialists to ensure our UX/UI is meaningful, user friendly and fun. I create content from concept/prototype to illustration/animation. We also get to work closely with User Testing and iterative design. My current product is ReadingIQ.

  • Design Director

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Senior Product Design Manager

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Design Manager

    Oct 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Senior Experience Designer / Product Owner

    Feb 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Senior Game Designer

    Feb 2018 - Sept 2021