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Hello!

My name is Rachel Yonda.

With over 10 years of experience in the industry, the totality of my portfolio is an interdisciplinary array of motion design, visual effects and character animation.

Most recently, I spent over 6 years as the Sr. Graphics Producer at the Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS. As head of the department I was responsible for topical show graphics, segment branding and visual effects.

Although the results of my skill set are varied, my approach to every creative endeavor is unified by a foundation in communication, draftsmanship and programming.

I specialize in developing code-optimized AfterEffects tool kits for broadcast and digital graphics, in addition to rigs for traditional character animation workflows.

I have staffed and freelanced for over 20 studios between New York and Los Angeles, contributing to projects for CBS, FOX, Saturday Night Live, Adult Swim, Disney, Apple, Microsoft, SONY, Samsung, Toshiba and more.

Studios/agencies I have worked for include (in chronological order): Augenblick Studios, Passion Pictures, Curious Pictures, FlickerLab, Little Airplane Productions, Hornet, Thornberg & Forester, Makiné, Giantsteps, Three Legged Legs, Elastic, The Mill, Imaginary Forces, Buck, MPC, Visual Creatures, Stardust (Los York), Woodshop, Method, Scholar, 72andSunny, Psyop, Blind, Bento Box Entertainment, CBS.

Outside of the daily grind, my other passions have included volunteering as a camp counselor for Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times and running with Team in Training.

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Press

// Variety Magazine / ‘Up Next’ Artisans Elite Report 2018
// WNW Magazine / Meet #3129 Rachel Yonda

Distinctions

// Emmy Awards / Contributor to Winner of Outstanding Variety Special 2016/2017, Outstanding Short Form Comedy 2018
// Television Academy / Member
// The Motion Awards / Shortlist Judge

Education

// New York University / Gallatin School / Bachelor of Arts / Magna Cum Laude / Class of 2007
// Continuing Ed //
// Animsquad / Beginning + Intermediate Character Animation Workshops
// Gnomon / Character Animation 1
// Santa Monica College / Portrait Drawing, Figure Drawing, Contemporary Figure Painting

Collaborations by Invitation

// Motion Corpse No. 16
// Back to Bits Level I
// Back to Bits Level II

Podcast Appearances

// Animalators / Ep. 15 with Zac Dixon
// School of Motion / Advanced Motion Methods with Sander van Dijk + Joey Korenman
// School of Motion / Expression Session with Zack Lovatt and Nol Honig