Hunter Jonakin 

Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art

2009-2011

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

MFA in Studio Art. Concentrated primarily on digital art creation, fabrication, and pedagogy.

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Art

2003-2007

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

BFA in Fine Art. Concentrated primarily on digital art and traditional art.

Owner

2019 - Present

Metal Node Studios, Atlanta, GA

• Currently creating a multiplayer, open-world survival video game in Unreal 5 entitled, The Caldera Gate.
• Creating and implementing systems into the game.
• Writing the script, creating music, and building levels.
• Designing, modelling, texturing, and animating the main character, NPC's, and enemies, as well as interesting POI's.

Visiting Assistant Professor

08/2022 - 12/2022

Oglethorpe College, Brookhaven, GA

• Took over for a professor who was on sabbatical. Taught Intro to Drawing, Intro to Painting, and Intro to Graphic Design.
• Provided critique, structure, and in-class instruction for dozens of students.

Lecturer

01/2015 - 05/2019

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

• Responsible for curriculum and teaching intro and advanced Animation in the Art Department and Digital Imaging in the Theater Department.
• Frame animation with Photoshop including rotoscoping, layer keyframing, and basic animation principles.
• A short history of animation.
• Motion graphics and compositing with After Effects. Creating a layer rigged character in Photoshop for use in AE.
• 3D animation with Maya. Introduction to modeling, animating, rigging, UV layout, lighting, rendering, and composition.
• Storyboarding, three act narrative, and world building.
• Digital imaging and iteration. Basic animation, keyframing, and video editing.
• Oversee and help students with collaborative and final projects.

Adjunct Faculty

12/2011 - 05/2019

Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

• Created curriculum and taught Virtual Environments and Advanced Virtual Environments, a video game development class using Unreal 4 and supporting software. Instructed students in creating 2D and 3D games, as well as using Blueprints for visual scripting. Students also learned about best practices and game design documents.
• Oversaw Advanced Virtual Environments collaborative project where students create and release a game for digital distribution in one semester.
• Taught Media 1, a digital media course, which included DSLR instruction, Adobe Lightroom, studio lighting techniques, Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects.
• Taught Media 2, an advanced digital media course, which included web coding (HTML,CSS), creative coding with P5JS and Processing, glitch art with various digital tools, video editing with Premiere, motion graphics and green screen with After Effects, and collaboration with multiple tools.
• Led numerous in-class critiques and provided helpful feedback and suggestions.
• Served on several review panels for individual undergrad and MFA students.
• Acted as a mentor regarding employment opportunities and advice.