Ashley Hakes
Ashley Hakes

Hi! I'm Ashley

Hi! I'm AshleyHi! I'm AshleyHi! I'm Ashley

With a passion for animation, I have experience in video production and marketing within the gaming industry.

602.708.1649

Hi! I'm Ashley

Hi! I'm AshleyHi! I'm AshleyHi! I'm Ashley

With a passion for animation, I have experience in video production and marketing within the gaming industry.

602.708.1649

Experience

Dark Burn Creative

Dark Burn Creative

Dark Burn Creative

 Assistant Motion Graphics Artist | 2022 - 2025 


 I was part of a small team in Anthem, Arizona that would serve as a second office to Dark Burn's main office in Los Angeles. Trailers I've worked on have received millions of views and were often premiered at Summer Gamefest and the Game Awards.  

Dark Burn Creative

Dark Burn Creative



Along with the graphics department, I managed the office space here in Arizona. Working with the co-owner of Dark Burn, we were able to have a space that could work in tandem with the LA office. 

Dark Burn Creative



I would help schedule maintenance repairs and replenish office goods and disposables. I also coordinated office outings and company events. I also designed our office space to be a home away from home by having a cozy and inviting space for everyone.

Trailers

Cutscene Animations

Dark Burn is known for its exciting video game trailers for Apex Legends, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and Dragon Age, just to name a few. As part of the graphics department, I would add in the text that gives the viewer more context as to what they can anticipate from the game. I've worked on multiple EA properties from Respawn and worked with developers from Epic, Blizzard, Mediatonic, and Behaviour. 

Screenshots

Cutscene Animations

Cutscene Animations

Using Photoshop, I would clean up and enhance screenshots for Apex Legends, Immortals of Aveum, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Cleaning up a screenshot consisted of fixing major clipping issues and adding game effects to get an accurate depiction of gameplay. To enhance the screenshot, a basic color correction would be applied to show the cosmetics that could be purchased in-game.

Cutscene Animations

Cutscene Animations

Cutscene Animations

Dark Burn was contacted by Behaviour Interactive to do cutscenes for their game Dead by Daylight. These would play when certain criteria in the game were met and would provide the player with character backstory. I collaborated closely with the creative director to complete a series of animations for various characters for the Dead by Daylight roster. 

Previous Experience

Arizona Studios | 2014 - 2021

When I first started working at Arizona Studios, I only knew animation. I was lucky to be around talented individuals who were kind enough to show me the ins and outs of video production. I learned what it was like to be on a film set and how to stay safe. I became a video editor for our growing YouTube channel and on-screen talent for my favorite content to create "What The Plot?" YouTube series.

Snakes & Lattes Tempe | 2019 - 2023

Snakes and Lattes is a chain restaurant cafe that started in Canada and made its way to Arizona. You can enjoy a cup of coffee or any meal and play a board game while you do it! Snakes and Lattes started as my second job not as a graphic designer but as a hostess. After talking to the manager about my degree, she asked if I'd like to help design some of their menus and seating charts. Long story short, I became their in-house graphic designer.

Video

Apex Legends X Post Malone

I created the motion graphics for the Apex Legends X Post Malone partnership event. 

Apex Legends Season 24

I created the Creator Commissioners motion graphics section for the season 24 trailer for Apex Legends.

3D Animation and Modeling

I created the Wattson and Pathfinder motion graphics sections for the season 23 battle pass event.

Mediatonic - Fall Guys

I animated the full screen motion graphics for the Fall Guys Mobile trailer. 

Behaviour - Dead by Deadlight

I animated in-game cutscenes for the video game series Dead by Daylight.  

Animation Reel

A variety of different 2D and 3D projects from 2015 to 2021.

Murder on the Cookie Express

A parody video I edited for the movie Murder on the Orient Express.

3D Modeling

I recreated one of my favorite Polly Pocket playsets in Maya. 

Playlists

Motion Graphics and Animation

A variety of different animations and infographics from my time at Arizona Studios.

Editing

Episodes of What the Plot? and other Arizona Studios content along with promotional videos from our clients.

Resume

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