About
Dakota Hopkins is a motion designer and art director based in Los Angeles, with 10+ years of experience delivering work for tech, entertainment, and brand marketing. I specialize in motion design systems, brand identity in motion, and 2D/3D animation, with a strong foundation in compositing and finishing.
Originally from St. Louis, I hold a BFA in Motion Design from Ringling College of Art + Design and now work with teams in Los Angeles and remotely.
Contact: hello@dakotahopkins.com
Available for select freelance and long-term contracts.
Software & Skills
Motion: After Effects, Cinema 4D, Redshift, Lottie
Design: Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, Keynote
Post: Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, Nuke
Technical: JavaScript, Python, UNIX shell scripting, AppleScript, macOS
Select Clients & Brand Collaborations
Apple, Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Amazon, Hulu, Sony Pictures Entertainment, ESPN, Disney, HBO, Under Armour, UFC, Epic Games, LA Rams, Nickelodeon, American Airlines, The CW, TV Land, Smalls
Awards & Recognition
Webby Award + People’s Voice Winner — USPS “Irresistible Mail” (Advertising; Media & PR; Business Products & Services), 2016
Featured — Motion Graphics Served, “Motion Design 2015 Senior Gallery Show” (Behance), 2015
PromaxBDA Gold — “Bubble Guppies Pencil Case” (Music Video), 2014
PromaxBDA Bronze — “Bubble Guppies Pencil Case” (Children’s Programming Spot), 2014
PromaxBDA Bronze — “Bubble Guppies Pencil Case” (Daytime Program Spot), 2014
Student Gold ADDY — “Support the Arts PSA” (with Viraj Ajmeri), 2014
Student Silver ADDY — “Intimacy” (Non-Traditional Advertising), 2014
Adobe Design Achievement Awards — Semifinalist (“Ideation”), 2013
Adobe Design Achievement Awards — Semifinalist (“Cartoon Network + Nick IDs”), 2013
Best of Ringling — Motion Design, Ringling College, 2012–2014
Sarasota Film Festival — Top 5 Animated Show Opens, 2013
Publication credit — Leonard, Neil. Becoming a Successful Graphic Designer. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016