This masterclass will go over the different stages of your career in animation by navigating from the classroom to the industry. It will further dive deeper into the tips and tricks of how to put together and polish your portfolio/reel as well as how to pitch your own original content/animation.

Hsiang Chin Moe is an artist and educator with experience in higher education, production, technology and management. She is the inaugural BFA Animation Chair at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She previously acted as associate director of the New York Digital Salon, working to create international dialogue and partnerships to celebrate digital animation, video, games and interactive installations. She now serves on the board of Women in Animation (WIA) as the Chair for Education, where she works closely with the industry’s leading artists, filmmakers and recruiters to create an equal and supportive platform for people of underrepresented gender identities as well as their allies across the animation industry. Hsiang has exhibited, performed, presented, lectured, juried and participated in panels, festivals, conferences and exhibitions in the United States and many countries abroad.