ESAI JACOBSON
SKILLS
Autodesk Maya
Substance 3D Painter
Photoshop
After Effects
InDesign
Autodesk Inventor
Unity 3D
ZBrush
Dragonframe
Vicon Shogun
Manual Machining
Basic CNC Machining
CONTACT
linkedin.com/in/esaidj/
EDUCATION
2022 - 2026
Bachelor of Arts, Digital Design
Hillier College of Art and Design | NJIT
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Albert Dormans Honors Scholar, member of NJIT SIGGRAPH Chapter
WORK EXPERIENCE
2023-PRESENT
Research Assistant, 3D Modelling
NJIT Digital Spatial History (CHXR) Lab
• Collaborate with faculty historians and a team of student developers to translate historical reference imagery into custom 3D models for an educational Virtual Reality experience.
• Model assets in Maya, create custom textures in Substance 3D Painter, and
integrate them into the Unity game engine for use in Virtual Reality.
2025-2026
Research Assistant, Optical Motion Capture
SiBORG Design Lab
• Grant funded summer research presented at the 2025 Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium
• As part of ongoing research into the motion capture of individuals who use mobility aids, I worked on a custom process for recording various types of scenarios. Novel techniques were explored in the Vicon Shogun software package for integration in believable 3D characters in Unity 3D.
2024,2025
Student Volunteer
Annual SIGGRAPH Conference
• Collaborated with other volunteers to ensure a smooth-running conference.
• Attended SIGGRAPH talks and panels pertaining to the latest advancements in Visual Effects, 3D Animation and game design.
2021-2022
Animator, Filmmaker
Catherine Fillebrown, Bergen County Academies
• Worked with a language teacher to develop a 5 episode series of animated videos to teach intermediate Mandarin Chinese to English-speakers.
• Responsible for all aspects of production, including character design, story and planning through storyboards, animation and video editing / sound design.
• Fabricated and animated clay-based puppets for stop motion productions.
• Coached voice actors through vocal performances for animated characters.
• Composed and arranged musical tracks for multiple video scores.
