CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME:
Jakob Kramer Hero

ADDRESS:
Sivsangervej 6
3600 Frederikssund
Denmark
Tel: (+45) 4197 3971

mail@jakobkramer.dk

BORN:
July 5th 1974 in Haderslev, Denmark

NATIONALITY:
Danish

MARITAL STATUS:
Married since 2001

LANGUAGES:
English, German and Danish fluently
Speaks Estonian
Understands Swedish and Norwegian
Can smile friendly in Russian

EDUCATION:
Vojens Primary and Lower Secondary School
finished best student of the year at the school
Haderslev Upper Secondary School
finished best student of the year at the school
awarded the Queen Ingrid Travel Scholarship

Brenderup Folk High School
animation, drawing, writing and computers
The Animation Workshop, Viborg
basic animation, assisting, drawing
B.A. degree in sociology

FURTHER:
2 weeks course in basic animation, 1994
Basic animation, The Animation Workshop, 1994

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Full-time freelancer since 2000
Teaching animation, Brenderup Folk High School
Teaching comic drawing and animation, Væksthuset, Haderslev
Animation, assisting, layout & design, SpiCy Toons, Greece
Assisting & inbetweening, A Film Eesti, Estonia

WORK/FREELANCE INCLUDES:
Take a look at the portfolio!

CURRENT PROJECTS:
Misc. writing projects

MISCELLANEOUS:
"Letters to Eternity", comic album, 45 pgs., A3, colour
"Sarah's Monsters", children's book, 32 pgs., colour
"Mille from Erusita", children's book, 36 pgs., colour

Experience with computer graphics since 1988

Citizen of the Year, Vojens, 2014

OTHER EXPERIENCE:
16 years music experience. Played in several big bands, concert bands and the Regional Amateur Symphony Orchestra

Voluntary community youth worker (scouting) on a weekly basis in Vojens between 1991 and 1994

Member of the governing body of Brenderup Folk High School 1996 - 1998

Member of the executive committee of Brenderup Folk High School's Student Organisation 1994 - 1998. Chairman of the committee 1995 - 1998

Worked as a waiter, Restaurant Bone's, Viborg and Kolding

SPORTS:
Soccer, handball, curling, baseball and gymnastics

INTERESTS:
A broad collection of interests include all sorts of music, nature, walking, movies, theatre, storytelling and writing