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cailin.tamplin

Design · Motion · Build

Cailin Tamplin

Motion Design/Engineer specializing in interface motion, 3D, web animation, and motion systems.

I work with product, brand, and engineering to turn complex products into clear interface motion and visual stories, and I build AI-assisted tools and templates that help those teams produce and ship the work.

Blender 3D
Adobe CC
DaVinci
Three.js
Figma
Cursor
Rive + Lottie
GitHub

After Effects · Premiere Pro · Photoshop · Illustrator · Babylon.js · HTML/CSS · Frame.io · Audition · Media Encoder · Claude · Flora · Seedance · Gumloop

  • Interface Motion (Web, Rive, Lottie)
  • Motion Systems (Timing, Easing, Templates)
  • AI-Assisted Production
  • Product Storytelling
  • Art Direction
  • Plugin & Tool Development
  • 3D Modeling, Rigging & Animation
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Reusable Template Packages
Creative Infrastructure

SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY

B.S. Digital Art & Animation

SEPT. 2014 – JUNE 2019

Summa Cum Laude · GPA 4.0

SAMSARA

Sr. Motion Designer

MAY 2025 – PRESENT

Lead interface motion, motion systems, and 3D across Product, Brand, Marketing, and Engineering. Build reusable templates and tools so those teams can create and ship motion.

FREELANCE

Designer

SEPT. 2016 – PRESENT

Built web animation, plugins, and graphic template packages for technology startups, including Pacific Fusion and Bunsen, so their teams could explain the product and edit graphics faster.

LEARNING.COM

Sr. Motion Designer

MAR. 2020 – MAY 2025

Art directed a biweekly 3D series that reached 1.8 million students a year, and led writers, illustrators, and voice actors through one reusable production pipeline.

PETRICHOR PRODUCTIONS

Producer, D.P., Director

APR. 2021 – PRESENT

Produced and directed narrative films, music videos, and branded content, collaborating with production crews from concept through delivery.

WATCH SHOWREEL

CURRICULUM VITAE

SAMSARA 2025 – PRESENT

Define motion systems, 3D, and interactive product stories across Product, Marketing, Brand, Sales, and Engineering for a global connected-operations technology company.

FREELANCE 2016 – PRESENT

Build graphic template packages and web animation for technology startups, including Pacific Fusion and Bunsen.

LEARNING.COM 2020 – 2025

Produced and directed a bi-weekly 3D educational series reaching more than 1.8 million students annually, owning the creative and production process from concept through delivery.

PETRICHOR PRODUCTIONS 2021 – PRESENT

Produce and direct narrative films, music videos, and branded content with production crews from concept through delivery.