Episode 147: Rachel Gitlevich Shares How Titmouse New York Unionized In 2022

This episode features 2D Character Animator, Rachel Gitlevich who also headed up the unionization of Titmouse New York. In this chat Gitlevich shares the history of unionizing animation and how it came to be at Titmouse as well as resources and information for others interested in unionizing their animation workplace. Besides all this, Gitlevich has over ten years experience in character animation working on projects for Netflix, Disney, Cartoon Network, YouTube, and of course Titmouse. Tune in to Ibele and Gitlevich to hear: *Ten questions to ask your coworkers to gauge their interest in unionizing *Exactly what it means to unionize an animation studio (the pros and cons) *The two (out of three) skills animators need to master in order to get ahead in their careers Social Links: *Check out Rachel’s work on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/gitlevichr *Read: Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson, by Tom Sito *Link to the Animation Guild: https://animationguild.org/ *Check out Amaze.org: https://amaze.org/