I need an HTML mentor!

I am an absolute noob when it comes to Animate or anything coding.

I'm a graphic designer, videographer, and visual effects animator with plenty of experience in Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and After Effects (ok, AE expressions are technically coding, but I'm a basic expressions user).

I'm currectly using Photoshop to design animated GIF display ads for the ad agency I work for. GIFs are obviously very limited in their functionality and their file size optimization, and we'd like to explore HTML for its versatility and optimization benefits. Because I have zero experience with coding, I'm approaching this solely from a designer/animator headspace.

And from that perspective... Animate SUCKS. At least as far as I can tell. And the training materials out there are either all about that coding life or are geared toward things like character animation, UI, etc.

I need someone who has a similar background to guide me and teach me. I need to overcome the learning curve fast. Please? Any kind soul out there willing to reach out?