Iva Borisova

Experience

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  Arts University Bournemouth

  Sept 2019 - Aug 2021

  Lead Animator and Producer - Promoting a safer and greener community for students and encouraging engagement with university’s events and services by communicating with students and university staff - Taking care of social media channels and communication - Improved public speaking by working at University’s Fairs and Open Days, leading campus and bus tours and communicating with prospective students and their parents - Assisting university staff with interviews and setting up events - Worked as a country ambassador to promote the University and provide essential information

  • "Heartwood" Graduation Film

    Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Community Champion

    Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Student Ambassador

    Sept 2019 - Jun 2021
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  Social Tree Global

  Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

  Social Tree Academy Training
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  Big Squid ink.

  Apr 2021 - Feb 2022

  Background Painter on BAFTA nominated "Middle Watch"

  Painting backgrounds based on directors' briefs and feedback.Collaborating with international artists and students from Falmouth University to create an animated 10-minute film. Taking part in weekly meetings to discuss progress of work and receive feedback.

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  A Productions ltd

  Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

  2D ToonBoom Harmony Animator on "Bea's Block"

  Working with 2D rigs to create expressive facial animation for the characters of the pre-school show for client Sesame Workshop.Working closely with the 2D and 3D teams to ensure consistency of characters’ expressions and actions across various shots and throughout different episodes. Creating animation assets to assist the 3D team.

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  Scribble Room Animation

  Nov 2022 - Feb 2023

  Junior Animator, Prop Builder and Background Designer

  Working with 2D rigs in Adobe Animate to create character animation for upcoming video game "Mrs. Wordsmith".Building various props in Animate informed by designer's work to be used by the characters in the game; creating key poses of the props to be used by animators. Creating animation for the short film "Beyond Averages".Designing and painting backgrounds in Photoshop for the short film following the art director’s style, taking them from brief to layout to final paint; designing props Show less

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  StudioNX

  Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

  Junior Visual Development Artist Intern

  Working on character designs and colour scripts following director's brief

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  A Productions

  Feb 2023 - Aug 2023

  2D ToonBoom Junior Animator on Sesame Street Nature Explorers

  Working with various 2D rigs to create character animation for Sesame Street's series 54

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  Scribble Room Animation

  Oct 2023 - Oct 2023

  Junior Designer on "Peppa Pig" and an upcoming Christmas ad

  Designing and painting backgrounds

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  Scribble Room Animation

  Dec 2023 - Feb 2024

  Junior VisDev / Background Designer

  Working as the only designer on concept art for a pre-school pilot episode and developing the final look of the world and its key elements; responsible for painting backgrounds in Photoshop and designing character expressions and mouth shapes to be used by the animators

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  BLINK INDUSTRIES

  Feb 2024 - now

  Junior 2D Animator

  Creating 2d animation for a variety of characters on a major streaming platform series