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I'm Aya Elbieh, a senior illustrator and mid-level animator with extensive experience in storyboarding, animatics, and framing. I excel at taking projects from the storyboard stage through to animation, collaborating effectively with teams to deliver balanced and professional results. I thrive in collaborative environments and am passionate about creating engaging visuals across styles, while maintaining clear communication and a strong attention to detail from concept to final production.…I'm Aya Elbieh, a senior illustrator and mid-level animator with extensive experience in storyboarding, animatics, and framing. I excel at taking projects from the storyboard stage through to animation, collaborating effectively with teams to deliver balanced and professional results. I thrive in collaborative environments and am passionate about creating engaging visuals across styles, while maintaining clear communication and a strong attention to detail from concept to final production.

Aya Elbieh

Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Illustrator, +2

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I'm Aya Elbieh, a senior illustrator and mid-level animator with extensive experience in storyboarding, animatics, and framing. I excel at taking projects from the storyboard stage through to animation, collaborating effectively with teams to deliver balanced and professional results. I thrive in collaborative environments and am passionate about creating engaging visuals across styles, while maintaining clear communication and a strong attention to detail from concept to final production.…I'm Aya Elbieh, a senior illustrator and mid-level animator with extensive experience in storyboarding, animatics, and framing. I excel at taking projects from the storyboard stage through to animation, collaborating effectively with teams to deliver balanced and professional results. I thrive in collaborative environments and am passionate about creating engaging visuals across styles, while maintaining clear communication and a strong attention to detail from concept to final production.

Available to hire

I’m Aya Elbieh, a senior illustrator and mid-level animator with extensive experience in storyboarding, animatics, and framing. I excel at taking projects from the storyboard stage through to animation, collaborating effectively with teams to deliver balanced and professional results.

I thrive in collaborative environments and am passionate about creating engaging visuals across styles, while maintaining clear communication and a strong attention to detail from concept to final production.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

Arabic

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Illustrator at Freelance / Self-employed

March 1, 2017 - Present

Provide illustration work for various clients, handling concept art, storyboarding, and illustration across multiple styles from concept to completion; collaborate with teams to deliver balanced and professional results.

Illustrator / Animator at REP Agency

September 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025

Illustrator and animator contributing to projects from storyboard to animation, coordinating with team members to develop visuals and animation sequences.

Art Director at KITAA

November 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024

Art director overseeing visual development and design direction for projects, leading design teams and ensuring brand consistency across outputs.

Layout Artist & Character Designer (Freelance) at Sparks Animation Studio

August 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023

Layout artist and character designer on a freelance basis; prepared layouts and character designs for animation sequences.

Layout Artist at Giraffics

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023

Layout artist for project 'The Year of Saudi Coffee' (Giraffics).

Freelance Illustrator at Nagwa

July 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022

Freelance illustrator for Nagwa readers app; produced children’s illustrations in various styles and age groups.