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I’m Daniel Cortes, a cartoonist and animation instructor with 7+ years of experience in 2D animation, illustration, storyboarding, character design, and voice acting. I love collaborating with new talent and turning creative ideas into polished, engaging projects. I’m passionate about teaching and presenting innovative concepts with an enthusiastic attitude, whether I’m working on animation production, storyboards and character turnaround sheets, or voicing characters for English dubs and animated media.…I’m Daniel Cortes, a cartoonist and animation instructor with 7+ years of experience in 2D animation, illustration, storyboarding, character design, and voice acting. I love collaborating with new talent and turning creative ideas into polished, engaging projects. I’m passionate about teaching and presenting innovative concepts with an enthusiastic attitude, whether I’m working on animation production, storyboards and character turnaround sheets, or voicing characters for English dubs and animated media.

Daniel Cortes

Animator, Illustrator, Storyboard Artist, +2

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I’m Daniel Cortes, a cartoonist and animation instructor with 7+ years of experience in 2D animation, illustration, storyboarding, character design, and voice acting. I love collaborating with new talent and turning creative ideas into polished, engaging projects. I’m passionate about teaching and presenting innovative concepts with an enthusiastic attitude, whether I’m working on animation production, storyboards and character turnaround sheets, or voicing characters for English dubs and animated media.…I’m Daniel Cortes, a cartoonist and animation instructor with 7+ years of experience in 2D animation, illustration, storyboarding, character design, and voice acting. I love collaborating with new talent and turning creative ideas into polished, engaging projects. I’m passionate about teaching and presenting innovative concepts with an enthusiastic attitude, whether I’m working on animation production, storyboards and character turnaround sheets, or voicing characters for English dubs and animated media.

Available to hire

I’m Daniel Cortes, a cartoonist and animation instructor with 7+ years of experience in 2D animation, illustration, storyboarding, character design, and voice acting. I love collaborating with new talent and turning creative ideas into polished, engaging projects. I’m passionate about teaching and presenting innovative concepts with an enthusiastic attitude, whether I’m working on animation production, storyboards and character turnaround sheets, or voicing characters for English dubs and animated media.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

Expert

Work Experience

Animation Instructor at Miami Dade College

June 1, 2025 - Present

Taught 20+ high school students how to use Toon Boom Harmony, including animation principles, character rigging, lip sync, and general instruction on program workflows.

Illustrator / Storyboard Artist / Animator at Brainy Pixel

September 1, 2024 - Present

Created 30+ illustrations for a children’s curriculum. Produced storyboards and animation for a children’s music video.

Animator at Cloak

July 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024

Animated a 25-second clothing brand promo for social media using provided character designs.

Animator / Character Designer / Layout Artist / Character Rigger at Team Legend Studios

February 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024

Contributed to multiple animation projects with work across animation, character design, storyboarding, layout, and character rigging. Included credits such as “Your Favorite Martian” and PUMA’s “SCRAM!”.

Storyboard Artist at Zvoid

July 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024

Provided storyboards for the “My Story Animated” YouTube channel with 500+ board deliverables per video storyboarded.

Lead Character Designer at Televisa Univision

April 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022

Produced 6 original character designs with a 5-point turnaround for an animated project.

Freelance Cartoonist

December 1, 2020 - Present

Completed over 200 commissions across multiple creative projects. Worked with independent clients in roles including storyboard artist, character designer, 2D animator, and 2D illustrator.

Contractor - Voice Over Actor at Multiple studios (e.g., The Kitchen, VOA Studios, D’Arte Media, Centauro Communications, NBCUniversal/Viacom/Warner Bros. dubs)

December 1, 2018 - Present

Voiced 80+ distinct characters. Provided English dubs for Latin American media, including projects from major studios such as NBCUniversal, Viacom, and Warner Bros. Collaboration with multiple recording and production studios.