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Dylan Pereira is an animator and character designer born and raised in Oakville, Ontario.
He graduated from Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Animation in 2017 and has since designed and animated for shows on Netflix, SYFY, and YTV.
He now resides with his wife and 3 pets in Calgary, Alberta.
Dylan co-founded a company called ArenaX Labs- during which he published a video game called AI Arena as well as art directed and animated multiple pixel mini games; the company continues to operate focusing on Robotics Engineering and Education.
In his free time he enjoys golfing, bouldering, soccer, woodworking, and exploring the city of Calgary.
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Work Experience
Chief Design Officer and Art Director (Co-Founder) at ArenaXLabs
August 1, 2021 - October 1, 2025Co-founded ArenaXLabs and held the titles Chief Design Officer and Art Director. Led a 7-artist art team to create the video game AI Arena, including production of marketing/trailer content (2 trailers: 2D hand-drawn and 3D animated). Provided oversight and hands-on character/art direction across multiple roles including character and prop design, storyboarding, 2D/3D animation, video editing, pixel animation, concept art, and logo design.
Character and Prop Designer / Storyboard Artist / Animator / Video Editor / Pixel Animator / Concept Artist / Logo Designer at ArenaX Labs
August 1, 2021 - October 1, 2025Designed and produced character/prop assets, storyboard art, 2D/3D animation, video editing, pixel animation, concept art, and logo design for AIArena and related marketing trailers.
Chief Design Officer & Art Director (Co-Founder) at ArenaX Labs
August 1, 2021 - October 1, 2025Co-founded ArenaX Labs and led the title roles of Chief Design Officer and Art Director. Managed a 7-artist art team to create the video game AIArena. Produced marketing/trailer content including two trailers (one 2D hand-drawn and one 3D animated). Supported multiple disciplines including character/prop design, storyboarding, 2D/3D animation, pixel animation, concept art, and logo design.
Character and Prop Designer; Storyboard Artist; 2D Animator; Video Editor; Pixel Animator; Concept Artist; Logo Designer at ArenaXLabs (internal projects)
July 1, 2021 - September 1, 2021Designed characters and props based on scripts and storyboards for animated series assets in Clip Studio Paint; supported character turnaround rounds including mouth charts, special poses, and clean-up as needed.
Character Design at Titmouse Inc.
July 1, 2021 - September 1, 2021Designed characters directly from scripts and storyboards for the Netflix show Agent Elvis, including turnaround/mouth charting and special poses for characters in Clip Studio Paint.
Character Layout Artist / Character Designer at Titmouse Inc.
June 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020Designed character turnaround and layout work for animated television production, including character posing and mouth chart/turnaround support.
Character Designer at Titmouse Inc.
June 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020Designed characters based on scripts and storyboards for assigned productions; completed character turnaround/mouth charts and cleanup as needed.
Character Layout Artist (Character Animation Pipeline) at Titmouse Inc.
June 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020Hand-drew character posing for animations on the Hulu show Anomaniacs, using Adobe Animate Layout Art workflows as assigned.
Prop and Character Turnaround Designer at Atomic Cartoons
September 1, 2019 - August 1, 2019Designed props and character turnarounds in Adobe Photoshop for the Netflix show The Last Kids on Earth.
Character Designer at Titmouse Inc.
September 1, 2019 - May 1, 2020Designed characters directly from scripts and storyboards for the Syfy show Devil May Care; performed character turnaround cleanup in Adobe Animate Layout Art.
Junior Animator (posing / Adobe Animate builds) at Atomic Cartoons
February 1, 2019 - August 1, 2019Posed Adobe Animate builds for animation on the Netflix series Carmen Sandiego (Seasons 3 & 4), contributing character and prop design and turnaround support.
Junior Animator / Pose Animator at Atomic Cartoons
February 1, 2019 - August 1, 2019Posed Adobe Animate builds for animation work on the Netflix show Carmen Sandiego (Seasons 3 & 4).
Junior Animator / Character and Prop Turnarounds at Titmouse Inc. (via studio work)
September 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019Designed props and character turnarounds in Adobe Photoshop for animated production on Netflix series The Last Kids on Earth.
Junior Animator / Animation Artist at Titmouse Inc.
September 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019Animated using Adobe Animate for assigned television production work (details referenced as in resume history).
Junior Animator at Titmouse Inc.
September 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019Worked as a junior animator, supporting animation production tasks for assigned shows.
Layout Artist at DHX Media
November 1, 2017 - September 1, 2018Posed Adobe Animate builds for the Netflix show Carmen Sandiego (Seasons 1 & 2).
Junior Animator at Titmouse Inc. (via studio work)
June 1, 2017 - November 1, 2017Posed Adobe Animate builds for animation on the Netflix series Carmen Sandiego (Seasons 1 & 2).
Layout Artist (Animation Support) at DHX Media
June 1, 2017 - November 1, 2017Supported animation production by posing and preparing Adobe Animate builds for series requirements.
Animator at Toon Boom Harmony / DreamWorks (ArcHibald’s Next Big Thing)
January 1, 2017 - September 1, 2017Created animation in Toon Boom Harmony for DreamWorks’ television show Archibald’s Next Big Thing.
Junior Animator at in House or Production (Dreamworks series referenced)
January 1, 2017 - September 1, 2017Animated in Toon Boom Harmony for the DreamWorks show Archibald's Next Big Thing.
Designer / Clean-up Artist at Toon Boom Harmony (project-based)
May 1, 2016 - August 1, 2016Designed and cleaned up props and character assets for television show The 3 Amigonauts.
Designer / Clean-up Artist at Story Media Group
May 1, 2016 - August 1, 2016Designed and cleaned up props and character assets for television work (Toon Boom Harmony) for The 3 Amigonauts.
Junior Animator (Adobe Animate) at Titmouse Inc.
May 1, 2016 - August 1, 2016Animated in Adobe Animate for the television show Little Big Awesome Design Internat9 Story Media Group.
Design and Cleanup (Props & Character Assets) at Story Media Group
May 1, 2016 - August 1, 2016Designed and cleaned up props and character assets in Toon Boom Harmony for the television show The 3 Amigonauts; also supported similar prop/character cleanup for The 3 Amigonauts production pipeline.
Education
Bachelor of Animation at Sheridan College
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017Visual and Creative Arts at Sheridan College
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012Graphic Design at Mohawk College
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013Bachelor of Animation at Sheridan College
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017Visual and Creative Arts at Sheridan College
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012Graphic Design at Mohawk College
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013Qualifications
Adobe Animate
January 1, 2017 - August 27, 2026Toon Boom Harmony
January 1, 2017 - August 27, 2026Clip Studio Paint
January 1, 2017 - August 27, 2026Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Gaming
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