Hi, I’m Ethan Smyth and I am a freelance motion graphic artist / animator with experience designing and animating titles for Film/TV, explainer and infographic content, and character-led educational films…

Ethan Smyth

Hi, I’m Ethan Smyth and I am a freelance motion graphic artist / animator with experience designing and animating titles for Film/TV, explainer and infographic content, and character-led educational films…

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Hi, I’m Ethan Smyth and I am a freelance motion graphic artist / animator with experience designing and animating titles for Film/TV, explainer and infographic content, and character-led educational films

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Animator / Illustrator at Makematic, Belfast
February 1, 2025 - December 18, 2025
Animator and illustrator contributing to motion graphics and illustration projects.
Freelance Motion Graphics and Illustration
March 1, 2020 - February 1, 2025
Freelance motion graphics and illustration work for advertising, branding and animation across multiple clients.
Assistant Graphic Designer at Line of Duty - BBC / ITV
January 1, 2020 - March 1, 2020
Assisted with graphic design tasks for television productions.
Key Graphic Designer at Bloodlands - BBC
December 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Key graphic design support for BBC production Bloodlands.
Graphic Designer / Art Department Coordinator at Boys From County Hell - Six Mile Hill Productions
April 1, 2019 - June 1, 2019
Graphic design and Art Department coordination for feature film.
Print Studio Assistant at Seacourt Print Workshop
January 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
Print studio assistant assisting with printmaking and studio workflows.
Key Graphic Designer at WildFire / Feature Film - Channel 4
October 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Key graphic designer for Channel 4 feature film project WildFire.
Trainee Graphic Designer at Millie In-Between - Zodiak Kids - BBC
August 1, 2018 - September 1, 2018
Trainee graphic designer for BBC youth programming.
BTS Photographer / Trainee Graphic Designer at Death and Nightingales - BBC
June 1, 2018 - June 1, 2018
BTS photography and trainee graphic design role.
Freelance Animator / Illustrator at Makematic, Belfast
March 1, 2020 - Present
Creating motion graphics, animations and illustrations for various companies and agencies across advertising and branding.
Animator / Illustrator at Line of Duty - BBC / ITV
August 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025
Animator/Illustrator for TV productions under Line of Duty projects.
Assistant Graphic Designer at Bloodlands - BBC
January 1, 2020 - March 1, 2020
Assisted with graphic design for Bloodlands project materials.
Key Graphic Designer at Boys From County Hell - Six Mile Hill Productions
December 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Key graphic designer for film production materials.
Graphic Designer / Art Department Coordinator at Seacourt Print Workshop
April 1, 2019 - June 1, 2019
Graphic design and art department coordination for print projects.
Print Studio Assistant at WildFire / Feature Film - Channel 4
January 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
Support for print studio and production
Key Graphic Designer at Millie In-Between - Zodiak Kids - BBC
October 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Key graphic designer on a children's TV project.
Trainee Graphic Designer at Death and Nightingales - BBC
August 1, 2018 - September 1, 2018
Trainee graphic designer role.
BTS Photographer / Trainee Graphic Designer
June 1, 2018 - Present
BTS photographer and trainee graphic designer.

Education

Art and Printmaking (2:1) at University of Ulster, Belfast
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010
Foundation Art at University of Ulster, Belfast
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Drawing, Printmaking and Illustration - Distinction in International Education at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013
Erasmus - Graphic Art, Design and Illustration at Academy of Fine Art Zagreb
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013
Art and Print at University of Ulster, Belfast
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2010
Foundation Art at University of Ulster, Belfast
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Drawing, Printmaking and Illustration - Distinction in International Education at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2012
Erasmus - Graphic Art, Design and Illustration at Academy of Fine Art Zagreb
January 11, 2030 - April 24, 2026

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Other

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