Heidi Leon

Translated scripts, director notes, rewrites, and rough animatics into polished storyboard sequences. Developed design exploration sheets for props, icons, stencils, and visual assets to support scene staging, character movement, and production continuity. Storyboarded a complex one-shot opening sequence with dynamic hidden transitions and camera moves while closely collaborating with the Director and Producer.

Provide full-time availability to active students and alumni, leading community lessons, weekly animation huddles, and game-ified team-building exercises. Facilitated student relations and community engagement, maximizing attendance at socials, consistently hosting 5–8 students per event. Designed thought-provoking one-off lessons to stretch student skills beyond the established curriculum, enhancing their tuition investment value.

Handled an ongoing series of custom art jobs, creating 15+ character design sheets for a novel, focusing on accuracy through detailed communication to minimize revisions. Produced over 60 media pieces for 30+ clients including animations, emojis, backgrounds, character designs, concept art, editing, and storyboarding over five years. Created and animated two original fan trailers for a Minecraft YouTube series and fulfilled a recurring commission producing five art pieces per month over three months.