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Hi, I’m James Baroro, a Storyboard Artist and 2D Animator based in Toronto. I have 3 years of experience delivering action, comedy, and dialogue-driven sequences for broadcast and digital platforms, with a strong foundation in storyboarding, cleanups, thumbnails, and visual storytelling. I excel at collaborating with directors and teams to explore staging, acting, and composition options, ensuring alignment with project vision while managing tight production schedules across remote and hybrid studio environments. I bring solid timing, camera moves, lighting, and character acting to every project.…Hi, I’m James Baroro, a Storyboard Artist and 2D Animator based in Toronto. I have 3 years of experience delivering action, comedy, and dialogue-driven sequences for broadcast and digital platforms, with a strong foundation in storyboarding, cleanups, thumbnails, and visual storytelling. I excel at collaborating with directors and teams to explore staging, acting, and composition options, ensuring alignment with project vision while managing tight production schedules across remote and hybrid studio environments. I bring solid timing, camera moves, lighting, and character acting to every project.

James Baroro

2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, Animator, +4

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Hi, I’m James Baroro, a Storyboard Artist and 2D Animator based in Toronto. I have 3 years of experience delivering action, comedy, and dialogue-driven sequences for broadcast and digital platforms, with a strong foundation in storyboarding, cleanups, thumbnails, and visual storytelling. I excel at collaborating with directors and teams to explore staging, acting, and composition options, ensuring alignment with project vision while managing tight production schedules across remote and hybrid studio environments. I bring solid timing, camera moves, lighting, and character acting to every project.…Hi, I’m James Baroro, a Storyboard Artist and 2D Animator based in Toronto. I have 3 years of experience delivering action, comedy, and dialogue-driven sequences for broadcast and digital platforms, with a strong foundation in storyboarding, cleanups, thumbnails, and visual storytelling. I excel at collaborating with directors and teams to explore staging, acting, and composition options, ensuring alignment with project vision while managing tight production schedules across remote and hybrid studio environments. I bring solid timing, camera moves, lighting, and character acting to every project.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m James Baroro, a Storyboard Artist and 2D Animator based in Toronto. I have 3 years of experience delivering action, comedy, and dialogue-driven sequences for broadcast and digital platforms, with a strong foundation in storyboarding, cleanups, thumbnails, and visual storytelling.

I excel at collaborating with directors and teams to explore staging, acting, and composition options, ensuring alignment with project vision while managing tight production schedules across remote and hybrid studio environments. I bring solid timing, camera moves, lighting, and character acting to every project.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Animation

Toon Boom Harmony

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

Character Design

Experience Level

Adobe Photoshop

Expert

Animation

Expert

Toon Boom Harmony

Expert

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

2D Animator/Storyboard Artist at Dolphin Dude

May 1, 2025 - Present

- Delivered high-quality storyboards, panels, and environmental drawings based on scripts and director notes. - Animated 2D character and environmental animations based on storyboard and scripts. - Collaborated with creative director and team to explore options for staging, acting, and composition, ensuring alignment with project vision. - Produced thumbnails and rough drawings before refining into polished boards under fast-paced turnarounds. - Refined animations for trailers, social media, and promotional materials.

Storyboard Revisionist at Pipeline Studios

May 6, 2024 - August 23, 2024

- Produced 100+ storyboard panel revisions per week for Dora (2024), addressing director and client notes on acting, shot composition, and posing. - Reboarded and restaged 150+ sequences from thumbnail to rough pass to polished panels, improving cinematic pacing, clarity, and story intent. - Interpreted detailed written and verbal notes, troubleshooting staging and storytelling issues with accuracy. - Synced 1,000+ panels to animatics with frame-accurate timing, maintaining 100% on-model consistency. - Collaborated closely with supervisors and leads, presenting revisions for feedback and integrating changes within tight 12-hour turnaround deadlines.

Freelance 2D Animator & Storyboard Artist at Various

October 1, 2022 - Present

- Crafted dozens of storyboard sequences across action, drama, and comedy genres, translating scripts into clear, engaging thumbnails and panels. - Collaborated with directors and remote creative teams, iterating quickly to integrate mentor feedback and notes. - Utilized Storyboard Pro and Photoshop to deliver timed animatics, ensuring accurate pacing, shot flow, and storytelling clarity. - Contributed to pre-visualization and review sessions, refining perspective, camera moves, and composition to enhance storytelling impact.