Illustrator, Storyboard Artist, and Animator based in Ecuador. Graduated as a traditional animator in 2019 . I have 6 years of experience working on sequential art, fiction writing, and 2D animation. I speak English proficiently (C2), I understand German (B2), and Japanese (N4 ). I’m a native Spanish speaker.. Digital Portfolio: j_g_gross.artstation.com Employment and project experience: Storyboard Artist | MAG Pictures | 2025 - the present Freelance Illustrator | Various clients | 2020 - the present Storyboard Artist/ Animator | The Fruition Foundation | 2025 Freelance artist | Gigante Estudio | 2021 – 2022 Freelance artist | warax arte | 2021 Graphic Artist | Oleka creative studios | 2018…

José Gross

Illustrator, Storyboard Artist, and Animator based in Ecuador. Graduated as a traditional animator in 2019 . I have 6 years of experience working on sequential art, fiction writing, and 2D animation. I speak English proficiently (C2), I understand German (B2), and Japanese (N4 ). I’m a native Spanish speaker.. Digital Portfolio: j_g_gross.artstation.com Employment and project experience: Storyboard Artist | MAG Pictures | 2025 - the present Freelance Illustrator | Various clients | 2020 - the present Storyboard Artist/ Animator | The Fruition Foundation | 2025 Freelance artist | Gigante Estudio | 2021 – 2022 Freelance artist | warax arte | 2021 Graphic Artist | Oleka creative studios | 2018…

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Illustrator, Storyboard Artist, and Animator based in Ecuador. Graduated as a traditional animator in 2019 . I have 6 years of experience working on sequential art, fiction writing, and 2D animation. I speak English proficiently (C2), I understand German (B2), and Japanese (N4 ). I’m a native Spanish speaker…

Digital Portfolio:
j_g_gross.artstation.com

Employment and project experience:

Storyboard Artist | MAG Pictures | 2025 - the present
Freelance Illustrator | Various clients | 2020 - the present
Storyboard Artist/ Animator | The Fruition Foundation | 2025
Freelance artist | Gigante Estudio | 2021 – 2022
Freelance artist | warax arte | 2021
Graphic Artist | Oleka creative studios | 2018

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
German
Advanced
Japanese
Beginner

Work Experience

Storyboard Artist at MAG Pictures
January 1, 2025 - Present
Storyboard artist for an upcoming animated short; includes production tasks such as clean-up and character design for promotional materials.
Storyboard Artist/Animator at The Fruition Foundation
January 1, 2025 - Present
Responsible for storyboarding the promotional short The Last Testaments; also worked as an animator, clean-up artist, and designer for the project.
English Teacher at Stonebridge English
January 1, 2023 - Present
Face-to-face English teacher engaging students in grammar, speech patterns, and vocabulary to express themselves properly in English.
Freelance Artist at Gigante Estudio
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
2D animation and clean-up work for the animated short El Viejo y la Muerte.
Freelance Artist at Warax Arte
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Hired to create an animated intro sequence for the Web Veco podcast, including storyboard, design, animation (2D and stop-motion), and editing.
Graphic Artist at Oleka Creative Studios
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Contributed to visual development of the animated series Aventuras en Papoupi (2018); proposed creative solutions and storyboarded the intro sequence.

Education

Baccalaureus Artium Digital Animation at Universidad San Francisco de Quito
January 11, 2030 - December 16, 2019
High School Diploma at Saint Dominic School
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2015

Qualifications

Certificate - Experience with WACOM (Animation)
August 23, 2017 - August 24, 2017
Premio COCOA en Ilustración y Arte Secuencial 2019
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Premio COCOA en Animación Digital 2019
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Attendance Certificate - Animation 2019 Seminar (USFQ)
August 27, 2019 - August 28, 2019
TOEFL iBT English Proficiency
October 19, 2024 - January 20, 2026
Goethe Zertifikat B2 - German Proficiency (Hören/Schreiben)
April 17, 2025 - January 20, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other
    paper Work Samples
    Storyboard samples on page 12 produced for, and belonging to MAG Pictures (2025). Storyboard samples on page 13 and 14 produced for, and belonging to The Fruition Foundation (2025). illustrator animator pdf…