Juan Pedro Corona

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Hi, I'm Juan Pedro Corona—a Chicago-based animator and storyteller with a BA in Animation from Columbia College Chicago and a Minor in Programming.

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Hi, I’m Juan Pedro Corona—a Chicago-based animator and storyteller with a BA in Animation from Columbia College Chicago and a Minor in Programming. I love bringing characters to life and collaborating across teams to create engaging visuals.

I’ve worked as an animator, storyboard artist, and cleanup artist on student and independent projects, including a 10-minute short film with a team of 27, and a growing personal short animation project. I’m proficient in Toon Boom Harmony, Storyboard Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Adobe Creative Cloud, and I enjoy learning new tools while meeting tight deadlines.

  • Joined September 2025

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Professional Services
  • Other
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Software & Internet

Projects · 1

From the end of 2024 to March 2025, I worked on a 10-minute 2D animated short film. In the beginning I was a storyboard artist for a whole sequence and later given other sequences to finish boarding and act as a story board revisionist for. It was for a 10-minute animated short film that was being produced by me and a classroom of students. Later in the timeline I went from being a storyboard artist to a cleanup animator, coloring, and compositor.

Here is a link to the account made dedicated to the short film

  • 2D Animator
  • Artist
  • Storyboard Artist

Work experience· 14 roles

Substitute Teacher · Kokua EducationFeb 2026 – Present · 10 mos

Worked at multiple Chicago-area schools substituting for teachers, covering classes where teachers were unavailable, and handling assignments left behind or created tasks for the class. Responsible for over 12-30 students across a range of grades from elementary through high school, sticking to the scheduled class and events throughout the school day.

Storyboard Artist / Animator / Clean Up / SFX Editor / Painter · Personal Short Fan Animation (Self-produced)Aug 2025 – Present · 1 yr 4 mos

Currently working on a short fan animation using audio from a popular YouTube group. Boarded the entire animation duration, edited a progress reel in DaVinci Resolve, and animated and painted scenes in Toon Boom Harmony.

Storyboard Artist / Animator / Clean Up / Painter / Composer · Self-initiated YouTube Fan Animation ProjectAug 2025 – Nov 2025 · 4 mos

Currently developing a short fan animation using audio from a popular YouTube group. Already storyboarded and edited reels of the project; ongoing work includes animating and painting scenes and refining storyboards to match vision. This project serves as ongoing practice to hone skills and stay current.

Storyboarder / Animator · Independent Fan Animation ProjectAug 2025 – Nov 2025 · 4 mos
Storyboard Artist / Animator / Clean Up Artist / Painter / Composer · APS Film Hitchhiker (Student Project)May 2025 – May 2025 · 1 mo
Storyboarder / Animator / Cleanup Artist / Painter / Composer · APS Film HitchhikerMay 2025 – May 2025 · 1 mo
Usher/Staff · Safety Service SystemsMay 2025 – May 2025 · 1 mo
Usher/Staff · Safety Service SystemsMay 2025 – Sep 2025 · 5 mos

Education

BA in Animation · Columbia College Chicago2030 – 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Animation · Columbia College Chicago2030 – 2025
BA in Animation · Columbia College Chicago2030 – 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Animation, Minor in Programming · Columbia College Chicago2030 – 2025

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