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.…

Juan Pedro Corona

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.…

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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.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Usher/Staff at Safety Service Systems
May 1, 2025 - September 21, 2025
Handled standard staff responsibilities at various venues, including ticket scanning, ushering seats, giving directions and information to customers. Worked at venues like Soldier Field Stadium in Chicago during sports events and helped customers there.
Volunteer at Saint Anthony Of Padua Catholic Church
January 31, 2019 - September 21, 2025
Volunteered to help with church activities and assisted with Sunday school classes and Masses, helping to support younger students as an assistant teacher.
Storyboard Artist / Short Film Project at Tip Turvy / December 2022 Project
December 31, 2022 - September 21, 2025
Developed, wrote, edited, and storyboarded a short story. Managed direction and organization of artwork and scenes for the final reel using Toon Boom Harmony Storyboard Pro.
Storyboard Artist / Short Film at APS Film - Hitchhiker
October 1, 2024 - Present
Storyboarded sequences and contributed as a revisionist, cleanup artist, and painter for a 10-minute short. Collaborated with the director to refine shots and visuals.
Usher/Staff at Safety Service Systems
May 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025
Handle standard staff responsibilities at various venues, including ticket scanning, ushering seats, giving directions and providing information to customers.
Volunteer at Saint Anthony Of Padua Catholic Church
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Volunteer to help with church activities and assist with Sunday School classes and Mass, acting as an assistant teacher for younger students.
Storyboarder / Animator / Cleanup Artist / Painter / Composer at APS Film Hitchhiker
May 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025
Produced a 10-minute short film with a class of 27; served as storyboard artist for multiple sequences and a revisionist; animated, cleaned up, and painted scenes in Toon Boom Harmony. The short is award-winning and has been selected for several animation festivals.
Storyboarder / Animator at Independent Fan Animation Project
August 1, 2025 - November 5, 2025
Currently working on a short fan animation using audio from a popular YouTube group; storyboarded and edited reels, planned and executed scenes, with intent to complete by year end.
Storyboard Artist / Animator / Clean Up Artist / Painter / Composer at APS Film Hitchhiker (Student Project)
May 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025
Collaborated with a class of 27 to produce a 10-minute short film over two semesters. Roles included storyboard artist for multiple sequences, revisionist, animator, clean-up artist, painter, and composer. Created and adjusted storyboards with Storyboard Pro; coordinated with the director on scene pacing and visuals, with production work using Toon Boom Harmony, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and DaVinci Resolve as needed.
Storyboard Artist / Animator / Clean Up / Painter / Composer at Self-initiated YouTube Fan Animation Project
August 1, 2025 - November 6, 2025
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.
Usher/Staff at Safety Service Systems
December 1, 2020 - May 2, 2025
Handled standard staff responsibilities at various venues, including ticket scanning, ushering seats, giving directions and providing information to customers, resulting in positive customer service. Executed tasks with focus during high-traffic sporting events and concerts, contributing to efficient workflow. Coordinated with patrons in high-traffic situations to improve accessibility at events such as Soldier Field.
Substitute Teacher at Kokua Education
February 1, 2026 - Present
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 Artist / Painter / Compositor at APS Film – Hitchhiker (Short Film)
October 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Collaborated with a team of 27 to produce and complete a 10-minute short film, contributing to storyboard design/revisions, animation, clean-up, painting, and compositing. Used Storyboard Pro to design and revise sequences that accurately portrayed the director's vision. Posed, animated, and cleaned up several shots in Toon Boom Harmony.
Storyboard Artist / Animator / Clean Up / SFX Editor / Painter at Personal Short Fan Animation (Self-produced)
August 1, 2025 - Present
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.

Education

BA in Animation at Columbia College Chicago
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Animation at Columbia College Chicago
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2025
BA in Animation at Columbia College Chicago
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Animation, Minor in Programming at Columbia College Chicago
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other, Non-Profit Organization, Software & Internet
    paper "Hitchhiker"

    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