I'm a professional 2D illustrator with over 5 years of experience, specializing in custom visuals for explainer videos from idea concept and storyboard to the final illustrations prepared for animation. I have the power to see and show things from the best side, add colors and emotions to every story I tell, attract and keep attention.…

Julia Shtogren

I'm a professional 2D illustrator with over 5 years of experience, specializing in custom visuals for explainer videos from idea concept and storyboard to the final illustrations prepared for animation. I have the power to see and show things from the best side, add colors and emotions to every story I tell, attract and keep attention.…

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I’m a professional 2D illustrator with over 5 years of experience, specializing in custom visuals for explainer videos from idea concept and storyboard to the final illustrations prepared for animation.

I have the power to see and show things from the best side, add colors and emotions to every story I tell, attract and keep attention.

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Beginner
Russian
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Illustrator at Independent / Freelance
March 1, 2015 - Present
Worked with clients from Fiverr, Upwork, Behance; created mascots and characters, package concepts, social media advertising videos and banners, explainer videos; developed a personal system of time-management, templates, swatches.
2D Illustrator at Studio Infografica
December 1, 2022 - October 11, 2025
Created vector illustrations from concept and storyboard to final version prepared for animation for brands such as McDonald's, Gazprom, KDL, Tinkoff, M2. Analyzed the studio's pipeline and created templates to reduce production time; collaborated with a team of animators and offered solutions to simplify or speed up work. Worked with brand-books, analyzed style and TOV to attract target audiences.
Lead Illustrator at Mew Studio
November 1, 2022 - October 11, 2025
Created illustrations for the award-winning video mapping project; created brush packs and gradient swatches for other illustrators; controlled the common style of illustrations and matched the facade of the building; communicated with animators’ team and developed a layer system to simplify animation work.
Illustrator and Motion Designer at Birdlife Studio
January 1, 2021 - October 11, 2025
Created design concepts; animated vector graphics; designed isometric illustrations.
2D Illustrator at Pixtoon Studio
February 1, 2022 - Present
Created vector illustrations, prepared for animation.

Education

Architecture (Bachelor + Specialist Degree) at Saint Petersburg
September 1, 2006 - June 1, 2012
Motion design course “Super Sila” at Volnitsa school
January 1, 2019 - October 11, 2025
Motion design course by Motion Markus “Magic of walk cycles” at Motion Markus
January 1, 2021 - October 11, 2025

Qualifications

Motion design course 'Super Sila'
January 1, 2019 - October 11, 2025
Motion design course by Motion Markus 'Magic of walk cycles'
January 1, 2021 - October 11, 2025

Industry Experience

Professional Services, Other, Media & Entertainment, Education
    uniE608 Illustrations and storyboards reel
    Here are illustrations and storyboards I made for different types of video from explainervideo to advert I work in different styles and create illustrations from scratch based on your script or description…