Hi, I’m Samira, an outgoing and passionate animator with a love of storytelling. I’ve proven myself to be a valuable and positive member of a team, bringing energy to every task I tackle. I enjoy diving into both long-form projects and short stints, and I love contributing to the team from start to finish. I respond well to feedback and am always eager to learn and improve. I’ve worked across production and animation pipelines, valuing clear communication, scheduling, and collaboration with directors, clients, and supervisors. I’m comfortable balancing creative ambitions with deadlines, and I enjoy building strong, supportive teams around me to deliver high-quality work.

Samira Tristani-Firouzi

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Hi, I’m Samira, an outgoing and passionate animator with a love of storytelling. I’ve proven myself to be a valuable and positive member of a team, bringing energy to every task I tackle. I enjoy diving into both long-form projects and short stints, and I love contributing to the team from start to finish. I respond well to feedback and am always eager to learn and improve. I’ve worked across production and animation pipelines, valuing clear communication, scheduling, and collaboration with directors, clients, and supervisors. I’m comfortable balancing creative ambitions with deadlines, and I enjoy building strong, supportive teams around me to deliver high-quality work.

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Hi, I’m Samira, an outgoing and passionate animator with a love of storytelling. I’ve proven myself to be a valuable and positive member of a team, bringing energy to every task I tackle. I enjoy diving into both long-form projects and short stints, and I love contributing to the team from start to finish. I respond well to feedback and am always eager to learn and improve.

I’ve worked across production and animation pipelines, valuing clear communication, scheduling, and collaboration with directors, clients, and supervisors. I’m comfortable balancing creative ambitions with deadlines, and I enjoy building strong, supportive teams around me to deliver high-quality work.

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Work Experience

Animator at Blink Industries
January 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025
Part of a large team on a high-budget TV series for a major streaming service; enhanced skills in ToonBoom Harmony and general animation to meet high standards and deadlines; maintained clear communication with production and supervisors to manage workload.
Animator at Passion Pictures
September 1, 2022 - July 1, 2023
Contributed to a fast-paced preschool series using Toon Boom Harmony; collaborated with production to manage tight deadlines and high workloads; actively incorporated notes from client, director, and supervisor through each animation phase.
Animation Assistant at Nexus Studios
March 1, 2022 - April 1, 2022
Cleaned up and coloured rough animation using TvPaint for a commercial project; created small FX animations (dust clouds, plant growth loops); maintained strong communication with production to stay on top of tasks and deadlines.
Animator at Dot to Dot Productions
November 1, 2021 - March 1, 2022
Responsible for all animation in a cut-out style for a preschool series; consistently met a tight deadline of 2:30 seconds of finished animation every nine days.
Animator at Nexus Studios
August 1, 2021 - September 1, 2021
Managed lip-sync for a 90-second short as in-app content for a major client; developed mouth shape library for multiple characters; collaborated across animation and compositor teams to keep audio and animation aligned with edits; assisted with clean up in Adobe Animate.
Animator at Lucan Studio
June 1, 2021 - Present
Handled all aspects of a 7-second shot for a commercial project using ToonBoom Harmony; delivered roughs, clean, and colour on a tight deadline while maintaining communication with director and producer.
Animation Assistant at BlinkInk
April 1, 2021 - Present
Provided clean up and colour on a commercial project using TvPaint.
Junior Animator at Studio AKA (Hey Duggee)
February 1, 2019 - March 1, 2021
Supported lead animators with shot setup, character dressing, and keys on over 40 episodes of Hey Duggee; collaborated across the team to meet deadlines; polished animation to a high standard and assisted the design team with printed content.
Animation Assistant at Nexus Studios
January 1, 2018 - October 1, 2018
One day per week animation assist on two-dimensional studio jobs; assisted with in-betweens, cleanup, and colours on commercial projects; contributed to studio management by supporting weekly deadlines and operations.
Assistant Studio Manager at Nexus Studios
January 1, 2017 - October 1, 2018
Crewing and recruitment across 2D, 3D, interactive, and mixed media projects; managed wellbeing of 90+ freelancers, facilitated software requirements and studio introductions; coordinated efforts to meet tight deadlines and assemble skilled crews.

Education

MA Character Animation at Central Saint Martins, London, UK
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
BA Fine Arts at Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013

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Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other