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Hi, I’m Malik Battle. I’m an animator, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Mission, Kansas, USA. I co-founded Movement House and serve as Lead Visual Director, blending dance, animation, and film to create engaging visuals like Eye of The Storm and Would You Like a Knife With That? I’m passionate about turning ideas into clear, captivating imagery and collaborating closely with performers, choreographers, and production teams. I enjoy teaching and sharing art with students from K-12 and beyond, and I’m dedicated to helping children and new artists capture the spirit of creativity regardless of age or skill level. I studied animation at The Kansas City Art Institute, and I’m pursuing personal projects such as Stalker (novel and manga) and related visual storytelling. I’m inspired by Japanese animation and manga and love exploring world-building, narrative, and visual expression across media.…Hi, I’m Malik Battle. I’m an animator, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Mission, Kansas, USA. I co-founded Movement House and serve as Lead Visual Director, blending dance, animation, and film to create engaging visuals like Eye of The Storm and Would You Like a Knife With That? I’m passionate about turning ideas into clear, captivating imagery and collaborating closely with performers, choreographers, and production teams. I enjoy teaching and sharing art with students from K-12 and beyond, and I’m dedicated to helping children and new artists capture the spirit of creativity regardless of age or skill level. I studied animation at The Kansas City Art Institute, and I’m pursuing personal projects such as Stalker (novel and manga) and related visual storytelling. I’m inspired by Japanese animation and manga and love exploring world-building, narrative, and visual expression across media.

Malik Battle

Animator, Illustrator, Graphic Designer, +4

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Hi, I’m Malik Battle. I’m an animator, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Mission, Kansas, USA. I co-founded Movement House and serve as Lead Visual Director, blending dance, animation, and film to create engaging visuals like Eye of The Storm and Would You Like a Knife With That? I’m passionate about turning ideas into clear, captivating imagery and collaborating closely with performers, choreographers, and production teams. I enjoy teaching and sharing art with students from K-12 and beyond, and I’m dedicated to helping children and new artists capture the spirit of creativity regardless of age or skill level. I studied animation at The Kansas City Art Institute, and I’m pursuing personal projects such as Stalker (novel and manga) and related visual storytelling. I’m inspired by Japanese animation and manga and love exploring world-building, narrative, and visual expression across media.…Hi, I’m Malik Battle. I’m an animator, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Mission, Kansas, USA. I co-founded Movement House and serve as Lead Visual Director, blending dance, animation, and film to create engaging visuals like Eye of The Storm and Would You Like a Knife With That? I’m passionate about turning ideas into clear, captivating imagery and collaborating closely with performers, choreographers, and production teams. I enjoy teaching and sharing art with students from K-12 and beyond, and I’m dedicated to helping children and new artists capture the spirit of creativity regardless of age or skill level. I studied animation at The Kansas City Art Institute, and I’m pursuing personal projects such as Stalker (novel and manga) and related visual storytelling. I’m inspired by Japanese animation and manga and love exploring world-building, narrative, and visual expression across media.

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Hi, I’m Malik Battle. I’m an animator, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Mission, Kansas, USA. I co-founded Movement House and serve as Lead Visual Director, blending dance, animation, and film to create engaging visuals like Eye of The Storm and Would You Like a Knife With That? I’m passionate about turning ideas into clear, captivating imagery and collaborating closely with performers, choreographers, and production teams.

I enjoy teaching and sharing art with students from K-12 and beyond, and I’m dedicated to helping children and new artists capture the spirit of creativity regardless of age or skill level. I studied animation at The Kansas City Art Institute, and I’m pursuing personal projects such as Stalker (novel and manga) and related visual storytelling. I’m inspired by Japanese animation and manga and love exploring world-building, narrative, and visual expression across media.

Skills

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Intermediate

DaVinci Resolve Studio

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Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Japanese

Intermediate

Work Experience

Guest Teacher - Art Instructor at Kelly Services

January 1, 2024 - Present

Gave guest lectures and taught art across K-12, leveraging a background in animation, illustration, and graphic design to foster creativity and engagement.

Author, Illustrator, and Animator at Stalker (Novel)

January 1, 2023 - Present

Developed world-building, narrative components, and visual elements for a manga-inspired project; created storyboards, comics scripts, poetry, illustrations, and animation; built a foundation for adaptation into manga and animation.

Illustrator at The Red Ledger

January 1, 2024 - Present

Illustrator for a paranormal horror manga project; collaboration with partner to deliver visual content for the book.

Illustrator at Nightmare / Awaken

January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020

Illustrated for a short project in 2020.

Co-Founder and Lead Visual Director at Movement House

January 1, 2023 - Present

Movement House is an independent production company blending dance, animation, and film. I lead creation, direction, and recording of all visual media (including 2D animation, storyboards, illustrations, motion graphics, filming). Projects include Eye of The Storm and Would You Like a Knife With That?. This role requires deep knowledge of animation, film, cinematography, lighting, staging, editing, and composition, and the ability to adapt to production needs and communicate effectively with the lead choreographer and performers.

Author, Illustrator, and Animator at Stalker

June 1, 2020 - Present

Heavily influenced by a love for Japanese anime and manga, Stalker began as a world-building and creative writing exercise during college and has evolved into drafts for a novel and manga, including character development and narrative exploration with accompanying visuals.