Hi, I’m Arturo Esuerra, a 2D animator and illustrator based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. I specialize in posing and cut-out animation using Adobe Animate CC and Toon Boom Harmony, creating lively characters and scenes for web, TV, and film. I’m passionate about storytelling through motion and design, and I love collaborating on new projects to learn fresh tools and techniques. I enjoy bringing ideas to life across web, television, and big-screen productions. I’m creative, collaborative, and eager to apply my skills to challenging briefs, continually expanding my craft with new software and workflows to deliver engaging animations.

Arturo Esguerra

Hi, I’m Arturo Esuerra, a 2D animator and illustrator based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. I specialize in posing and cut-out animation using Adobe Animate CC and Toon Boom Harmony, creating lively characters and scenes for web, TV, and film. I’m passionate about storytelling through motion and design, and I love collaborating on new projects to learn fresh tools and techniques. I enjoy bringing ideas to life across web, television, and big-screen productions. I’m creative, collaborative, and eager to apply my skills to challenging briefs, continually expanding my craft with new software and workflows to deliver engaging animations.

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Hi, I’m Arturo Esuerra, a 2D animator and illustrator based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. I specialize in posing and cut-out animation using Adobe Animate CC and Toon Boom Harmony, creating lively characters and scenes for web, TV, and film. I’m passionate about storytelling through motion and design, and I love collaborating on new projects to learn fresh tools and techniques.

I enjoy bringing ideas to life across web, television, and big-screen productions. I’m creative, collaborative, and eager to apply my skills to challenging briefs, continually expanding my craft with new software and workflows to deliver engaging animations.

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Language

English
Fluent
Tagalog
Fluent

Work Experience

Animator at LMS Animation
September 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Adobe Animate CC software.
Flash Animator at Animation Libation Studio
March 1, 2023 - September 1, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Toon Boom Harmony software.
Harmony Animator at Huminah Huminah Animation
August 1, 2022 - September 1, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Toon Boom Harmony software.
Harmony Animator at A Productions
November 1, 2021 - September 1, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Toon Boom Harmony software.
Harmony Animator at Caribara Animation
August 1, 2021 - September 1, 2025
Created traditional & cut-out animation using Adobe Animate CC software.
Flash Animator at Titmouse
May 1, 2021 - September 1, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Adobe Animate CC software.
Flash Animator at Moxy Films
November 1, 2020 - September 1, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Toon Boom Harmony software.
Harmony Animator at Huminah Huminah Animation
April 1, 2020 - Present
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Toon Boom Harmony software.
Harmony Animator at Huminah Huminah Animation
June 1, 2020 - September 1, 2025
Created traditional & cut-out animation using Adobe Animate CC software.
Flash Animator at Cartoon Conrad Prod.
March 1, 2020 - September 1, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Toon Boom Harmony software.
Harmony Animator at Kafein Media
August 1, 2019 - September 1, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Adobe Animate CC software.
2D Animator at Arturo Guerra Studio
May 20, 2024 - October 23, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-out using Adobe Animate CC software. Experienced in hand drawing and cut-out animation to create the illusion of movement in media. Creative, innovative, and ready to use learned skills to enhance any production on the Internet, television, on the big screen, or in video.
Flash Animator at Animation Libation Studio
February 20, 2023 - October 23, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-out using Flash technology; contributed to cut-out animation and frame-by-frame sequences.
Harmony Animator at Humina Humina Animation
August 20, 2022 - October 23, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony; produced smooth animation sequences and contributed to character movement.
Harmony Animator at Nelvana / Corus Entertainment
November 20, 2021 - October 23, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony; contributed to animated projects for kids' TV.
Harmony Animator at Caribara Animation
August 20, 2021 - October 23, 2025
Traditional and cut-out animation using Toon Boom Harmony; created pose sheets and animation cut-outs.
Harmony Animator at Moxy Films
November 20, 2020 - October 23, 2025
Created posing and animation cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony; contributed to projects across formats.
Traditional Animator at Animation Studio
June 30, 2020 - June 30, 2020
Created traditional rough animation keys using pencil and paper for diverse projects and collaborated with the team on motion studies.
Flash Animator at Moxy Films
November 30, 2020 - November 30, 2020
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Flash/Toon Boom Harmony workflows for web and broadcast projects.
Harmony Animator at Caribara Animation
August 31, 2021 - August 31, 2021
Produced posing and animation cut-outs using Toon Boom Harmony in cut-out style productions.
Harmony Animator at Nelvana / Corus Entertainment
March 20, 2023 - March 20, 2023
Created posing and animation cut-outs using Toon Boom Harmony for Canadian children’s programs.
Harmony Animator at Humina Animation
October 31, 2025 - October 31, 2025
Created traditional & cut-out animation using Adobe Animate CC software.
Traditional Animator at Animation Studio
June 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Created posing and animation cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony software.
Traditional Animator at Animation Studio (Various)
June 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Created posing and animation cut-outs using traditional and digital techniques to produce motion in media.
Flash Animator at Moxy Films
November 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020
Developed cut-out animation sequences using Flash/Animate CC and prepared assets for TV and online platforms.
Flash/ Harmony Animator at Titmouse Animation
May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2021
Produced cut-out animation sequences using Adobe Animate CC and Toon Boom Harmony for various projects.
Harmony Animator at Caribara Animation
August 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021
Created posing and cut-out animations in Toon Boom Harmony, contributing to project pipelines.
Harmony Animator at Nelvana / Corus Entertainment
November 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021
Generated poses and cut-out animation using Toon Boom Harmony for TV content.
2D Animator at Edwin Santiago Jam
August 1, 2018 - August 1, 2018
Created traditional rough animation using pencil and paper; used 2D animation software such as TV Paint, Toon Boom Harmony, and Adobe Animate CC.
Flash Animator at Cartoon Conrad Production
March 20, 2020 - March 20, 2020
Produced animation sequences using Flash/Animate for cut-out style projects.
Flash Animator at Moxy Films
November 20, 2020 - November 20, 2020
Created posing and animation cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony and Flash-based workflows.
Harmony Animator at Kafein Media
August 20, 2021 - August 20, 2021
Worked on Harmony-based animation workflows delivering character poses and motion.
Harmony Animator at Caribara Animation
August 20, 2021 - August 20, 2021
Created animation using Harmony; contributed to project pipeline.
Harmony Animator at Nelvana / Corus Entertainment
November 20, 2021 - November 20, 2021
Produced Harmony animations for broadcast content.
Harmony Animator at A Productions
November 20, 2021 - November 20, 2021
Animated Harmony sequences for client productions.
Flash Animator at Animation Libations Studio
March 20, 2023 - March 20, 2023
Created posing and animation cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony/Adobe software.
Harmony Animator at Humina Humina Animation
August 20, 2022 - August 20, 2022
Harmony-based animation with cut-out/pose techniques.
Flash Animator at LMS Animation
September 20, 2024 - September 20, 2024
Flash animation for online media and television projects.
2D Animator at Self-Employed / Arturo Guerra
May 1, 2024 - September 1, 2024
Created posing and animation cut-out using Adobe Animate CC; worked with Toon Boom Harmony and other 2D tools to prepare animation for web and TV.
Flash Animator at Animation Studio (Harmony Studio)
November 1, 2022 - March 1, 2023
Created posing and animation cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony software.
Harmony Animator at Humina Humina Animation
November 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022
Created posing and animation cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony software.
Harmony Animator at Nelva Na / Coruses Entertainment
April 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021
Created posing and animation cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony.
Flash Animator at Titmouse Studio
March 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Created posing and animation cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony software.
2D Animator at Jam Filled Animation
October 1, 2016 - August 1, 2018
Created traditional rough animation keys using pencil and paper; produced 2D animations with Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe Animate CC, TV Paint.

Education

Electronic Communications Engineering at Mt. Carmel School of Q.C.
January 1, 1986 - January 1, 1987
High School at Roosevelt Memorial High School
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986
Primary at Pura V. Kalawe Elem. School
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1984
High School at Roosevelt Memorial High School
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1984
Elementary School at Purav Kalaw Elementary School
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986
High School at Roosevelt Memorial High School
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1984
Undergraduate at Far Eastern University
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986
High School Diploma at Roosevelt Memorial High School
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1984
Course at Far Eastern University
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986
Electronics Engineering at Carmel School of QC
January 1, 1986 - January 1, 1987
High School at Roosevelt Memorial High School
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1984
Elementary Education at Pura V Kalaw Elementary School
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986
High School at Roosevelt Memorial High School
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1984
Primary School at PURA V. KALAWELEMEM School
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986
High School Diploma at Roosevelt Memorial High School
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1984
Elementary School at Kalaw Elementary School
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986
High School at Roosevelt Memorial High School
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1984
Elementary School at Pura V. Kalaw Elementary School
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986
Undergraduate at Far Eastern University
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986
Electronics/Technology at Carmel School of QC Electronics
January 1, 1986 - January 1, 1987
High School at Roosevelt Memorial High School
January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1984
Elementary School at Kalaw Elementary School
January 1, 1984 - January 1, 1986

Qualifications

Toon Boom Harmony Animator
January 11, 2030 - November 14, 2025
Adobe Animate CC
January 11, 2030 - November 14, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services, Other