Hey there! I'm Chiara (Italian name, you must be thinking... Yeah, I have the right to work in the UK heh e!), a Visual and Motion Designer with a passion for illustration, currently living between Italy and United Kingdom. With extensive experience in different fields such as costumer education, tech, sustainability, food and beverage, and publishing, I'm passionate, curious, determinate, and creative to my core. I hold a Master of Arts in Animation from the University of the Arts London and have worked with renowned companies including Tate Modern, Verso Books, Disney, and Sardegna Film Commission. I'm also proficient in a variety of design and animation tools, contributing to multiple creative projects in visual, motion, and graphic design.

Chiara Pisanu

Hey there! I'm Chiara (Italian name, you must be thinking... Yeah, I have the right to work in the UK heh e!), a Visual and Motion Designer with a passion for illustration, currently living between Italy and United Kingdom. With extensive experience in different fields such as costumer education, tech, sustainability, food and beverage, and publishing, I'm passionate, curious, determinate, and creative to my core. I hold a Master of Arts in Animation from the University of the Arts London and have worked with renowned companies including Tate Modern, Verso Books, Disney, and Sardegna Film Commission. I'm also proficient in a variety of design and animation tools, contributing to multiple creative projects in visual, motion, and graphic design.

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Hey there! I’m Chiara (Italian name, you must be thinking… Yeah, I have the right to work in the UK heh e!), a Visual and Motion Designer with a passion for illustration, currently living between Italy and United Kingdom. With extensive experience in different fields such as costumer education, tech, sustainability, food and beverage, and publishing, I’m passionate, curious, determinate, and creative to my core.

I hold a Master of Arts in Animation from the University of the Arts London and have worked with renowned companies including Tate Modern, Verso Books, Disney, and Sardegna Film Commission. I’m also proficient in a variety of design and animation tools, contributing to multiple creative projects in visual, motion, and graphic design.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Visual & Motion Designer at Up2You
December 31, 2023 - August 8, 2025
Created visual and motion design content for various projects from 2022 to 2023, focusing on animation and graphic design elements.
Video Creator Associate at Adaptavist
January 1, 2024 - Present
Produced video content and visuals associated with the company's media and communication strategies from 2024 to current.
Motion Graphic Designer at Studio Dispari
December 31, 2023 - August 8, 2025
Worked on motion graphic design projects from 2022 to 2023 including animations, social media content, and campaigns.
Social Media Designer at Guarnera Bottega
December 31, 2022 - August 8, 2025
Handled design projects tailored for social media platforms from 2021 to 2022, enhancing brand presence through visual content.
Freelance Designer
December 31, 2024 - August 8, 2025
Provided freelance design services such as illustration, animation, and graphic design for clients including Tate Modern, Verso Books, Disney, and Sardegna Film Commission between 2019 and 2024.

Education

Master of Arts in Animation at University of the Arts of London
October 23, 2019 - January 31, 2021
Bachelor in Graphic Design & Art Direction at NABA
October 1, 2016 - September 27, 2019
Course in Character Design for Animation at Central Saint Martins
July 14, 2019 - July 30, 2019
Master of Arts - Animation at University of the Arts London
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2021
Advanced Specialization Course - 2D Animation Technician at Sardegna Film Commission
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Bachelor’s Degree - Graphic Design at Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2019
Character Design for Animation at Central Saint Martins
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

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Industry Experience

Education, Software & Internet, Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment
    uniE621 Chasms
    Chasms: A Tale of Emptiness and Desperation. Chasms is an evocative story centered around a young girl grappling with profound emptiness in her life. As her internal void grows, it manifests physically as actual holes in her body. These gaping voids symbolize her deep-seated feelings of loneliness and despair. Desperate to feel whole again, she begins to fill these holes with objects from her surroundings. However, the more she fills them, the larger and more consuming they become, transforming from mere holes into craters, and ultimately into chasms. Eventually, her body turns into a human dump, rendering her immobile and overwhelmed by the very objects she thought would bring her confort.I wrote this story and developed the concept art and illustrations, which I am currently animating. The project began in 2020 as part of my Master in Animation at the University of the Arts London (UAL) and remains a work in progress. The goal is to create a short film that delves into mental health issues and the pervasive sense of loneliness, utilizing dark and macabre visuals to convey the haunting reality of these struggles. Illustrator, Animator, Concept Artist: Chiara Pisanu Sounds Design: Riccardo Colombelli illustrator animation shortfilm indipendentfilm
    uniE621 Cailleach: Queen of Winter.
    I contributed as an Illustrator for Settle Stories, an independent arts charity located in one of the most rurally isolated parts of the UK. Settle Stories works with children, schools, and diverse communities through values like creativity, education, and community engagement. I have developed their illustrated digital library, bringing stories to life through my illustrations for children and schools. One of the stories I illustrated is: Cailleach, the Queen of Winter. illustrator
    uniE621 Nerolìa and the Enchanted Fig
    "Nerolìa and the Enchanted Fig" is a dark reinterpretation of the classic Snow White fairy tale, set in the heart of the Sardinian inland. The story follows Nerolìa, a fourteen-year-old girl of extraordinary beauty, who lives in a poor Sardinian village. When her father falls ill, Nerolìa is forced to live with her stepmother, rumored to be a witch. The stepmother, envious of Nerolìa's beauty, attempts to suffocate her and later to poison her with an enchanted fig. Nerolìa escapes and finds refuge with the Janas, figures from Sardinian folklore, who help her discover her inner strength. Together, they manage to break the stepmother's curse, healing the village from her misdeeds. The stepmother is transformed into a raven, condemned to wander for eternity. The illustrations accompanying the story capture the folkloric and mysterious essence of Sardinia.