I'm a professional illustrator and animator, from London with over ten years' experience delivering creative work across brand, product, and marketing. I work from early sketching and concept development through to final execution, and have worked client-side, agency-side, and freelance, collaborating with global brands throughout. My work spans across print, digital, and motion, with experience across branding, illustration, animation, storyboarding, and large-scale visual projects. I thrive working collaboratively within a team, and am equally comfortable working independently when a project calls for focused, heads-down work.

James Boast

I'm a professional illustrator and animator, from London with over ten years' experience delivering creative work across brand, product, and marketing. I work from early sketching and concept development through to final execution, and have worked client-side, agency-side, and freelance, collaborating with global brands throughout. My work spans across print, digital, and motion, with experience across branding, illustration, animation, storyboarding, and large-scale visual projects. I thrive working collaboratively within a team, and am equally comfortable working independently when a project calls for focused, heads-down work.

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I’m a professional illustrator and animator, from London with over ten years’ experience delivering creative work across brand, product, and marketing. I work from early sketching and concept development through to final execution, and have worked client-side, agency-side, and freelance, collaborating with global brands throughout. My work spans across print, digital, and motion, with experience across branding, illustration, animation, storyboarding, and large-scale visual projects.

I thrive working collaboratively within a team, and am equally comfortable working independently when a project calls for focused, heads-down work.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Illustration and Design Intern
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2011
Illustration and Design. Collaborated with Marketing, PR and directors to design illustrations and graphics. Assisted with setting up exhibitions, liaising with clients and assembling PDF portfolios.
Illustrator at Rushwrap Magazine
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011
Created visual content, assisted with art direction, production and printing of the magazine.
Illustrator at Jelly London
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2012
Worked on a range of projects creating storyboards, final illustrations and animations. Designed visual content that lived across various platforms.
Junior Illustrator at Brand Union
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
I worked with Brand Union to create over 30 illustrations for social assets for Allianz. The illustrations had to work with Allianz brand guidelines, to live on various social media campaigns, animations, billboard and printed materials.
Midweight Illustrator and Designer at Brand Union
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2016
Delivered illustration work across the business, including infographics, the design of over 120 icons, animated GIFs for social assets, and murals for office environments.
Midweight Illustrator and Designer
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018
Midweight Illustrator and Designer responsible for continued illustration and design work.
Lead Illustrator and Animator
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Led illustration and animation projects, coordinating visual assets and production.
Senior Illustrator
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019
Senior Illustrator producing high-level visuals and animations, mentoring teammates and rising project responsibilities.
Senior Illustrator and Designer
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Partnered with in-house teams to develop illustrations for internal and external use, storyboarded visual narratives for client-facing presentations and meetings; partnered with Amazon to deliver a mural for their Sydney office and developed illustrations and animations for internal communications across the organisation; worked with Hackney Council on illustrated assets including print and social media content and large-scale hoarding installations; led the design and execution of a large-scale mural for EcoATM; extended visual systems to digital assets across web and social media; designed icons and animations for Coinbase; provided creative direction by briefing and overseeing other designers.
Senior Illustrator and Designer
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Collaborated with MZB Services to illustrate their entire coffee label range; contributed to packaging branding and created illustrated assets for walls, packaging and online.
Midweight Illustrator and Designer
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Designed illustrations, icons, and Lottie animations throughout the app; provided feedback and collaborated with development and product teams to create assets for web, marketing and social media.
Senior Illustrator and Animator
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2025
Designed illustrations, icons and Lottie animations throughout the app; collaborated with other creatives to ensure branding consistency across web, marketing and social channels; worked with a broad range of clients including Amazon, Coinbase, and others mentioned in the portfolio.

Education

Illustration (2:1) at Middlesex University
January 11, 2030 - February 17, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services