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Hi, I’m Joshua Bitzer, an animation director and artist with over 10 years of experience working with such companies like Disney, Star Wars, and Critical Role. I’ve worked across styles from motion comics to full hand-keyed CG animation, and I’m skilled in every step of the animation pipeline. I excel at balancing competing priorities while maintaining quality. I enjoy collaborating, problem-solving, and bringing ideas to life.…Hi, I’m Joshua Bitzer, an animation director and artist with over 10 years of experience working with such companies like Disney, Star Wars, and Critical Role. I’ve worked across styles from motion comics to full hand-keyed CG animation, and I’m skilled in every step of the animation pipeline. I excel at balancing competing priorities while maintaining quality. I enjoy collaborating, problem-solving, and bringing ideas to life.

Joshua Bitzer

Animator, Animation Director, Art Director, +2

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Hi, I’m Joshua Bitzer, an animation director and artist with over 10 years of experience working with such companies like Disney, Star Wars, and Critical Role. I’ve worked across styles from motion comics to full hand-keyed CG animation, and I’m skilled in every step of the animation pipeline. I excel at balancing competing priorities while maintaining quality. I enjoy collaborating, problem-solving, and bringing ideas to life.…Hi, I’m Joshua Bitzer, an animation director and artist with over 10 years of experience working with such companies like Disney, Star Wars, and Critical Role. I’ve worked across styles from motion comics to full hand-keyed CG animation, and I’m skilled in every step of the animation pipeline. I excel at balancing competing priorities while maintaining quality. I enjoy collaborating, problem-solving, and bringing ideas to life.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Joshua Bitzer, an animation director and artist with over 10 years of experience working with such companies like Disney, Star Wars, and Critical Role. I’ve worked across styles from motion comics to full hand-keyed CG animation, and I’m skilled in every step of the animation pipeline.

I excel at balancing competing priorities while maintaining quality. I enjoy collaborating, problem-solving, and bringing ideas to life.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Animator at Disney Media & Distribution

October 1, 2017 - July 1, 2023

Directed, developed, designed, and animated short-form content and series for Walt Disney Animation, Pixar, Star Wars, and Disney+ social platforms. Supervised animation for 20 spotlight episodes of “Characters of the High Republic” for the official Star Wars social platforms; supervised 8 “Star Wars Lofi Beats” videos; and supervised animation for the “Disney ASL” series for the official Disney Instagram.

Art Director at Offworld Studios, Inc.

May 1, 2019 - August 1, 2022

Art directed 10 episodes of “Critical Recap: Animated” for Critical Role.

Lead Animator at Disney Digital Network

January 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017

Supervised animation for short form 3D pilot “Mecha-Dino Champions” for Polaris Animated Universe. Directed 3 episodes of “LORE - in a Minute” on the Polaris gaming YouTube channel.

Animation Director at Maker Studios, Inc.

October 1, 2014 - December 1, 2015

Supervised Animation on 2 seasons (24 episodes total) of “I Wonder,” a short-form animated CG series for YouTube.