I’m a Senior Multimedia & Motion Designer with 10 years’ experience creating animation, illustration, and design across advertising, employer branding, e-learning, and digital content. I specialise in 2D animation, character-driven storytelling, explainer videos, educational content, and clean, expressive design. I also create illustrations, storyboards, and full asset packs — taking projects from concept to polished final delivery. I’m adaptable, calm under pressure, and comfortable working end-to-end: storyboarding, illustrating, animating, editing, and crafting visuals that feel thoughtful and engaging. I also have a strong understanding of brand systems and can adapt any brand into motion or stylised visual storytelling. If you'd like to see more of my work, you can view my portfolio here: Behance: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ LinkedIn: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Open for freelance projects — including explainer videos, animation, illustration, and digital design.…

Chantelle Leigh Stewart

I’m a Senior Multimedia & Motion Designer with 10 years’ experience creating animation, illustration, and design across advertising, employer branding, e-learning, and digital content. I specialise in 2D animation, character-driven storytelling, explainer videos, educational content, and clean, expressive design. I also create illustrations, storyboards, and full asset packs — taking projects from concept to polished final delivery. I’m adaptable, calm under pressure, and comfortable working end-to-end: storyboarding, illustrating, animating, editing, and crafting visuals that feel thoughtful and engaging. I also have a strong understanding of brand systems and can adapt any brand into motion or stylised visual storytelling. If you'd like to see more of my work, you can view my portfolio here: Behance: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ LinkedIn: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Open for freelance projects — including explainer videos, animation, illustration, and digital design.…

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I’m a Senior Multimedia & Motion Designer with 10 years’ experience creating animation, illustration, and design across advertising, employer branding, e-learning, and digital content.

I specialise in 2D animation, character-driven storytelling, explainer videos, educational content, and clean, expressive design. I also create illustrations, storyboards, and full asset packs — taking projects from concept to polished final delivery.

I’m adaptable, calm under pressure, and comfortable working end-to-end: storyboarding, illustrating, animating, editing, and crafting visuals that feel thoughtful and engaging. I also have a strong understanding of brand systems and can adapt any brand into motion or stylised visual storytelling.

If you’d like to see more of my work, you can view my portfolio here:
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Open for freelance projects — including explainer videos, animation, illustration, and digital design.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Motion Graphics Designer at ThirtyThree - 33RED
April 1, 2023 - November 12, 2025
Editing, animation, storyboarding, and design across various video projects. Facilitated communication between directors/producers and motion designers to optimize solutions during reviews. Mentored a Junior Motion Designer in storyboarding and animation for their first fully animated video.
Motion Graphics and Design at Bauer Create (Bauer Media)
March 31, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Worked on TV adverts, explainer videos, social videos and text animations. Involved from storyboarding and design through to animation. Assisted with clocking, export requirements, uploading and clearance with Clearcast.
Motion Graphics at iAm Learning
October 31, 2020 - October 31, 2020
Contract/Freelance; Worked on e-learning courses creating fully animated training videos. Received illustrated artwork and prepared for animation.
Motion Graphics and Design at Ecolab - Lobster Ink
August 31, 2020 - August 31, 2020
Contract/Freelance; Worked with multiple teams on e-learning courses creating fully animated training videos. Storyboarding movement with a script; built black-and-white wireframe animations; produced colored 2D animations.
Digital Creative at J. Walter Thompson Worldwide (Now Wunderman Thompson)
July 31, 2019 - July 31, 2019
Involved in concept development and art direction across outdoor, print, digital and interactive media; built animated social posts and designed artwork for digital platforms; storyboarding, filming, animating and editing Loeries Award entry videos.
Motion Graphics and Video Editing at Carlton Hair
September 30, 2018 - September 30, 2018
Contract/Freelance; Created themed animated videos for the 2018 live event; edited photographs; produced stage animations.
Monitor/Teacher Assistant at Deo Gloria Christian Academy
December 31, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Monitor/Teacher Assistant; helped the teacher with marking, class admin, monitoring students, and facilitating class activities.
Head Entertainer at First Group ZA - La Montagne
May 31, 2011 - May 31, 2011
Managing, scheduling, and keeping guests entertained at La Montagne with holiday games and activities such as crafts, sports, face painting, music, quizzes, etc.
Entertainer at Sun International - Sun City
January 31, 2010 - January 31, 2010
Entertaining guests during peak holiday seasons at the Sun City Palace with holiday games and activities such as crafts, sports, face painting, music, quizzes, etc.
Entertainer at Sun International - Sun City
January 31, 2011 - January 31, 2011
Entertaining guests during peak holiday seasons at the Sun City Palace with holiday games and activities such as crafts, sports, face painting, music, quizzes, etc.
Senior Motion Graphics Designer at ThirtyThree - 33RED
April 1, 2023 - November 16, 2025
Editing, animation, storyboarding and design across various video projects. Facilitated communication between directors/producers and other Motion Designers to optimize solutions during reviews. Mentored a Junior Motion Designer in storyboarding and animation for their first fully animated video.
Motion Graphics Designer at Bauer Media - Bauer Create
March 31, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Worked on TV adverts, explainer videos, social videos and text animations. Involved from storyboarding and design through to animation. Also clocking, meeting export requirements, uploading and obtaining clearance with Clearcast for TV adverts.
Motion Graphics at iAm Learning
October 1, 2020 - November 16, 2025
Contract/Freelance: Worked on several e-learning courses creating fully animated training videos. Received illustrated artwork and prepared assets for animation.

Education

BA in Creative Brand Communication Design (Multimedia Design) at Vega School
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015
Photography Diploma at Nikon Future Photographers
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
Matric at Fields College
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

Qualifications

BA Creative Brand Communication Design - Multimedia
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education, Other, Computers & Electronics
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    I work end-to-end across sketching, storyboarding, asset creation, digital colouring, and preparing layered files for animation.

    I’m confident adapting my illustration style to suit any brand — from playful and expressive to clean, minimal, and corporate. My experience working across multiple industries helps me create visuals that feel clear, engaging, and always on-brand.

    Full project illustrations can be viewed here:








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    I have solid experience adapting to brand guidelines and creating custom assets that feel authentic to the brand. My background in e-learning has shaped my ability to communicate information clearly and visually — ideal for text-led or educational content.

    Full project videos can be viewed here: