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I am Claudia Gottardo, a dedicated animator and character designer with over twenty years of experience collaborating with Italian and European studios on feature films, short films, and television series. I’ve also worked with advertising agencies on animated commercials, developing storyboards, BG layouts, BG color, props, and main model packs. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy shaping expressive characters and vibrant worlds. My strength lies in translating creative concepts into clear, production-ready designs and sequences. I excel at layout, cleanup, color, and storyboard work, and I’m passionate about delivering high-quality art that supports storytelling across media from TV to film to advertising.…I am Claudia Gottardo, a dedicated animator and character designer with over twenty years of experience collaborating with Italian and European studios on feature films, short films, and television series. I’ve also worked with advertising agencies on animated commercials, developing storyboards, BG layouts, BG color, props, and main model packs. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy shaping expressive characters and vibrant worlds. My strength lies in translating creative concepts into clear, production-ready designs and sequences. I excel at layout, cleanup, color, and storyboard work, and I’m passionate about delivering high-quality art that supports storytelling across media from TV to film to advertising.

Claudia Gottardo

Animator, Character Designer, 2D Animator, +2

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I am Claudia Gottardo, a dedicated animator and character designer with over twenty years of experience collaborating with Italian and European studios on feature films, short films, and television series. I’ve also worked with advertising agencies on animated commercials, developing storyboards, BG layouts, BG color, props, and main model packs. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy shaping expressive characters and vibrant worlds. My strength lies in translating creative concepts into clear, production-ready designs and sequences. I excel at layout, cleanup, color, and storyboard work, and I’m passionate about delivering high-quality art that supports storytelling across media from TV to film to advertising.…I am Claudia Gottardo, a dedicated animator and character designer with over twenty years of experience collaborating with Italian and European studios on feature films, short films, and television series. I’ve also worked with advertising agencies on animated commercials, developing storyboards, BG layouts, BG color, props, and main model packs. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy shaping expressive characters and vibrant worlds. My strength lies in translating creative concepts into clear, production-ready designs and sequences. I excel at layout, cleanup, color, and storyboard work, and I’m passionate about delivering high-quality art that supports storytelling across media from TV to film to advertising.

Available to hire

I am Claudia Gottardo, a dedicated animator and character designer with over twenty years of experience collaborating with Italian and European studios on feature films, short films, and television series. I’ve also worked with advertising agencies on animated commercials, developing storyboards, BG layouts, BG color, props, and main model packs. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy shaping expressive characters and vibrant worlds.

My strength lies in translating creative concepts into clear, production-ready designs and sequences. I excel at layout, cleanup, color, and storyboard work, and I’m passionate about delivering high-quality art that supports storytelling across media from TV to film to advertising.

Skills

Animation

Character Design

Experience Level

Animation

Expert

Character Design

Expert

Language

Italian

Fluent

English

Advanced

Work Experience

Animation and Clean Up Artist at Gertie srl

January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009

Animation and clean up for 'Iqbal, a tale of a fearless child', based on Francesco D’Adamo's 'Storia di iqbal', directed by Michel Fuzellier

Animator at Gertie srl – Enarmonia – Motionworks

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008

Animation for 'Mullewapp - Das große Kinoabenteuer der Freunde (Friends Forever)', directed by Tony Loeser and Jesper Moeller

Key Assistant Animator and Clean Up Artist at Gertie srl – Enarmonia – Folimage

January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2007

Key assistant animator and clean up for feature film 'Mia et le Migou', directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd

Animation and Key Frame Assistant at Stranemani – Animazzoli

January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003

Animation and key frame assistant for 'Opopomoz', directed by Enzo D’Alò

Key Frame Assistant and Clean Up Artist at Green Movie spa – Progetto Immagine

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2002

Key frame assistant and clean up artist for 'Johan Padan alla descoverta delle Americhe', plus sequences 'Florida' and 'Cristianesimo', directed by Giulio Cingoli; sequences directed by Mario Addis

Key Frame Assistant / Clean Up Artist / Inbetween Artist at Lanterna Magica – Quicksand – Gertie srl

January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2000

Key frame assistant, clean up and in-between artist for feature films 'Pinocchio', 'Momo' and 'Lucky and Zorba' (sequence 'Il sogno di Nina'), directed by Enzo D’Alò

Character Design, Layout, BG Color, Animation, Clean Up at Motus srl – Gertie srl

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2006

Character design, layout, animation, layout-clean up and BG color for home videos including 'Scuola di Magia', 'Monster Hotel', 'I Magicanti e i tre Elementi', 'I Magotti', directed by Giorgio Valentini, Silvio Pautasso and Michel Fuzellier; client Kinder Ferrero

Character Design, Storyboard, Animation, Clean Up at Gertie srl – Rai Fiction

January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Character design, storyboard, animation and clean up artist for the TV medium-length film 'Che animale sei?', based on the novel by Paola Mastrocola, directed by Michel Fuzellier

Storyboard Artist at Toposodo Independent Production – Gertie srl

January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007

Storyboard for the TV series 'La Banda Volante (Birds Squad)', directed by M. Bigliazzi

Character and Props Color Artist at Pictor Media - Animation Band

January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006

Character and props color artist for the TV series 'Stellina', directed by Sidney Kombo and Alessandro Belli

Character Designer at Rainbow srl

January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006

Character design for the second and third seasons’ styleguide for the animated series 'Winx Club', directed by Iginio Straffi

Storyboard, Animation and Clean Up at Gertie srl – Rai Fiction

January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008

Character design, storyboard, animation and clean up for TV works including 'Che animale sei?' (as above)

Storyboard at Winter Video

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022

Storyboard and animation for commercials for clients including Giochi Preziosi, Toys Center, Trudi, Disney, Giocheria, Mitama, Gedis, Alisa, Craze, Rainbow Max, Canal Toys, Goliath

Animation, Key Frame Artist at Movimenti Production, Rumblefish Vfx, Green Movie spa, Crackartoons, Mix film, Gertie srl, Audiovisivi De Mas

January 1, 1997 - December 31, 2013

Animation, key frame assistant, clean up and inbetweener for numerous commercials; clients include Casse Rurali Trentine, Asdomar, Supermercati Sidis-Bugs Bunny, Polaretti, Geox, Kinder Sorpresa, Ecolucart, Flintstones e Il Sole 24 Ore, Prezzemolo, Milka, Cadbury

Storyboard, Animation, Graphic Design and Illustrations at Deloitte

January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Cyber Animated Workshop for Top Managers and management Assistants; client Eni

Storyboard, Animation, Graphic Research and Design at ITU, ENI e Deloitte

January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022

Online safety with Sango; online safety lessons and cyber security videos for top managers