Hi, I’m Laura, a freelance illustrator and visual storyteller from Córdoba, Argentina. I create original illustrations and visual narratives for language-learning projects, focusing on characters, environments, and cohesive visual styles that support storytelling and educational goals. I collaborate with writers, animators, and educators in remote multidisciplinary teams, bringing art direction support, developing visual identities, and delivering high-quality artwork from creative briefs. I love blending artistic sensitivity with conceptual thinking and collaborative feedback to build engaging visual worlds.

Laura Alarcón

Hi, I’m Laura, a freelance illustrator and visual storyteller from Córdoba, Argentina. I create original illustrations and visual narratives for language-learning projects, focusing on characters, environments, and cohesive visual styles that support storytelling and educational goals. I collaborate with writers, animators, and educators in remote multidisciplinary teams, bringing art direction support, developing visual identities, and delivering high-quality artwork from creative briefs. I love blending artistic sensitivity with conceptual thinking and collaborative feedback to build engaging visual worlds.

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Hi, I’m Laura, a freelance illustrator and visual storyteller from Córdoba, Argentina. I create original illustrations and visual narratives for language-learning projects, focusing on characters, environments, and cohesive visual styles that support storytelling and educational goals.

I collaborate with writers, animators, and educators in remote multidisciplinary teams, bringing art direction support, developing visual identities, and delivering high-quality artwork from creative briefs. I love blending artistic sensitivity with conceptual thinking and collaborative feedback to build engaging visual worlds.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
Italian
Advanced
Russian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Illustrator & Visual Artist at Independent / Freelance
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2026
Remote-based role providing illustrations and visual storytelling for international educational, narrative and audiovisual projects. Develops character design, visual style, and cohesive worlds aligned with conceptual and pedagogical goals. Performs art direction support, creates original illustrations from briefs, and develops visual identities. Collaborates with writers, animators and educators in multidisciplinary remote teams. Illustrated assets for animated short films to support visual development and narrative clarity.
Illustrator & Visual Artist (Freelance) — Selected Illustration & Art Direction Projects at Independent Freelance
January 1, 2016 - Present
Art direction and illustration for independent animated short film (storyboard development, character design and color palette definition). Commissioned book cover illustration. Ongoing personal illustration project focused on visual storytelling for social media. Product photography and visual concept development for a gastronomic brand.
Illustrator & Visual Artist
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2026
Illustrator & Visual Artist for a remote startup (Baby – Start-up Ed Tech) creating original illustrations and visual narratives for language-learning stories in Spanish, Italian and Russian. Developed characters, environments and visual styles; contributed to art direction and produced illustrations from creative briefs; developed visual identities and cohesive visual worlds aligned with conceptual and pedagogical goals. Experienced in art direction support, collaborating with multidisciplinary remote teams; ongoing personal illustration projects focusing on visual storytelling for social media; produced visual concepts for a gastronomic brand through product photography and branding visuals.
Illustrator & Visual Artist at Self-employed / Independent
January 1, 2016 - Present
Remote-based practitioner enhancing international educational, narrative, and audiovisual projects. Specializes in character creation, visual style development, and building cohesive visual worlds aligned with conceptual and pedagogical goals. Experienced in art direction support and developing visual identities from creative briefs. Combines artistic sensitivity with conceptual thinking and strong collaboration in feedback-driven environments.
Illustrator & Visual Artist at Selected Illustration & Art Direction Projects (Freelance)
January 1, 2025 - Present
Art direction and illustration for an independent animated short film: storyboard development, character design and color palette definition. Commissioned book cover illustration. Ongoing personal illustration project focused on visual storytelling for social media platforms. Product photography and visual concept development for a gastronomic brand.

Education

Graphic Design Degree at Universidad Provincial de Córdoba (UPC)
January 1, 2016 - February 14, 2026
Graphic Design Degree at Universidad Provincial de Córdoba (UPC)
January 11, 2030 - May 2, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services