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Hi, I’m Manny Aguiler, founder and Creative Director of AVA Storyboards, a boutique visual narrative studio in Los Angeles. I specialize in pre-visualization, storyboard architecture, and structured creative development that improves production efficiency and campaign clarity. With 15+ years of experience shaping performance-driven visual storytelling for digital brands, advertising campaigns, film, and premium content creators, I lead end-to-end visual narrative strategy for national and international campaigns and collaborate with directors and agencies to ensure clarity, pacing, and shot architecture before production begins.…Hi, I’m Manny Aguiler, founder and Creative Director of AVA Storyboards, a boutique visual narrative studio in Los Angeles. I specialize in pre-visualization, storyboard architecture, and structured creative development that improves production efficiency and campaign clarity. With 15+ years of experience shaping performance-driven visual storytelling for digital brands, advertising campaigns, film, and premium content creators, I lead end-to-end visual narrative strategy for national and international campaigns and collaborate with directors and agencies to ensure clarity, pacing, and shot architecture before production begins.

Manny Aguiler

Creative Director, Art Director, Storyboard Artist, +2

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Hi, I’m Manny Aguiler, founder and Creative Director of AVA Storyboards, a boutique visual narrative studio in Los Angeles. I specialize in pre-visualization, storyboard architecture, and structured creative development that improves production efficiency and campaign clarity. With 15+ years of experience shaping performance-driven visual storytelling for digital brands, advertising campaigns, film, and premium content creators, I lead end-to-end visual narrative strategy for national and international campaigns and collaborate with directors and agencies to ensure clarity, pacing, and shot architecture before production begins.…Hi, I’m Manny Aguiler, founder and Creative Director of AVA Storyboards, a boutique visual narrative studio in Los Angeles. I specialize in pre-visualization, storyboard architecture, and structured creative development that improves production efficiency and campaign clarity. With 15+ years of experience shaping performance-driven visual storytelling for digital brands, advertising campaigns, film, and premium content creators, I lead end-to-end visual narrative strategy for national and international campaigns and collaborate with directors and agencies to ensure clarity, pacing, and shot architecture before production begins.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Manny Aguiler, founder and Creative Director of AVA Storyboards, a boutique visual narrative studio in Los Angeles. I specialize in pre-visualization, storyboard architecture, and structured creative development that improves production efficiency and campaign clarity.

With 15+ years of experience shaping performance-driven visual storytelling for digital brands, advertising campaigns, film, and premium content creators, I lead end-to-end visual narrative strategy for national and international campaigns and collaborate with directors and agencies to ensure clarity, pacing, and shot architecture before production begins.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Storyboard Artist at Storyboard Artist Animated Storyboards Inc.

January 1, 2014 - Present

Delivered structured visual narratives for global commercial campaigns; collaborated across multi-city production teams to align creative direction and execution.

Storyboard Artist at Storyboard Artist Frameworks Studios

January 1, 2011 - Present

Supported commercial and animation projects with production-ready storyboard systems; collaborated across multi-city production teams to align creative direction and execution.

Founder & Creative Director at AVA Storyboards

January 1, 2006 - Present

Founder & Creative Director of a boutique visual narrative studio delivering strategic storyboard development and pre-production systems for digital brands, advertising agencies, and premium creators. Lead end-to-end visual narrative strategy for national and international campaigns; translate abstract brand objectives into structured cinematic visual frameworks; develop repeatable storyboard workflows to reduce production ambiguity and accelerate creative approvals; collaborate with directors and agencies to optimize clarity, pacing, and shot architecture before production begins; maintain lean, high-margin studio model via scalable contractor network. Selected brand collaborations include Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Ubisoft, IKEA, Dunkin’, Tostitos, Doritos, Cheetos, Quaker Oats, Hershey’s, Martell Cognac, The Dorchester Collection, and more.

Founder & Creative Director at Avastoryboards

January 1, 2006 - Present

Lead end-to-end visual narrative strategy for national and international advertising campaigns; translate abstract brand objectives into structured cinematic visual frameworks; develop repeatable storyboard workflows and structured creative development that improve production efficiency and campaign clarity; partner with directors and agencies to optimize clarity, pacing, and shot architecture before production begins; maintain a lean, high-margin studio model utilizing a scalable contractor network. Collaborated with Netflix, Disney, Amazon, IKEA, Dunkin’, Doritos, and other major brands on narrative-driven campaigns.

Character Design Instructor at The Animation Academy

January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2009

Taught foundational character development and visual storytelling principles to emerging artists; prepared students for studio-level creative careers.

Children’s Book Illustrator at Freelance

January 1, 1997 - Present

Illustrated multiple published titles with narrative-driven character and environment design.

Freelance Children's Book Illustrator at Freelance

January 1, 1997 - Present

Illustrated multiple published titles with narrative-driven character and environment design; contributed to high-profile projects including Netflix holiday campaigns, Disney destinations, and Amazon feature art.