I am an illustrator and visual storyteller with three years of professional experience in character design, comics, storyboarding, and children’s book illustration. I enjoy developing ideas from early concepts and story structure through storyboard presentation and final visual execution. I have worked in both creative direction and hands-on illustration, creating expressive characters, narrative scenes, and engaging visual stories. I am passionate about character-led storytelling and bringing creative concepts to life through thoughtful, polished artwork.…

Lidya Yoseph

I am an illustrator and visual storyteller with three years of professional experience in character design, comics, storyboarding, and children’s book illustration. I enjoy developing ideas from early concepts and story structure through storyboard presentation and final visual execution. I have worked in both creative direction and hands-on illustration, creating expressive characters, narrative scenes, and engaging visual stories. I am passionate about character-led storytelling and bringing creative concepts to life through thoughtful, polished artwork.…

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I am an illustrator and visual storyteller with three years of professional experience in character design, comics, storyboarding, and children’s book illustration. I enjoy developing ideas from early concepts and story structure through storyboard presentation and final visual execution.

I have worked in both creative direction and hands-on illustration, creating expressive characters, narrative scenes, and engaging visual stories. I am passionate about character-led storytelling and bringing creative concepts to life through thoughtful, polished artwork.

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Work Experience

Comic Artist & Character Designer at Bermel Comics
January 1, 2026 - April 1, 2026
Designed characters and contributed to story development for a full comic project. Created sequential comic artwork featuring consistent character acting, expressions, environments, and visual storytelling.
Creative Director & Visual Artist at YeneAd
December 1, 2025 - Present
Develops story concepts, visual directions, and storyboards for creative projects and campaigns. Presents storyboard ideas and creative concepts, translates feedback into clear visual solutions, and guides projects from concept development through final visual execution while contributing hands-on illustration and art direction.
Storybook Illustrator at Ethiopian Reads + Addis Ababa Ministry of Education
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Completed freelance storybook illustration work for Ethiopian Reads and the Addis Ababa Ministry of Education.
Storybook Illustrator at Lulawi Mobile Storybook App
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Illustrated two complete storybooks for a mobile reading platform, developing expressive characters and narrative scenes for young readers.

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Media & Entertainment, Education, Other
    Mr. Bermel: Rise of the Shadow

    A full comic book project developed for Bermel Studio, combining character design, sequential storytelling, environments, and cinematic visual development. I created the story and illustrations, developing expressive characters and taking the project from early line art and visual development through to the final colored comic.
    The story is set in Addis Ababa and blends contemporary Ethiopian influences with mystery, fantasy, and supernatural storytelling.