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Lucy Poynter

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I am a Background Artist and Designer with over four years of experience working in animation.

About

I am a Background Artist and Designer with over four years of experience working in animation. I have contributed to children’s television productions and freelance projects, creating backgrounds/environmental images to a set brief. Clients include BBC, Nickelodeon, and Disney. I enjoy developing environments that support storytelling and working collaboratively with production teams to deliver high-quality artwork to deadline.

  • 4 years' experience
  • Joined September 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education

Work experience· 7 roles

Background Designer · Paper Owl FilmsSep 2025 – Sep 2025 · 1 mo

Worked as a freelance designer on two background designs for a pitch for a new children's television show.

Lead Background Artist · Blue Zoo Animation StudioMar 2024 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

Worked on Supertato Seasons 3 and 4, leading the background team by creating key backgrounds from concepts, producing background breakdowns, and providing notes and guidance to the team. Helped ensure the team understood project requirements, timelines and available resources, and responded to queries and requests from other departments.

Background Artist · Surfing Giant EuropeJan 2023 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr

Created layouts from storyboards and developed them from concepts while working to tight deadlines. Also painted layouts in the style of the show when required.

Mid Background Artist · Blue Zoo Animation StudioNov 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos
Background Artist · FourthWall AnimationSep 2021 – Nov 2021 · 3 mos
Junior Background Artist · Blue Zoo Animation StudioMar 2021 – Sep 2021 · 7 mos
Background Artist · Various Freelance ProjectsOct 2020 – Mar 2021 · 6 mos

Education

BA (Hons) Animation Production · Arts University Bournemouth2016 – 2019
Diploma in Art and Foundation Studies · Arts University Bournemouth2020 – 2021
A-Levels in Photography, English Literature, and Art and Design · Long Road Sixth Form College2013 – 2015

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