I'm Harold (Harry), a Belgian-born and Cape Town-raised motion designer. From an early age, I have been passionate about storytelling and bringing designs to life through 2D animation. I consider myself fortunate to have pursued a career aligned with my lifelong passion. As the saying goes, "If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life." I've had the privilege of working with some of the world's biggest brands, helping them achieve their marketing and creative goals. Now, I'm eager to expand my portfolio and take on a new challenge. I'm excited to bring my years of experience to an innovative company like yours, where I can leverage my expertise to drive success.

Harold Durnez

I'm Harold (Harry), a Belgian-born and Cape Town-raised motion designer. From an early age, I have been passionate about storytelling and bringing designs to life through 2D animation. I consider myself fortunate to have pursued a career aligned with my lifelong passion. As the saying goes, "If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life." I've had the privilege of working with some of the world's biggest brands, helping them achieve their marketing and creative goals. Now, I'm eager to expand my portfolio and take on a new challenge. I'm excited to bring my years of experience to an innovative company like yours, where I can leverage my expertise to drive success.

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I’m Harold (Harry), a Belgian-born and Cape Town-raised motion designer. From an early age, I have been passionate about storytelling and bringing designs to life through 2D animation. I consider myself fortunate to have pursued a career aligned with my lifelong passion. As the saying goes, “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.”

I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the world’s biggest brands, helping them achieve their marketing and creative goals. Now, I’m eager to expand my portfolio and take on a new challenge. I’m excited to bring my years of experience to an innovative company like yours, where I can leverage my expertise to drive success.

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Language

English
Fluent
Dutch
Fluent
Afrikaans
Fluent

Work Experience

Director & Head of Animation at fullhd.co.za
January 1, 2015 - June 4, 2024
fullhd started out as a personal freelance brand and with an increase of returning clients and bigger projects, we expanded our team of animators, illustrators & video editors on a per-project basis to deliver on client briefs. The main focus of the business is animation and educational content. We love to create explainers, animated shorts, educational staff training, learning content, animated adverts, GIFs, presentations and even some end-to-end video productions. Clients include Meta (Facebook), Cornetto, Holiday Inn, Marriott Hotel Group, Elizabeth Arden, City of Cape Town, Cars.co.za, Lobster Ink, Mastercard, Pearson, Virgin Active.
Digital Motion designer / Motion Graphics animator at NATIVE / VML (Formerly known as Stonewall)
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2012
Create and develop concepts, storyboards, and animations that align with project goals. Craft and animate 2D/3D graphics, transitions, and visual effects mainly for interactive digital assets such as online and digital banner ads, web content. Clients include Distell Group, Nestle Group, Nedbank, Vodacom, Lexus.
Senior Motion Graphics animator at Mirum (Formerly known as Quirk)
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014
Animation lead of a 4-man video production team, steering away from digital advertising and focusing more on animating for brand content & video productions. Clients include Distell Group, Capitec, Red & Yellow, Caltex, ADT.

Education

Digital Design Diploma (BA) at CONCEPT INTERACTIVE
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2006
National Senior Certificate at MILNERTON HIGH SCHOOL
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2004

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Consumer Goods, Education, Travel & Hospitality, Government