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Hi, I’m Esfandiar, a passionate storyboard and story reel artist and director with over 13 years of experience in animation, storyboarding, and storytelling across video games, animated films, comics, and music videos. I love creating unique and engaging characters that bring stories to life and thrive working in collaborative, teamwork-oriented environments.
I have mastered industry-standard software like Photoshop, Clip Studio, Toon Boom, Blender, and ZBrush. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work on exciting projects worldwide, including games like Crowsworn and Ember Knights, and animated shorts, always pushing for high-quality and visually compelling narratives.
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Language
English
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Work Experience
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Mongoose Rodeo, Ontario / Vulture Head Studio , Istanbul
December 31, 2024 - July 13, 2025Created storyboards and story reels for all the in-game traditionally animated 2D cinematics, cutscenes, and trailers for Crowsworn Game. Directed animated cutscenes, leading animation, composition, and background teams to ensure alignment with narrative and artistic vision. Oversaw consistency of quality across all cinematics, trailer animations, and specific in-game animations. Contributed to the Kickstarter trailer, which successfully surpassed the target budget by over 10x, raising over a million USD.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Tiny Titan, Ontario
September 30, 2024 - July 13, 2025Designed storyboards and story reels for cinematic sequences and trailers in the fast-paced roguelite game Ember Knights. Directed production of animated sequences, managing animation pipelines and supervising teams. Maintained quality consistency across cinematics and trailers. Created original illustrations for in-game visuals, end-credit scenes, posters, and promotional materials.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist at DNAblock (Replikant), New York
April 30, 2023 - July 13, 2025Developed and finalized original scripts and standalone concepts for animated shorts and videos. Created storyboards and story reels for various animated shorts, ads, and music videos. Collaborated closely with artists and writers to develop compelling scenarios to engage audiences.
Storyboard Artist, Animation Supervisor at Neofid Studios, Paris
August 31, 2022 - July 13, 2025Created storyboards for the animated launch trailer of the Demons of Asteborg: Castaway Game (release pending). Supervised the animation team ensuring stylistic and technical consistency across sequences.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Hanzo Films, Dubai
October 31, 2021 - July 13, 2025Developed a distinctive visual style pipeline combining 2D animation with traced 3D lighting and shading inspired by Netflix's Klaus for Majd and the Librarian Animated Short. Directed production overseeing animation, lighting, shading, background art, and composition. Created storyboards and story reels while collaborating with writers to deliver engaging narratives.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Falcon Development, Indianapolis, USA
January 31, 2022 - July 13, 2025Designed storyboards and story reels for the animated trailer of the indie game Cattails. Supervised the animation team, ensuring alignment with the game's artistic style and tone.
2D Artist at Hijaz Musa/Hanzo Films/Netflix
August 31, 2022 - July 13, 2025Collaborated in research and development for a new Netflix animated TV series 'Oliver'. Directed production of original characters, concepts, posters, and promotional art.
Storyboard Artist, Director at Kirk Films, California
February 28, 2021 - July 13, 2025Directed animated sequences for the hybrid animation/live-action film 'Grime'. Created storyboards for all animated sequences. Supervised animation, background, and composition teams to deliver a seamless blend of animation and live-action.
Storyboard Artist, Director at William Moundi, Paris
July 31, 2020 - July 13, 2025Created original script and storyboards for 'Izzi et le tombeau du cœur sacré'. Directed animation production, overseeing the animation team to combine tribal African art with futuristic design elements.
Storyboard Artist, Director, Additional Artist at 11 Bit Studio, Warsaw
September 30, 2019 - July 13, 2025Developed storyboards for the animated launch trailer of 'Children of Morta'. Directed animation production supervising animation, background, and composition teams to blend western and anime styles. Provided additional detailed pixel art for UI combining western fantastic art with Middle-Eastern miniature art and carpet patterns.
Storyboard Artist at Hoorakhsh Studios, Tehran
August 31, 2017 - July 13, 2025Developed storyboards for the feature-length animation 'The Last Fiction', blending anime-style designs with western animation and Persian mythology and folklore elements.
Director, Storyboard Artist at Hoorakhsh Studios, Tehran
September 30, 2015 - July 13, 2025Directed the animated music video 'King Raam - Pegasus Music Video', establishing a dystopian visual style fitting the alternative-rock track. Designed detailed storyboards capturing the mood and themes of the song.
Storyboard Artist at Hoorakhsh Studios, Tehran
February 28, 2015 - July 13, 2025Created storyboards for Shirley Bassey's 'IF YOU GO AWAY' feat Rebeat music video, reflecting the music video’s 'Ghost in the Shell'-inspired animation style.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Mongoose Rodeo, Ontario / Vulture Head Studio, Istanbul
December 31, 2024 - July 13, 2025Created storyboards and story reels for all the in-game traditionally animated 2D cinematics, cutscenes, and trailers for the Crowsworn game. Directed animated cutscenes, leading animation, composition, and background teams to maintain narrative and artistic vision. Oversaw quality consistency across cinematics, trailer animations, and specific in-game animations. Contributed significantly to the Kickstarter trailer that helped surpass the campaign target budget by over 10x and raised over a million USD.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Tiny Titan, Ontario
September 30, 2024 - July 13, 2025Designed storyboards and story reels for cinematic sequences and trailers in the Ember Knights roguelite game. Directed animated sequence production, managing animation pipelines and teams. Ensured consistent quality of all cinematics and promotional animations. Created original illustrations for in-game visuals, end-credit scenes, posters, and promotional materials.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist at DNAblock (Replikant), New York
April 30, 2023 - July 13, 2025Developed and finalized original scripts and standalone concepts for animated shorts and videos. Created storyboards and story reels for animated shorts, ads, and music videos. Collaborated closely with artists and writers to craft compelling scenarios aimed at engaging audiences.
Storyboard Artist, Animation Supervisor at Neofid Studios, Paris
August 31, 2022 - July 13, 2025Created storyboards for the animated launch trailer for Demons of Asteborg: Castaway game. Supervised the animation team to ensure stylistic and technical consistency across sequences.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Hanzo Films, Dubai
October 31, 2021 - July 13, 2025Developed a distinctive visual style combining 2D animation with traced 3D lighting and shading, inspired by Netflix's Klaus. Directed production overseeing animation, lighting, shading, background art, and composition. Collaborated with writing team to deliver engaging narratives.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Falcon Development, Indianapolis, USA
January 31, 2022 - July 13, 2025Designed storyboards and story reels for the animated trailer of the indie game Cattails. Supervised animation teams to align the cutscenes with the game's artistic style and tone.
2D Artist at Hijaz Musa/ Hanzo Films/ Netflix
August 31, 2022 - July 13, 2025Contributed to research and development for a Netflix animated series 'Oliver'. Directed production of original characters, concepts, posters, and promotional art.
Storyboard Artist, Director at Kirk Films, California
February 28, 2021 - July 13, 2025Directed animated sequences for the animation/live-action hybrid film Grime. Created storyboards for animated sequences and supervised animation, background, and composition teams to seamlessly blend animation with live-action visuals.
Storyboard Artist, Director at William Moundi, Paris
July 31, 2020 - July 13, 2025Created original script and storyboards inspired by writer's ideas. Directed animation production ensuring fusion of tribal African art with futuristic design in the short film 'Izzi et le tombeau du cœur sacré'.
Storyboard Artist, Director, Additional Artist at 11 Bit Studio, Warsaw
September 30, 2019 - July 13, 2025Developed storyboards for animated launch trailer of the game Children of Morta. Directed animation production overseeing animation, background, and composition blending western and anime styles. Provided additional pixel art for in-game UI inspired by western fantastic art and Middle-Eastern miniature art.
Storyboard Artist at Hoorakhsh Studios, Tehran
August 31, 2017 - July 13, 2025Developed storyboards for the feature-length animation The Last Fiction, blending anime-style with western art and Persian mythology influences.
Director, Storyboard Artist at Hoorakhsh Studios, Tehran
September 30, 2015 - July 13, 2025Directed animated music video King Raam - Pegasus Music Video, establishing a dystopian visual style fitting the alternative rock track. Designed detailed storyboards capturing mood and themes.
Storyboard Artist at Hoorakhsh Studios, Tehran
February 28, 2015 - July 13, 2025Created storyboards for Shirley Bassey's 'If You Go Away' music video, utilizing a 'Ghost in the Shell'-inspired animation style.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Mongoose Rodeo / Vulture Head Studio
December 31, 2024 - July 13, 2025Created storyboards and story reels for all in-game traditionally animated 2D cinematics, cutscenes, and trailers for the Crowsworn game. Directed animated cutscenes, leading animation, composition, and background teams to ensure alignment with narrative and artistic vision. Oversaw quality consistency across cinematics, trailer animations, and specific in-game animations. Contributed to a Kickstarter trailer that exceeded the campaign target by over 10 times, raising over a million USD.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Tiny Titan
September 30, 2024 - July 13, 2025Designed storyboards and story reels for cinematic sequences and trailers of Ember Knights game. Directed production of animated sequences, managing animation pipelines and supervising teams. Maintained quality consistency across cinematics and trailers. Produced original illustrations for in-game visuals, end-credit scenes, posters, and promotional materials.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist at DNAblock (Replikant)
April 30, 2023 - July 13, 2025Developed and finalized original scripts and standalone concepts for animated shorts and videos. Created storyboards and story reels for animated short videos, ads, and music videos. Collaborated closely with artists and writers to develop engaging scenarios.
Storyboard Artist, Animation Supervisor at Neofid Studios
August 31, 2022 - July 13, 2025Created storyboards for the animated launch trailer of Demons of Asteborg: Castaway game. Supervised the animation team to ensure stylistic and technical consistency across sequences.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Hanzo Films
October 31, 2021 - July 13, 2025Developed a distinctive visual style pipeline combining 2D animation with traced 3D lighting and shading, inspired by Netflix's Klaus for Majd and the Librarian animated short. Directed the production overseeing animation, lighting, shading, background art, and composition. Created storyboards and story reels collaborating with the writing team.
Storyboard and Story Reel Artist, Director at Falcon Development
January 31, 2022 - July 13, 2025Designed storyboards and story reels for the animated trailer of the indie game Cattails. Supervised the animation team, ensuring alignment with the game's artistic style and tone.
2D Artist at Hijaz Musa / Hanzo Films / Netflix
August 31, 2022 - July 13, 2025Collaborated in research and development for a new Netflix animated TV series Oliver. Directed the production of original characters, concepts, posters, and promotional art.
Storyboard Artist, Director at Kirk Films
February 28, 2021 - July 13, 2025Directed animated sequences for the animation/live-action hybrid film Grime. Created storyboards for all animated sequences. Supervised animation, background, and composition teams to blend animation and live-action styles seamlessly.
Storyboard Artist, Director at William Moundi
July 31, 2020 - July 13, 2025Created original script and storyboards based on writer's ideas for Izzi et le tombeau du cœur sacré animated short. Directed animation production and oversaw animation team to combine tribal African art with futuristic design elements.
Storyboard Artist, Director, Additional Artist at 11 Bit Studio
September 30, 2019 - July 13, 2025Developed storyboards and directed animation production for the Children of Morta game launch trailer. Supervised animation, background, and composition teams to blend western-anime and in-game visuals. Created additional detailed pixel art for UI, combining western fantastic art with Middle Eastern miniature art and carpet patterns.
Storyboard Artist at Hoorakhsh Studios
August 31, 2017 - July 13, 2025Developed storyboards for the feature-length animation The Last Fiction, blending anime-style design with western animation and Persian mythology and folklore influences.
Director, Storyboard Artist at Hoorakhsh Studios
September 30, 2015 - July 13, 2025Directed the animated music video King Raam - Pegasus, establishing a dystopian visual style. Designed detailed storyboards reflecting the mood and themes of the alternative-rock track.
Storyboard Artist at Hoorakhsh Studios
February 28, 2015 - July 13, 2025Created storyboards for Shirley Bassey's music video "IF YOU GO AWAY" featuring Rebeat, inspired by 'Ghost in the Shell' animation style.
Education
Bachelor of Arts at Tehran University of Art
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2016M.A. in Animation at Sooreh University
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020Bachelor of Arts at Tehran University of Art
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2016M.A. at Sooreh University
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020Bachelor of Arts at Tehran University of Art
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2016M.A. at Sooreh University
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020Qualifications
Ranked 2nd in the M.A nationwide practical exam, field of Illustrations
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018Ranked 2nd in the Animation Character Design contest, Tehran University
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017Ranked 2nd in the M.A nationwide practical exam, field of Illustrations
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018Ranked 2nd in the Animation Character Design contest, Tehran University
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017Ranked 2nd in the M.A nationwide practical exam, field of Illustrations
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018Ranked 2nd in the Animation Character Design contest, Tehran University
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017Industry Experience
Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet
Storyboard samples from Ember Knights, an indie pixel art action game. I worked as storyboard artist and animation director, developing cinematic sequences and visual storytelling to support gameplay and cutscenes.
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