Hi, I'm Willie Castro, a 2D animator, character designer, storyboard artist, and illustrator with many years of experience bringing ideas to life through expressive visuals. I thrive on collaborating with teams and adapting to different styles while delivering clean, on-model animation and design under tight deadlines. Over the years I’ve worked on explainer videos, educational content, and entertainment projects for a range of studios and clients. I enjoy the process of storyboarding, designing characters and backgrounds, and turning concepts into engaging visuals that map to a project’s goals.…

Willie Castro

Hi, I'm Willie Castro, a 2D animator, character designer, storyboard artist, and illustrator with many years of experience bringing ideas to life through expressive visuals. I thrive on collaborating with teams and adapting to different styles while delivering clean, on-model animation and design under tight deadlines. Over the years I’ve worked on explainer videos, educational content, and entertainment projects for a range of studios and clients. I enjoy the process of storyboarding, designing characters and backgrounds, and turning concepts into engaging visuals that map to a project’s goals.…

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Hi, I’m Willie Castro, a 2D animator, character designer, storyboard artist, and illustrator with many years of experience bringing ideas to life through expressive visuals. I thrive on collaborating with teams and adapting to different styles while delivering clean, on-model animation and design under tight deadlines.

Over the years I’ve worked on explainer videos, educational content, and entertainment projects for a range of studios and clients. I enjoy the process of storyboarding, designing characters and backgrounds, and turning concepts into engaging visuals that map to a project’s goals.

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Skills

Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Animator / Character Designer / Storyboard Artist at Freelance
June 1, 2023 - November 18, 2025
Provide 2D animation, character design, storyboards, and illustrations on a per-project freelance basis for various clients.
2D Animator / Asset Designer at Epipheo
September 1, 2016 - November 18, 2025
2D animation and asset design on numerous B2B, B2C, and NFP explainer videos.
2D Traditional Animator at Chase A Cloud
April 1, 2024 - April 1, 2024
Hired for two months as a 2D traditional animator on a feature film project “The Paper Bear.”
Animator / Retakes Animator at ShadowMachine
June 1, 2023 - June 1, 2023
Hired as an animator and retakes animator for seasons 2 and 3 of Clone High.
2D Animator at Chase A Cloud
November 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021
Hired for one month as a 2D animator on a short animated project for the Beecher's Foundation.
2D Animator at Bento Box Entertainment
July 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021
Full-time to work on two animated TV series, Wolfboy and the Everything Factory (Apple TV) and S.M.A.S.H. (Netflix).
Storyboard Artist / 2D Animator at Animatics & Storyboards, Inc. and A&S Animation
October 1, 2020 - October 1, 2020
Created numerous storyboards, animatics, character designs, background designs, and 2D animation for various productions.
2D Animator / Character Designer at Litmos Learning
June 1, 2021 - June 1, 2021
Created 2D animation, character designs, props, and BG designs for several training videos.
Illustrator at Vista Higher Learning
June 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Character design, background design and 2D animation for 40 English Grammar Tutorials.
Character Designer / Background Designer / 2D Animator at GeoWhiz
October 1, 2019 - October 1, 2019
Created many characters, backgrounds, location maps, and 2D animation for their online game portal and AR apps.
Storyboard Artist / 2D Animation at MightyPants Media
November 1, 2018 - November 1, 2018
Created many storyboards, animatics, character designs, background designs, and 2D animation for various productions.
Illustrator at IXL Learning
March 1, 2018 - March 1, 2018
Created illustrations for their math curriculum.
Storyboard Artist / 2D Animation at John Lemmon Films
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Created many storyboards, animatics, character designs, background designs, and 2D animation for various productions.
Lead Animator at LosFX
June 1, 2016 - June 1, 2016
Lead animator for the first season of Harmon Quest, from Starburns Industries.
Character Designer / Background Designer / 2D Animator at Super Simple Learning
February 1, 2016 - February 1, 2016
Created the character designs, background designs, and 2D animation for an entire alphabet series along with 8 song videos for the popular Super Simple Songs channel.
Character Designer, Animation at Hamaguchi Apps
November 1, 2015 - November 1, 2015
Created all of the characters, backgrounds, props, and animation for 3 of their SLP apps.
Character Designer / Animation / Storyboard Artist at Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc.
October 1, 2004 - October 1, 2004
Responsible for creative direction on productions; character design, animation, layout, storyboarding.
Character Designer / Animation / Storyboard at Interlight International, Inc.
February 1, 1994 - February 1, 1994
Character design, animation, storyboarding.

Education

Animator Apprentice at Heath Productions, Inc. / The Animation House (Tampa, FL)
June 1, 1986 - February 1, 1990

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Gaming

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