CV / Resume
Mateusz Ciompała
July 8, 1989
CHARACTER ANIMATOR
ILLUSTRATOR
ANIMATION DIRECTOR
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SUMMARY
Versatile Character Animator with 10+ years of expertise in 2D (Cut-out/Cel) and mixed media. Skilled in Toon Boom Harmony, After Effects, and Photoshop, with emerging proficiency in Blender.
Experienced in animation direction and end-to-end project management, from initial script consulting to final compositing.
Education / 2009 - 2014
Polish National Film School in Łódź, im. Leona Schillera
Studied - Drecting of Animation & VFX
Finished with a title - Master of Art
WORK EXPERIENCE
/ 2026
BluBlu Studios
Unannounced campaign animation
role: tradigital character animator / freelance work
SMA Europe
Explainer for the 5th International Scientific Congress on SMA
role: director, animator, storyboard artist, compositor / contract work
Nowa Era - publishing house
Magazine illustrations and cover
role: illustrator / freelance work
/ 2025
Offbeat estudio
Heinz. Mr. Ridiculously Good
role: hand-drawn character animator, clean-up artist / freelance work
BluBlu Studios
Multiple freelance jobs: Hometown Heroes / PKO Bank Polski / Harry Winston
role: character animator, clean-up artist, compositor / freelance work
GS Animation
Background paintings for the project in development
role: background artist / freelance work
/ 2024
Flatter Than Earth
Once upon a puppet
role: game's cutscenes 2d/blender animator; director of animation / 18-month contract since June 2023
/ 2023
Flatter Than Earth
Once upon a puppet
role: game's cutscenes 2d/blender animator; director of animation / contracted since June 2023
Nowa Era - publishing house
Pan Tadeusz - 10 min. animation short
role: creative director; storyboard artist; character animator; AE animator; visual development artist; compositor; editor / contracted since 2019
Świerszczyk children magazine
One spread page illustration for a poem
role: illustrator / freelance
Zemsta - 10 min. animation short
role: creative director; storyboard artist; character animator; AE animator; visual development artist; compositor; editor / contracted since 2019
Balladyna - 10 min. animation short
role: creative director; storyboard artist; character animator; AE animator; visual development artist; compositor; editor / contracted since 2019
Device & BOL. house
Various animated projects
role: rough animator; character animator; AE animator
/ 2022
Spicy Acorn
Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures
role: hand drawn character animator / freelance; 3-months contract
Nowa Era - publishing house
Dżuma - 10 min. animation short
role: creative director; character animator; AE animator; compositor; editor / contracted since 2019
Przedwiośnie - 10 min. animation short
role: creative director; character animator; AE animator; compositor; editor / contracted since 2019
Laniakea pictures
Unannounced project of an animated series
role: character animator; locomotion concept artist; character designer / freelance; 4 months contract
Device & BOL. house
Various animated projects
role: rough animator; character animator; AE animator
/ 2021
Eagle Eye Drama for Channel 4 UK
Terry Pratchett's The Abominable Snowbaby
role: hand drawn character animator; character designer / freelance; 8-months contract
Nowa Era - publishing house
Chłopi - 10 min. animation short
role: creative director; character animator; AE animator; compositor; editor / contracted since 2019
Przedwiośnie - 10 min. animation short
role: creative director; character animator; AE animator; compositor; editor / contracted since 2019
Dwukropek - publishing house
Dokąd płynie moja kupa? / Where's my poo going?
role: author of illustrations for the book / freelance
/ 2020
Eagle Eye Drama for Channel 4 UK
Quentin Blake's The Clown
role: lead animator (in credits); character animator / freelance; 4-months contract
Nowa Era - publishing house
Dziady part 3 - 10 min. animation short
role: creative director; storyboard artist; character animator; AE animator; visual development artist; compositor; editor / contracted since 2019
Konrad Wallenrod - 10 min. animation short
role: creative director; storyboard artist; character animator; AE animator; visual development artist; compositor; editor / contracted since 2019
Znak - publishing house
HEROSI. 20 historii o polskich olimpijczykach / HEROES. 20 stories about polish olympians
role: author of illustrations for the book / freelance
HEROSI. 20 historii o polskich olimpijczykach - animation trailer for the book premiere
role: creative director; character animator; visual development artist; compositor; editor; self initiated task approved by the publisher / freelance
/ 2019
Grupa Smacznego
Various animation projects
role: freelance character animator
Nowa Era - publishing house
Sokrates - 10 min. animation short
role: creative director; storyboard artist; character animator; AE animator; visual development artist; compositor; editor / contracted since 2019
Pigeon Animation Studio
Various animation projects
role: freelance character animator and visual development artist / freelance
Human Ark
WARsaw game trailer - anime inspired style
role: freelance character animator; sakuga; clean-up; / freelance; 2-months conctract
/ 2018
Juice.
Castaway. - trailer
role: hand-drawn character animator / freelance
Mother Volcano
Various animation projects
role: in house animator between January-March; freelance animator between March-May
Pigeon Animation Studio
Various animation projects
role: freelance character animator and visual development artist / freelance
Znak - publishing house
Chłopaki Chojraki
role: author of illustrations for the book
/ 2014 - 2018
Grupa Smacznego - in house contract 2014-2018
BERNARD - short animation
role: cel key & inbetween character animator
Basia - TV series
role: key & inbetween character animator
Grand Banda - pilot episode for series
role: key & inbetween character animator
Best & Bester - trailer for Gigglebug Entertainment
role: key & inbetween character animator
Caillou - series
role: key & inbetween character animator
Mice on strike
role: character designer
Various animation projects
role: character animator; character designer; visual development artist; storyboard artist
Zielona Sowa - publishing house
Various book titles for Już Czytam / I can read already series
role: author of illustrations for the book / freelance
Szybka historia samochodu / Fast History of the car
role: author of illustrations for the book / freelance
Franio i samochodziki / Little Frank and cars
role: author of illustrations for the book / freelance
Świerszczyk children magazine - Nowa Era publishing house
Illustrations for poems and stories
role: illustrator / freelance
/ 2011 - 2014
Grupa Smacznego - in house 1 month internship
Various animation projects
role: character designer; visual development artist; storyboard artist
Świerszczyk children magazine - Nowa Era publishing house
Illustrations for poems and stories
role: illustrator / freelance
Polsat Television
Illustrations for social media campaigns
role: illustrator, character designer / freelance
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