GEOFF MARIAN

storyboard artist & animator

SKILLS

Storyboarding
2D & 3D Animation
Musical Timing
Motion Design
Interactive Design
Video Editing
Sound Editing
Animate CC
Storyboard Pro
After Effects
Photoshop
Illustrator

FREELANCE CLIENTS

Duple
Oddbot
Cloud Kid
Bento Box
Hero4Hire
Nickelodeon
MTV Networks
Mino Monsters

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Fine Arts 
Lesley College of Art and Design 
2008

3D Animation 
The Art Institute of California 
2013

EXPERIENCE

Storyboard Artist: Teen Titans GO!, Teen Titans GO! To The Movies
Warner Brothers Animation, Burbank, CA / 2014-January 2023

• Visualize compelling action, drama and comedy scenes.
• Transition quickly between visual and tonal styles.
• Switch from simple to cinematic boarding styles as needed.
• Enhance and plus script jokes, scenes and songs.

Storyboard Artist: freelance
Oddbot, Glendale, CA /  2019-present

• Create song sequences for Disney JR. YouTube channel.
• Storyboard the pilot episode of an upcoming Disney JR. series.
• Utilize a strong sense of musical and animation timing. 

Senior Motion Designer: Elevate Brain Training, MindSnacks
Elevate Labs, San Francisco, CA / 2012- 2014

• Collaborated to develop the animation direction for games and UI.
• Designed and directed app trailers and marketing videos.
• Developed new games from prototype to final product.
• Collaborated with engineers to implement animated assets.

Character and FX Animator: Mino Monsters
Mino Monsters, San Francisco, CA / 2012
• Animated character and FX animation for the Mino Monsters App.
• Developed personality and attack styles unique to each monster.

Animator: Fizzy’s Lunch Lab
CloudKid, Watertown, MA / 2012

• Created storyboards and animation for Fizzy’s Lunch Lab games and series.

Animator & Storyboard Artist: Wordgirl
Soup2Nuts, Watertown, MA / 2008-2012

• Expanded on script and thumbnails to create compelling scenes.
• Created compelling and energetic character animation.
• Animator for the pitch development team.

Intern: Nickelodeon Online
MTV Networks, New York, NY / 2007

• Animated screensavers, backgrounds, and ads for Nick.com website.