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JOSÉ PONCE DE LEÓN
2D Animator, Illustrator, Video Editor and
Graphic Designer
ABOUT ME
I was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on February 18, 1993, into a Uruguayan-Lithuanian family. I studied graphic design, 2D animation, video editing, and illustration. I have worked freelance for brands, and national and international marketing agencies (Uruguay, Mexico, and the United States), as well as for Uruguayan media and audiovisual production companies. I have worked on uruguayan technology projects developing educational platforms for children, and last year I won first prize at the 12th Detour Film Festival with the series "El cuarto en Discordia," scripted and animated by me.
I speak fluently in Spanish, English (with courses taken at Hampstead School of English, London, United Kingdom), Portuguese, and Italian, so languages are no barrier for me. I am a proactive, creative, detail-oriented person, and above all, responsible and dedicated to my work. One of my greatest qualities is commitment, and I truly enjoy teamwork. SKILLS
Toon Boom Harmony
Adobe Photoshop
After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Other softwares
EDUCATION
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE FORMACIÓN PROFESIONAL (2011 - 2014)
Graphic Design (Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator) and Web Design
CIRCULO INFORMÁTICO DEL URUGUAY (2014 - 2017)
Advanced studies in computer science
INSTITUTO BIOS (2017 - 2019)
Graphic Design and Digital Illustration
INSTITUTO ECU (2017 - 2019)
3D Animation (Blender)
LANGUAGES
Spanish
English
Portuguese
Italian
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instagram.com/coleon.art
DOMESTIKA (2019 - 2022)
2D animation and motion graphics (Adobe Premiere
and Toon Boom Harmony)
UDEMY (2023)
Advanced 2D animation (Toon Boom Harmony)
WORK EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE WORK (2011 - 2024)
MUNDO PDLM S.A.S., SEJUACO S.R.L., IKE S.R.L. ( 2013 - 2020) Graphic Designer and video editor.
In 2021 I made the 2D animated presentation of the most listened streaming show in Uruguay: "La Mesa de los Galanes" (Radio Del Sol 99.5), and I also produced video clips of some popular musicians from Uruguay and Argentina. ACMA Marketing, México (2023)
Graphic Designer, Video Editor, 2D Animator
ReciclaTEC (2024)
I joined as a 2D Animator the interdisciplinary team selected by the Ibero- American Secretary for Development within the framework of the Citizen Innovation Laboratory (LABIC), where together with colleagues From Colombia, Argentina, Peru and Uruguay, we developed an animated and gamified educational web platform for recycling technological waste
(www.reciclatec.edu.uy), which will be included in the public education program aimed at all children in Uruguay.
Cuattro Marketing, Texas, United States (2024)
2D Animator, Video Editor of “Border Leaders Podcast”, Graphic Designer.
“EL CUARTO EN DISCORDIA”, 2D Animated Series (2024) I produced, wrote the script and animated the series that won the award for best series project at the 12th edition of the New Film Festival of Uruguay
(www.detour.uy)