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Valeria Santiago

@valeriasantiago

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3D character animator and graphic designer blending animation, branding, and marketing expertise.

Spain

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What I'm looking for

I seek creative roles combining 3D animation and branding within collaborative teams, where I can lead character work and deliver polished production and marketing assets while growing technically.

I am a 3D character animator and graphic designer with a Master in 3D Character Animation and a Bachelor's in Audiovisual Communication, skilled in both 3D and 2D pipelines and brand-focused marketing.

I have produced character animation cycles for indie games, supported student 3D shorts, and led branding, print and merch design for cosmetics projects while managing catalogs and B2B assets. In marketing roles I migrated CRM systems to HubSpot, improved internal processes, and developed campaign assets that reduced administrative workload.

I combine creative storytelling, technical proficiency in Maya, Blender and Adobe Suite, and practical project management to deliver polished animation, brand identities and marketing assets. I thrive in collaborative production environments that value cross-disciplinary skills and clear systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Graphic Designer

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Ariana Palomo

Oct 2024 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Developed branding, logos, labels and print/merch designs for cosmetics lines and events; created catalogue system and managed multi-year project presentations, calendars and budgets to streamline B2B sales.

Branding Print Design Adobe Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Catalog Manager Excel Project Management

3D Animator

Indie Production

Jun 2025 - Jul 2025 (1 month)

Produced character walking and running cycles for an indie game project to specification and animation pipeline requirements.

Autodesk Maya 3D Animation Rigging Blender Unreal Engine

Podcast Producer

Reinventando Reglas

Sep 2024 - Apr 2025 (7 months)

Recorded, edited and post-produced podcast episodes while leading brand, logo and sound design and producing social media copy and graphics to grow show presence.

Audio Editing DaVinci Resolve OBS Sound Design Brand Development Graphic Design Copywriting

Marketing Assistant

Unbound Inbound

Aug 2023 - Mar 2024 (7 months)

Planned and executed HubSpot migrations and website adaptations, cleaned CRM data and implemented workflows while developing assets and copy for three seasonal campaigns.

HubSpot Website Adaptation Marketing Strategy Copywriting Campaign Planning ClickUp

Marketing Associate

Unbound Inbound

Jun 2022 - Apr 2023 (10 months)

Led project development and marketing strategy for clients; implemented HubSpot and ClickUp systems that reduced administrative tasks by ~20% and produced storyboards and motion graphic content.

Marketing Strategy HubSpot ClickUp Storyboarding Motion Graphics Project Management Productivity Improvement

Marketing Intern

Unbound Inbound

Mar 2022 - Jun 2022 (3 months)

Created content, planned campaigns and designed graphics for social media to support client engagement and brand presence.

Content Creation Social Media Design Graphic Design Adobe Photoshop Canva Campaign Planning

3D Animation Tutor

Independent

Sep 2021 - Feb 2022 (5 months)

Supported student development of a 3D animated short in Maya through instruction on animation principles and pipeline best practices.

Autodesk Maya 3D Animation Teaching Animation Principles Rigging

3D Modeler

Antaruxa

Feb 2020 - Mar 2020 (1 month)

Built 3D models for production pipelines during a short-term internship, contributing assets for animation and VFX projects.

3D Modeling Autodesk Maya Blender Asset creation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Animum Creativity Advanced School

Master in 3D Character Animation, 3D Character Animation

2022 - 2024

Completed a Master's program focused on 3D character animation with practical training in character rigging, animation principles, and pipeline workflows.