Founded the studio in 2019 after seven years at a London commercial house. Directs every brand film. Drinks too much coffee, draws on real paper.
Lead character animator. Started in stop-motion — you can tell. Joined Year One. Specialises in walks, takes, and the kind of subtle facial expressions briefs never describe.
Shape animation, kinetic type, and most of our SaaS work. Ran the Postmark loop pack and the Bracket brand film. Builds her own After Effects rigs.
The reason projects ship on time. Fields client feedback, schedules the team, manages voiceover casts, sound, and music licensing. The first call you'll have on any new project.
Every cycle starts on paper or a Cintiq. We rig in After Effects only after the drawing is alive. Templates & AI tools live nowhere in our pipeline.
One person on your side approves. We will not run feedback by committee — it makes the work worse and the timelines longer. We ask for this on day one.
From animation week one onward, you get a short WIP each work day. No surprises at delivery. You can flag anything any day — written or on a 15-minute call.
You own the source files. Always. After Effects projects, Illustrator art, audio stems — delivered alongside the master, no extra fee, no licensing pressure later.
3+ years cel animation. Strong character work. Comfortable with TVPaint, Toon Boom, or AE+RoughAnimator. Lisbon or remote (CET ±2).
5+ years AE + shape animation + kinetic type. SaaS & B2B portfolio. Lead 1–2 projects at a time. Lisbon hybrid preferred.