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Ksania Mariash

Intermediate

I'm a storyboard and 2D animation artist with a passion for storytelling. I have several years of experience working on animation short films and series, specializing in storyboarding and concept art.

Biography

Professional Experience

November 2021 – Present | The Hive Studio

Ongoing collaboration on animated shorts and series.

As the in-house storyboard artist, I helped develop various animation projects from early concept through to public release.

December 2017 – March 2020 | Creation Stage Ltd.

Video Editor

Video editor of viral videos for the company's Facebook pages. The work included content writing, text transcription, and graphic design

Storyboard Artist, Concept Art, Character and Background design, 2D Animation

Video Editor

January 2020 – Present | Freelance Artist

Illustrator, Video Editor, Storyboard Artist, Concept Artist

Projects included illustrations for a science magazine, promotional videos edits, and illustrations for a published tabletop role-playing game book.

 

Notable Projects

July 2024 – October 2024 | Exploring Israel: An UNPACKED Adventure

Educational web series (6 episodes, 6–8 min each), available on YouTube

Lead storyboard artist, animatic editor, additional background design

January 2024 – July 2024 | Crayola - Scribble Scrubbies Season 4

Children's web series (12 episodes, 2:30 min each), available on YouTube

Storyboard artist, animatic editor, matte background painting, 2D SFX animation

July 2023 – November 2023 | Qumran Caves – Israel Nature and Parks Authority

Educational short film (8 min), unreleased

Art director, storyboard artist, animatic editor

March 2023 – June 2023 | under / over - DataDotOrg

Informative video series (3 videos, 6–8 min each), available on YouTube

Art director, storyboard artist, animatic editor

November 2021 – July 2022 | Summer Memories

Children’s animated series (40 episodes, 11 min each), aired on Canada Family Channel

Assistant to the background painting team lead, background painting

Skills

Roles

  • Advanced
  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate

Work Experience

2022 – Present day

2D and storyboard artist

The Hive Studio (Jerusalem, Israel)

Storyboard Artist, Concept Art, Character and Background design, 2D Animation

Ongoing collaboration on animated shorts and series. As the in-house storyboard artist, I helped develop various animation projects from early concept through to public release.

2020 – Present day

Freelance Artist

Freelance (Jeruslaem, Israel)

Illustrator, Video Editor, Storyboard Artist, Concept Artist

I work with various clients and projects. Projects included illustrations for a science magazine, promotional videos edits, character illustrations and storyboards.

2021 – 2022

Background Painter and Layout and BG Lead Assistant

The Hive Studio (Jerusalem, Israel)

Summer Memories

Children’s animated series (40 episodes, 11 min each), aired on Canada Family Channel

I started as a background painter and later on promoted to be the assistant to the background painting team lead, I was responsible for quility check, color bibles and more.

2017 – 2020

Video Editor

Creation Stage Ltd. (Jerusalem, Israel)

Video Editor

I was a video editor of viral videos for the company's Facebook pages. The work included content writing, text transcription, and graphic design.

Education

2013 – 2017

BFA

Bezalel Academy of Art and Design logo Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

3D animation

Screen-Based Arts Department, 3D animation specialization