Ian Abando

Product Manager

Los Angeles, California, United States14 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Experienced director in animated series and films.
  • Strong background in storyboarding and visual development.
  • Proven track record with major animation studios.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Director and Storyboard Artist in the Animation industry.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

DirectionStoryboarding

Other Skills

Concept DevelopmentVisual DevelopmentIllustrationFeature FilmsCommercialsPhotoshopAnimationConcept DesignDrawingAdobe PhotoshopFilmIllustratorCharacter Animation

About

Ian Abando is a Los Angeles based illustrator & writer working in the film/TV & animation industry.

Experience

14 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 3 mos
Average Tenure
7 mos
Current Experience

Annapurna

Storyboard Artist

Oct 2025 – Present · 7 mos

Skybound entertainment

Director

Mar 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid

  • Invincible (season 4 & 5)
Direction

Sony pictures animation

Storyboard Artist

Jan 2024 – Mar 2024 · 2 mos

  • Beyond the Spiderverse

Warner bros. animation

Storyboard Artist

Jul 2023 – Jan 2024 · 6 mos

  • Development

Netflix

Storyboard Artist

Jun 2023 – Sep 2023 · 3 mos

  • Development

Skybound entertainment

Director

Feb 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid

  • - Invincible (season 2 & 3)
Direction

Netflix

Director

Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs · Hollywood

  • 'my DAD the bountyhunter' (director)
  • 'Blue Eye Samurai' (storyboard)
  • 'Inside Job' (storyboard)
Direction

Warner bros. entertainment

Freelance Character Designer

Nov 2018 – Nov 2018 · 0 mo

  • - gremlins: secrets of the mogwai

Artcenter college of design

Adjunct Professor, Storyboarding

Sep 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • created a 14 week intermediate storyboarding program where we cover:
  • the fundamentals of act structure & idea generation (writing)
  • basic cinematography & filmmaking principles (storyboarding)
  • studio pipeline/day-in-the-life of a working artist & industry politics (career/network)
  • student portfolio at the end of the course:
  • completed sketchbook of gesture/observational drawings
  • film studies w/annotations and notes
  • 'idea' notebook
  • 2 sequences storyboarded from assigned script pages
  • 1 original story written and storyboarded

Warner animation group

Freelance Storyboard Artist

Aug 2018 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • super pets
  • development

Blue sky studios

Freelance Storyboard Artist

Apr 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • spies in disguise
  • nimona

Locksmith animation

Freelance Storyboard Artist

Jan 2018 – Oct 2018 · 9 mos · London, United Kingdom

  • -ron’s gone wrong

Sony pictures animation

Storyboard Artist

Aug 2016 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • man's best friend (development)
  • development artist/writer

Illumination entertainment

Storyboard Artist

Aug 2016 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • secret life of pets 2
  • despicable me 3
  • how the grinch stole christmas
  • minions 2
  • secret life of pets(ride/ theme park design)

Marvel studios

Freelance Storyboard Artist

Oct 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • -spider-man (season 1)

Dreamworks animation

Storyboard Artist

Feb 2013 – Jun 2017 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • everest (directed by Jill Culton)
  • penguins of madagascar
  • croods 2 (shelved)
  • captain underpants
  • boss baby
  • trolls
  • boss baby TV (freelance)

Sony pictures animation

Storyboard Artist

Jan 2013 – Feb 2013 · 1 mo

  • -cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2

Disney television animation

Character Designer

Apr 2012 – Jul 2012 · 3 mos

  • -gravity falls (season 1)

Illumination entertainment

Storyboard Artist

Nov 2011 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • despicable me 2
  • minions

Brand new school

Concept Artist

Oct 2011 – Jan 2012 · 3 mos

  • designs for Old Navy "Funnovations" Campaign
  • pitch boards of "citrix" Campaign

Laika entertainment

Storyboard Artist

Sep 2011 – Sep 2011 · 0 mo

  • boxtrolls

Laika

Concept Artist

Jun 2011 – Sep 2011 · 3 mos

  • conceptual/story work for commercials:
  • Honda
  • SPAM
  • Toys R Us
  • Orville Redenbacher Popcorn

Nickelodeon animation studios

Prop Designer

May 2011 – Aug 2011 · 3 mos

  • Penguins of Madagascar

The jim henson company

Character Designer

May 2011 – Jun 2011 · 1 mo

  • 'Sid the Science Kid' Feature Film

Education

ArtCenter College of Design

BFA — Illustration

Jan 2006 – Jan 2011

Orange Coast College

BFA — Illustration; Entertainment Art and Design; Fine Art Illustration

Jan 2005 – Jan 2006

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