Claudio Espinar Ruiz

Lead Animator at Tequila Works

Claudio Espinar Ruiz has a diverse work experience in the field of animation.

Claudio started their career in 2011 as an Animator Flash at Pistacchio, where they worked on promotional videos for the website "www.alimentacion.es" of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

In 2012, they worked as a Flash Designer and Animator at Beniwood for a short period.

Later in 2012, they worked at Editrain as a Vocational Training Professor, teaching subjects like 3D modeling, animation, and rendering.

In 2013, they worked briefly as an Animator at Ink Apache and then joined Gameloft as a 3D Character Animator.

In 2015, they joined Mercury Steam as a Character Animator and eventually became the Lead Animator in 2019.

Currently, they are working at Tequila Works as a Senior Character Animator since April 2020.

Claudio Espinar Ruiz completed their education in three different institutions, specializing in animation and graphic design fields. In 1999, they attended the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Jerez, where they obtained a degree in Técnico Superior en diseño gráfico with a focus on Gráfica Publicitaria. Following this, from 2010 to 2011, Claudio attended PSL Pepe School Land, where they studied Animador 3D, focusing on Animacion de personajes 3D. In 2017, Claudio participated in Animsquad's Expert Animation Workshop. Although the field of study for this workshop was not provided, it can be assumed to be related to animation due to the overall education background of Claudio Espinar Ruiz.

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Timeline

  • Lead Animator

    February 1, 2024 - present

  • Senior Character Animator

    April, 2020