Todor Hlebarov

Experience

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  Co-founder & Motion Designer2020–present

  Cosmonavt Studio

  I lead animation and motion design at the studio — from concept to final frame, specializing in 2D/3D animation, storyboarding, and visual storytelling that brings brands to life. I set the creative direction, lead teams on larger projects, and build the studio's creative tool stack.

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  Motion Design Instructor2022–2025

  SoftUni Creative

  I taught Adobe After Effects to aspiring animators and motion designers in SoftUni Creative's Fundamentals and Advanced courses — over 4,000 students so far. I built the curriculum and custom teaching materials myself, focusing on giving students a practical, industry-ready skill set from day one.

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  Design Systems & Motion Lead2016–2025

  Lion Heart Ultra

  At Lion Heart Ultra Cross Triathlon, I worked across a 15-edition, decade-long brand partnership (2016–2025), building and owning several of the event's core design systems: Medal system — concept, matrix, and 3D models used for both production moulds and presentation renders; Personalised finisher videos — a custom motion pipeline I built to auto-generate 500 unique videos, delivered within two weeks of race day with zero manual editing per video; T-shirt design system — the process and framework behind the event's apparel; Logo refinement — developed the brand's tattoo-born mark into the identity athletes later tattooed back onto themselves;

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  Motion Graphic Designer2019–2022

  Tech Tour

  I built the visual identity system behind four connected event tracks — Healthtech, Sustainability & Energy, and Growth — plus the Contest Final, the flagship where winners from all 24 of Tech Tour's annual events convene. Each track needed its own distinct look while reading as one coherent system — cover graphics, announcement videos, and a templated winner-reveal video used across every event. I also built a motion graphics system for explainer content used across Tech Tour's work with European startup and investor projects. The Healthtech identity is still in production use today.

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  Product Trainer2017–2019

  Nokia

  I built the internal training curriculum and interactive, gamified learning content used by Nokia teams globally. Drawing on game design principles — progression, feedback loops, reward pacing, alongside my motion design background, I turned dense technical product training into courses that didn't feel like a chore.

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  Animation MentorOct 2016–Jan 2017

  Able Mentor

  I guided a student from Sofia through their first steps into animation — the craft, the industry, and what the day-to-day experience of being an animator is actually like. It was my first time mentoring and teaching in the field.

Skills

Tools

• MotionAfter EffectsBlenderCavalry
• DesignAffinityFigma
• VideoPremiere ProDa Vinci Resolve
• 3DBlender
• IllustrationProcreate
• AIClaudeNano Banana

Clients