Eugene Weiss

Head of Animation & Creative director

About me

Capabilities:

  • Creative Direction

  • Visual Systems & Art Direction

  • Motion Strategy & 3D

  • Team Scaling & Leadership

  • Creative Production & DesignOps

  • Pipeline Automation

My background

I lead creative and animation teams with a product-driven mindset with clear metrics, real ownership, and processes that scale without breaking quality. Over 7 years Ive grown from animator to running a department end-to-end: hiring, mentoring, P&L, B2B partnerships, production pipelines, stakeholder management, and C-level collaboration. Built the animation department from scratch to 14 direct reports; at peak 20+ people across animation, design, and illustration under my creative direction.

My approach

I believe that in any business, people always come first. I prefer transparent processes and lead by example through active hands-on involvement a leader belongs on stage, not behind it. I take full ownership, especially in uncertain conditions: when theres no clear playbook, I move fast, make decisions, and delegate to the right people based on their level of ownership. I build systems and automation that free people to focus on work that inspires them, while staying close to industry trends often anticipating where things are heading before they get there.

Honor & Awards

  • Lottie Squad Member LottieFiles (Recognized among top international motion designers)

  • Video of the Day Motion Design Awards for short film "Unit" (2026)

  • Dumbo Film Festival Semi-Finalist Short film "Unit" (2026)

Career

(2021 - 2026) Head of Animation & Creative Director at Icons8 LLC

(2025 - 2026) Studio Lead | Product Owner at VisualPharm

(2022 - 2025) Lottie animator at Telegram & VK

(2018 - 2022) Freelance Motion Graphic Designer