About,




Hey, I’m Ester Dus.
Freelance Director and Motion Designer based in Barcelona.


After five years working in an animation studio as Director & Motion Designer (Device), and four years as an Art Director in advertising (Rosebud), I’ve taken the leap into freelance life.

_What I do


I can move across different parts of the process depending on the project needs.

As a director, I like coming in when a project is still a bit messy. When there’s a brief, some references, a client expectation, maybe too many ideas, but not yet a clear route. That’s where I can help shape the concept, tone, narrative.

As a motion designer bringing characters, branding or campaign assets into motion, guiding the eye and setting the tone.

my roles


Direction
Motion Design
Compositing
Art Direction



_What I’ve learned so far

(1) From studio life


Over the past five years, I’ve directed projects, led animation teams and although my background is in motion graphics, most of the projects I directed were 2D cel animation pieces. That gave me a broader way of thinking about movement, not only as design in motion.

(2) From advertising


Advertising gave me structure and strategic instinct. It taught me how to read between the lines, understand what a client is actually asking for, and keep a concept alive when production limits or feedback start pulling it in different directions.




_What I like doing

(1) With clients


I’m especially drawn to projects where aesthetics are part of the core idea, where design and motion are aligned. That can be a film, a loopy character, a campaign, a title sequence (please), a visual system or an animated branding project.

(2) On my own


I like to explore the duality between fragility and strength through loops. I love to balance simplicity with complexity, and my work in motion features handcrafted details that blend analog and digital.



_Experience


(1) Animation & Advertising


Freelance 
Director and Motion Designer
Device 2021 to 2026
Director and Motion Designer
Rosebud 2017 — 2021
Art Director and Motion Designer

(2) Teaching


Head Coach & Art Direction Teacher 2025 to Present
Brother AD School Barcelona

Masterclass: Directing Animation Projects 2026
ESDesign

(3) talks


CIC Fest 2025
Latent Festival 2024


Education


Escola Lateral 2019
Speculative Graphic Design (Course)

School of Motion 2016 — 2017
Motion Graphics (Bootcamp)

Universitat Politècnica de València 2012 — 2016
Audiovisual Communication (Degree)

IES Henri Matisse 2010 — 2012  
Audiovisual Filmmaking (Higher Education)

Website last updated May 2026


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Brands-to-life


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