Taaneya Balaji is an animation and art director from Bangalore, India. Having worked at larger creative firms for much of her career, and combining her love for film, animation & design, Taaneya has consistently pushed her craft to create emotive, unexpected work that has helped elevate brands and their stories. ​Taaneya is known by her colleagues and collaborators for her ability to see the spark of potential in everyone and everything, paired with creative strategy, technique and the ability to see see things not as they are but as they could be. ​With every project, she offers full-service creative capabilities, unexpected techniques, exceptional strategy, and a signature multidisciplinary style that raises the bar.

Taaneya Balaji

Taaneya Balaji is an animation and art director from Bangalore, India. Having worked at larger creative firms for much of her career, and combining her love for film, animation & design, Taaneya has consistently pushed her craft to create emotive, unexpected work that has helped elevate brands and their stories. ​Taaneya is known by her colleagues and collaborators for her ability to see the spark of potential in everyone and everything, paired with creative strategy, technique and the ability to see see things not as they are but as they could be. ​With every project, she offers full-service creative capabilities, unexpected techniques, exceptional strategy, and a signature multidisciplinary style that raises the bar.

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Taaneya Balaji is an animation and art director from Bangalore, India.

Having worked at larger creative firms for much of her career, and combining her love for film, animation & design, Taaneya has consistently pushed her craft to create emotive, unexpected work that has helped elevate brands and their stories.

​Taaneya is known by her colleagues and collaborators for her ability to see the spark of potential in everyone and everything, paired with creative strategy, technique and the ability to see see things not as they are but as they could be.

​With every project, she offers full-service creative capabilities, unexpected techniques, exceptional strategy, and a signature multidisciplinary style that raises the bar.

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Skills

2D
2D Animation
Ad
Adobe After Effects
An
Animation
Co
Collage Illustration
Co
Corporate Video
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Experience Level

2D Animation
Expert
Adobe After Effects
Expert
Animation
Expert
Collage Illustration
Expert
Corporate Video
Expert
Explainer Video
Expert
Infographic
Expert
Logo
Expert
Motion Graphic
Expert
Music Video
Expert
Promo Video
Expert
Rotoscope
Expert
Stop Motion
Expert
Whiteboard Video
Expert
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Language

Education

Bachelor of Design at Symbiosis Institute of Design
June 12, 2008 - May 25, 2012
Master of Fine Arts at Savannah College of Art & Design
September 13, 2013 - May 6, 2016

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail
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