Diana Polonskaya
Motion designer and head of the animation team at Foxford Online School’s video production department. I help students develop and build careers in the animation industry

How I Can Be Helpful
  • How to get into the animation industry
    I help ensure a smooth and successful transition to a new position
  • How to build a portfolio and write a resume
    I assist in preparing portfolios and resumes that attract HR and clients' attention
  • Creating a platform for an animation project
    I help develop the product and build the process from idea to implementation
  • Feedback
    I provide advice on specific questions or project workflows

Experience
2025
Animation Team Lead at Foxford.
Process development, adaptation to AI, team training and growth
2024
Animation Team Lead at Foxford.
Creating a website for an animation group. Training video production staff on creating animation projects. Systematizing new employee onboarding.
2023
Animation Team Lead at Foxford.
Creating a podcast about leaders
2022
Animation Team Lead at Foxford.
Adaptation of a new group in video production
2021
Starting as a manager at Foxford. Team building, interviewing, and developing an animation project pipeline.
2020
Freelance work, blogging, and creating a course on video editing on a phone
с 2015 по 2020
Working as a motion designer, both full-time and freelance

Tools

Personal Projects
TikTok vlog.
12,000 subscribers at peak. Inactive since 2020.
OPEN
A personal course on editing and creating video effects on your phone. A website for the course, targeted advertising, and sales through social media.
OPEN
Conversations with executives and employees on the topic of managing subordinates in a corporate environment. I personally shaped the brand, selected topics and guests, edited, hosted, and promoted.
OPEN
A personal channel with advice and insights on team management.
OPEN

Professional Activities
Animation Team Lead at Foxford Online School. I develop visual concepts for advertising, educational, informational, presentation videos, and animation projects. I organize animation and graphics production. I manage the team’s workload. I create frameworks for solving non-standard problems. I facilitate collaboration between various departments within the company. I oversee the quality of completed projects.
Building a team from scratch
Over 20 interviews have been conducted. The team currently consists of 9 full-time specialists
Education system
A plan for learning motion design fromscratch has been developed
Building processes
A pipeline for creating animation projects has been developed
The first animation project at Foxford. A structure for developing illustrations, storyboards, and animation was established. A dedicated animation team was assembled for the project.
OPEN
Website for animators
All information about the principles and features of working in the animation group, as well as the company’s internal knowledge base
Onboarding system
A system for smoothly immersing the team in work has been developed


Showreels of Foxford online school’s video production

2024

2023

2022


Contacts:
+7 983 381 75 17
dianapo51195@gmail.com
Diana
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