Omar Momani

Sports creative director, animator and illustrator with 20+ years of experience creating football-led visual storytelling for global digital audiences. Built a 4M+ social audience and produced high-engagement cartoons and animated shorts reaching millions of viewers. Collaborations include Bleacher Report, Goal, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and FOX Sports, with end-to-end experience from concept and storyboarding through animation, editing and publishing.

Founder | Sports Creative Director | Animator & Illustrator at Independent Creative Studio (2005-01 – Present)

• Create original sports cartoons, animated shorts and social-first visual stories for a global football audience.
• Develop timely concepts around football news, players, clubs, competitions and major sporting events.
• Built and grew a 4M+ audience; produced high-performing content that has reached millions of viewers.
• Lead projects from concept development and storyboarding through illustration, animation, editing and final publishing.
• Collaborate directly with international sports media companies, brands and organizations on commissioned content and campaigns.

Freelance Animator at Bleacher Report (2024-01 – Present)

• Produce humorous animated football content for Bleacher Report's social media platforms.
• Turn current European football stories and trends into concise, social-first visual narratives.

Cartoonist & Animator at Goal (2010-09 – 2025-01)

• Created editorial cartoons and animated content covering major stories across world football.
• Translated football news, rivalries, personalities and events into timely, shareable visual storytelling.

Cartoonist & Animator at DFL Digital Sports GmbH — Bundesliga (2018-01 – 2021-12)

Created original weekly animated cartoons for Bundesliga social media channels and international fans.

Cartoonist & Animator at FOX Sports (2021-04 – 2021-09)

Produced editorial cartoons covering Asian football, Formula 1, tennis and MotoGP, guided by current sports trends.

Creative Producer at Tamatem Games (2022-07 – 2023-11)

• Developed creative campaigns and regionally tailored digital content for gaming audiences in the Saudi market.

Senior Animator at Queen Rania Foundation / Edraak (2017-06 – 2022-07)

• Designed and produced animation and storyboards for large-scale digital education programs and MOOCs.
• Coordinated production workflows and supported the visual and technical quality of animated educational content.

Digital Marketing & Social Media Specialist at Royal Film Commission — Jordan (2015-08 – 2017-05)

• Managed digital and social media content, website/SEO, video interviews, media monitoring and emerging platform research.

Animation Team Leader at Crazy Piranha Entertainment (2007-01 – 2012-05)

• Led the animation team on Shaabiat Al Cartoon, managing workflows, production timelines and character-animation quality.

Animator & Cartoonist at Abu Mahjoob Creative Productions (2005-05 – 2006-12)

• Worked on animated TV productions and participated with the Abu Mahjoob series at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2006.

Diploma in Digital Marketing & Social Media – German Jordanian University (2016)

B.A. in Computer Science – Philadelphia University (2005)