The studio

Small by design.Close to the work.

A remote-first boutique animation studio built around direct responsibility and experienced production judgment.

Our story

Built on more than two decades of production experience.

20+Years in game production

EXPERIENCE

Patagon Digital was founded by Martin Bartsch after more than two decades working in games and animation. Martin began his career at DigiPen and went on to work with studios across the games industry, including Sierra Entertainment, ArenaNet, and Monolith Productions. His experience spans character animation, cinematics, and camera layout. That experience still shapes how the studio works today: understand the production, communicate clearly, and take responsibility for the result.

FAMILY-OWNED

Martin runs Patagon Digital with his wife, Paulina, who oversees studio operations and supports the team behind the work. Together, they have built a small, hands-on company where artists are supported, expectations stay clear, and decisions do not disappear into layers of management.

REMOTE BY DESIGN

Patagon Digital is based in Puerto Montt, at the northern gateway to Chilean Patagonia. It operates as a remote studio and works primarily with animators in Chile. One of its goals is to connect Chilean talent with game productions around the world, giving local artists the opportunity to build long-term international experience while offering clients a close, capable production team.

SMALL ON PURPOSE

We stay deliberately small. It keeps communication direct, feedback practical, and ownership clear. Clients know who is responsible, artists understand the larger production context, and the work gets the attention it needs from the first brief through final delivery.

Inside the studio

A closer look at Patagon.

Our approach and the relationships that shaped the studio.

How we work

Clear ownership.

We understand what we own, manage it actively, and review it before it reaches the client.

Early communication.

Questions, ambiguity, and production risk are raised while there is still time to respond well.

Shared responsibility.

Independent focus supports the team while respecting the need for client direction.

Work with us

Strong work is always worth seeing.

There are no specific openings at present. Animation and creative artists may still share a concise portfolio or demo reel for future consideration.

contact@patagondigital.com