SENIOR ART DIRECTOR
• Worked with a major telecommunications company to implement and evolve their brand across sports sponsorships.
• Developed contextualized branding campaigns by curating visuals that speak to the fandom of each sports league.
• Created 2D animations for out-of-home activation looping content and in-stadium ribbon board and jumbotron LED screens.
• Designed large format interior and exterior surface designs for pop-up structures central to multi-use spaces such as lounges, bars, give-aways, meet-and-greets, photo opportunities, and broadcast filming.
• Art directed and produced event specific suites of printed graphics including wayfinding signage, tickets, banners, vouchers, and branded apparel.
• Presented creative directions for client review.
• Responsible for the growth and development of a team of designers
• Led a team of multiple designers.
ART DIRECTOR
• Worked closely with Executive Producer and Creative Director to execute current projects and establish new clients.
• Directed, communicated with, and led teams of up to ten senior and junior designers.
• Interfaced with clients: presented pitches, was creative lead on client calls, received and distilled clients’ briefs and feedback.
• Ideated, storyboarded and designed successful pitch decks to clients for branding and animation.
• Augmented presentations with succinct, descriptive and persuasive writing.
• Delivered continuous feedback and critique to designers, keeping project vision consistent and on track for key deliverables.
• Mentored and trained studio interns and junior designers.
DESIGNER / ANIMATOR
• Developed brand systems, key art, and animation sequences for broadcast, live events, advertisements, and branding.
• Storyboarded, mood boarded, concepted, and designed print campaigns and animation sequences.
• Designed and developed logos and brand system for broadcast shows.
• Generated a diverse range of style frames for client proposals.
• Designed, organized and curated pitch decks for delivery and presentation to client.
• Animated and composited 2D and 3D animations.
• Developed lighting, texturing, and modeling of 3D scenes.
• Created efficient and adaptable After Effects animation toolkits.
DESIGN INTERN
• Created 3D animations, textures and lighting scenarios for product digital and print marketing.
• Developed multiple narrative and visual directions of animated spot for a client proposal.
TEACHING ASSISTANT
• Aided instructor of Sequential Design with individual and group critiques.
• Helped students solve creative problems relating to style frame development.
• Aided instructor of Advanced Typography with individual and group critiques.
• Helped students further their concept, sequential logic, and typography.
DESIGN INTERN
• Designed a stationery system, custom typography, key art, a brand manual, digital assets, and logos.
• Refined animations for a broadcast package. Visualized spatial designs for new brand applications.
FREELANCE VISUAL RESEARCHER
• Refined initial visual direction for TV and video game motion projects.
• Assembled moodboards and applied color corrections.
• Collected a library of visual research for specified subjects.
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design with Distinction with a specialization in Motion Design
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Guest speaker and panelist for the ArtCenter motion graphics department.
Presented and answered live questions to audience of +/-100 people.
HONORABLE MENTION
Awarded for styleframes revisualizing the Nightcrawler movie title sequence.
Nine student projects were selected to be featured in the student gallery.
Cinema 4D, Redshift, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Microsoft Office, and Keynote
Figma, Webflow