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Senior Motion Designer & 3D Artist
- Expert Animator — Instinctual implementation of animation principles, in order to set tone, create tension, and guide the audience’s attention.
- 3D Generalist — Comfortable working on all aspects of a 3D project: Concept, Modeling, Texturing, Animation, Lighting, Particles, Pyro, Rendering
- VFX + Compositing — Able to add post effects to footage, seamlessly compositing additional passes, and modifying footage in order to sell a shot.
- Technical Artist — Inclined to build projects procedurally, in a way that is easy to animate, and parametric so that assets can easily be adjusted later in production.
Tools & Skills
Tools:
After Effects, Figma, Cinema 4D (Redshift, Octane, XP), Blender, ZBrush, Unreal, Substance Painter, Marvelous, Rive
Skills:
Pre-Production / Conception / Story-Telling, 2D/3D Animation, 3D, Graphic Design, Art Direction, File Etiquette, Technical Direction, Project Management, Sound Design,
Relevant work experience
Nov 2020 — Sept 2023
Remote
eFuse facilitates competition in Esports, by hosting tournaments and building digital products for the gaming community. The scope of my work at eFuse has varied widely… From supporting product marketing initiatives with landing page animations & social ads — to building 3D broadcast packages for gaming tournaments.
Senior Motion Designer - eFuse
- Ideate, plan, and create short-form content and ads that support social and marketing campaigns internally, and for external clients.
- Design and animate broadcast packages, and supporting marketing assets for live events.
- Develop a system for building, labeling, and documenting Essential Graphics Templates (MOGRTs), so teammates can utilize lower thirds and other animated assets without interrupting deep work sessions.
- Create web animations using After Effects & Lottie, work with engineers to ensure compatibility and accessibility across all devices and browsers
- Work in a fast paced environment across multiple projects at the time with varying scopes in any art style.
2016 — Present
Notable clients: Spiffy.LA, FaZe
Freelance Motion Designer
- Work directly with clients to create broadcast packages, ads, and animations in order to tell a story, advertise a product, or increase their brand recognition.
- Research, develop, and pitch pre-production elements like mood-boards, scripts, and storyboards, to secure gigs and sell clients on an idea.
- Develop efficient, flexible, and consistent solutions for animated assets in the form of Motion Graphics Templates (MOGRTs)
- Create motion graphics for LED walls, arena screens, and fog displays, in order to help Esports teams fulfil brand deals, and increase audience engagement during tournaments.
Interests
Product Design, Content Creation, Gaming, Technology, Humans, History
About me
Animator and 3D artist since middle school. I’ve always been interested in story-telling, tech, and video games. My core belief is that with the internet, any problem is solvable.