Experience
qualifications
Highly skilled and experienced Motion Graphics Designer with 16+ years of success in crafting compelling visuals for cable television, social media, and interactive experiences.
Proven ability to translate complex design systems and user flows into engaging UI/UX animation elements and brand stories for tech companies.
Expertise in 2D (After Effects) and 3D animation (Cinema4D) and a passion for pushing creative boundaries through innovative design solutions.
MOTION GRAPHICS
BRAND DESIGNer
Freelance
2020-Present
Led the full production of complex motion design projects for the stakeholders of high-profile clients like Ticketmaster and Boston Dynamics. The sales presentations for Boston Dynamics, built with 2 partners, ultimately helped to win them a multi-year contract with DHL valued at $15 million.
Created UX focused animations for tech clients like Meta, Google, Xfinity.
Utilized cutting-edge 3D animation (Cinema4D) techniques to create future-focused sales reels, social media campaigns, and NFT animations.
Demonstrated strong technical knowledge by working with complex design systems for projects like Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise, ensuring brand consistency across multiple shows.
SENIOR MOTION GRAPHICS Brand DESIGNER
Marketing Department, Oxygen, NBCUniversal
11/2009-11/2019
Created visually compelling brand animations for 6 rebrands and refreshes for Oxygen’s on-air promos and social media campaigns, leveraging strong typography, design skills, compositing, 3D, and VFX.
Collaborated closely with creative directors and producers/editors to ensure seamless integration and brand alignment.
Crafted the art direction for contrasting styles of show opens, crafting visually distinct concepts for both crime dramas and lighthearted feminine programs. This included presenting compelling proposals, and developing detailed storyboards for the title sequences.
Additionally, I oversaw content capture on shoots, ensuring seamless integration into the final product.
Leveraged user experience (UX) principles to design breakpoints for Oxygen webpages and newsletters, resulting in a 5% increase in open and click-through rates.
Developed series of ongoing social media motion graphics projects within Oxygen, acting as part of a task force that drove viewer engagement through custom marketing campaigns. (link)
Collaborated with emerging media dept to produce a branded “Forensic Detective” AR App for iPhone. Game was listed as top game in app store.
Early brand design motion graphics experience include broadcast cable clients like Oxygen, truTV, MTV, VH1, History Channel, Animal Planet and CBS.
MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER
Freelance
2004-2009
Fundamental experiences in my early career include Curious Pictures, Broadway Video & an internship at the Museum of Modern Art.
Early Experience
2000-2004
Motion Graphics (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator)
3D Animation (Cinema4D)
User Experience (UX) Design
Brand Design & Typography
Social Media Marketing
Augmented Reality (AR)
All Aspects of Broadcast Graphics
Strong Collaboration & Communication
SKILLS
Unreal Engine, Unity, NFTs, saving all my computer glitches, learning French
Interests
NBC Core Talent Lab - Impact and Voice, 2019
Expand my skills in leadership, managing others, making an impact on my team and the right way to tackle difficult conversations
General Assembly - Social Media for Creatives, Jan 2016
Learning best practices for brand marketing on social media platforms
General Assembly - User Experience Design intensive class, 2014
Create detailed personas, user flows, prototyping and user interfaces that are clear
beautiful and provide delight for the user
Continued EDUCATION
Parsons School of Design - 2004
Masters of Fine Arts Degree
Design & Technology program Broadcast Design concentration with additional classes in multimedia, programming, digital interface design which is now called UX Design
Binghamton University - 1999
Bachelors of Arts Degree(s)
Double Major: (Experimental) Cinema Filmmaking and Biology