Art Director and Motion Designer based in Connecticut.

A creative storyteller with a thirst for art, design, and animation. Possessing over 10 years of professional experience in Animation, Graphic Design, and Television Production.

Graduated from Pratt Institute with a B.F.A. in Digital Arts and a Minor in Art History.

Qualifications

Art Direction | Creative Management | Visual Storytelling | Animation for Broadcast and Digital | Graphic Design for Broadcast, Digital, and Print | Title Sequences and Show Packaging | Branding | Typography | Marketing and Promos | Out-of-Home Advertising Campaigns | Video Editing

Experience

Charter Communications | Stamford, CT | Art Director | 2021-Present

  • Lead animation and graphic design for Marketing & Creative Strategy by pushing innovative creative based on current and emerging design trends while maintaining brand awareness across digital, out-of-home, and internal headquarter lobby panel screens.

  • Work closely with internal team members - writers, editors, designers, creative directors - as well as outside agencies to produce high quality spots and advertising campaigns for Spectrum Mobile and Internet (Residential and Business), Spectrum Originals, Spectrum Enterprise, and Government Affairs.

  • Manage Charter’s headquarter’s internal 6k lobby panel screens - including developing unique creative, testing, uploading, and scheduling.

WWE | Stamford, CT | Motion Designer | 2019-2021

  • Designed and animated unique show packages and promos for WWE’s Advanced Media Group while maintaining brand identity and aesthetic.

  • Collaborated with other graphic and motion designers, producers, and editors to create logos, opens, bugs, lower thirds, nameplates, snipes, transitions, interstitials, promos, and other show package elements for WWE’s Originals, Documentaries, podcasts, and digital content.

  • Led design and animation on a number of projects while reporting directly to the Senior Motion Art Director and acting as a proxy in their absence.

NBC Sports | Stamford, CT | Motion Designer | 2015-2019

  • Designed and animated promo and social graphics for NBCSN’s Promotional Design Department, Marketing as well as show packages for the Regional Sport Network team.

  • Collaborated with other graphic and motion designers, producers, and editors to conceptualize and execute unique graphics for TV promos and social media for a number of different sports and brands, including: Premier League, NHL, F1, Tour De France, Olympics, and more.

  • Worked with the Regional Sport Network team to create show package elements for NBCS Regional Networks’ Team Central, NBCS Northwest’s The Bridge, and NBCSN’s Rocket League Universal Open.

  • Led motion design on promos and social media content for properties such as Premier League, Thursday Night Overdrive, and NBC Sports Gold.

American Red Cross | Fairfax, VA | Motion Designer | 2014-2015

  • Designed and animated two spots (National Preparedness Month and Youth Preparedness Week) for the American Red Cross NCR.

  • Designed, illustrated, and animated unique characters and graphics based off scripts provided by the team working on the two spots.

  • Both videos have been featured on the ARC NCR website and have been instrumental in an action-based, nation-wide campaign to increase emergency preparedness and resilience.

Tidal Wave Solutions | Gaithersburg, MD | Motion Designer, Editor | 2010-2011

  • Worked with a team to develop the PeanutButter™ Language Learning Solutions Urdu software package.

  • Animated and composited characters and graphics used throughout portions of the video-based software.

  • Logged and edited standard/HD video footage for compositing.

  • Worked with voice-over actors to record and mix audio in both English and Urdu.

  • Exported final package for a variety of formats (DVD, desktop, web, and mobile devices).

Education

B.F.A. in Digital Arts and a Minor in Art History | Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY | May 2010

Software Proficiency

  • Adobe suite (After Effects, Animate, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere, Audition)

  • Cinema4D

  • Final Cut Pro

  • Aseprite

  • Plotaverse

  • Topaz suite (DeNoise AI, Gigapixel AI, Sharpen AI, Video Enhance AI)

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