curriculum vitae / resumé

experience

September 2010 - current
Motion graphics designer
Currently employed full-time creating motion graphics for online training videos and documentaries.

April 2010 - September 2010
Freelance editor / motion graphics designer
Relocated to USA (with permanent resident status/work permit). Working freelance on motion graphics for TV commercials, corporate videos and graphic design for web and print.

October 2003 - April 2010
Freelance editor / motion graphics designer
Worked for UK clients including Channel 4 TV, Delicious Edit, Locomotion
Motion graphics & editing for TV commercials, corporate videos and test commercials and graphic design for print.

March 1994 - September 2003
Senior editor / motion graphics designer
Locomotion, Soho, London, UK
Assisted in the set up of this post production facility, before my rapid promotion to senior editor. I edited and created motion graphics for TV commercials, test commercials, pop promos, TV idents and title sequences. Much of the work was completed within tight budgets and very short deadlines. Clients included ITV, MTV, Sky and most of the major London advertising agencies (DDB, Grey, Euro RSCG, DMB&B, Saatchi, AMV, BBH and many others). Helped grow the company to a full service post production house.

February 1993 - February 1994
Graphic design & image retouching
Storyboards Ltd, Soho, London, UK
Used Photoshop to retouch and manipulate hand drawn illustrations for an illustration agency.

November 1992 - January 1993
Graphics & animation
Bushell & Bone Advertising, Newcastle, UK
3D modelling and animation for corporate videos. Photoshop retouching and Quark XPress page layouts for press advertising.

April 1992 - October 1992
Computer aided design
Bott Ltd, Leicestershire, UK
Industrial installation design using AutoCAD. Produced 3D presentation drawings and wrote custom modules for AutoCAD to automate much of the design/costing process.

I have in-depth knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Illustrator, DVD Studio Pro and Adobe InDesign. I have also completed a few 3D projects using Maya and Cinema 4D.