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The hype introductory video to Symetra's 2024 National Sales Meeting conference, this video explores marrying kinetic typography and footage.

Sometimes you gotta take your frustration out, y'know? Exploring mixed media animation with lifelike character animation.

Mixed media collage assets, a walk cycle, and a fair bit of scripting help from ChatGPT (check my case studies) lead to this favorite of mine.

Working with Ravie and the team at Dash, I created this conference ident that played over the three days of Dash Bash.

Assurance's agent recruitment team needed to make a high-energy video describing the perks of becoming a Life Insurance Sales Agent. I got into a Zoom call with some agents to record B-roll and note their experiences. From there, I got to work in structuring the video and finding stock assets to fill out the video. Our team was really excited about the final result, and it's been shared on our LinkedIn page with over 1,100 views. Storyboard, design, sound design, editing, and animations all done by me.

In this Instagram story ad for Sirius XM, I was looking to highlight the variety of music genres that Sirius XM offers. This motion-blur-heavy, upbeat video proved to be thumbstopping while informative. Concept and brand elements provided by client. Design, sound design, and animation done by me.

This was a spec piece I created for a Seattle-based architecture firm. In this short stinger, I was looking to emphasize the collective nature of their work. Individual actions build and collaboration leads to building something beautiful. Concept, design, and animation (and hand modeling) were done by me.

This explainer video for Papa Johns was used to demonstrate the different branches within the Internal Communications department. The audience of this project is new hires introduced to Papa Johns corporate. Voiceover, script, and iconography provided by client. Design and animation done by me.