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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.

Showreel of my work from 2021-2022. Every piece was ideated, designed, and animated by me.

Assurance's Sales Platform gives individual agents a dashboard from which they can access sales prospects. I wanted to highlight the dashboard in a quick, simple video to be placed on YouTube. Being able to skip YouTube videos is amazing for users, but presents interesting challenges as advertisers. I'm glad I was able to front-load the value props in an attention-grabbing way. Concept, design, and animation done by me.

This was a short weekend piece inspired by my experience of eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Design and animation done by me.

For this in-feed TikTok ad for Waitrose, I was given the instruction to keep the content as native and close to UGC as possible. Using TikTok-inspired text elements alongside Waitrose's typefaces, I was able to blend the brand into TikTok channels without disrupting the audience experience. Concept and footage provided by client, video editing and design done by me.