Chris Gutierrez

Experience & Education

Lead Motion Designer | WMA | 2022-current

Involvement and lead on motion design projects for current and new key accounts including Netflix, Amazon Music, Dolly Parton, and Live Nation. Scheduling of day-to-day requests from dozens of social design retainers, requiring deep knowledge and familiarity of the entire design team's individual skill sets and strengths in order to ensure the best designer for the job. Creation and periodic updating of design induction deck; drawing on institutional knowledge of the design department’s general and technical processes (in addition to its interactions with other departments within the company), which would ensure a smooth onboarding for new hires, both employee and contract.

Senior Digital Designer | WMA | 2021-2022

Lead on key design account Disney Music Group. Ingested design requests and ensured proper briefing/scheduling of projects to myself and our internal design team, quality control, and delivery of said projects to clients. Line management to two designers; facilitated quick daily check-ins and proper weekly calls while drafting quarterly and yearly objectives to ensure consistent creative development.

Digital Designer | WMA | 2021

Expansion of design responsibilities amid a department restructure, involving the creative onboarding of the account Tiko alongside a senior creative designer. Visual world-building was a key responsibility, which included character design, general illustration, single/album covers, and lyric videos, all of which would define the account’s visual identity for years to come.

Social Designer | WMA | 2019 - 2021

Fulfilling digital design requests across dozens of retainers alongside a global team of creatives and social media managers, providing daily deliverables for key clients including Zedd, Republic Records, Universal Music, and Legacy Recordings. Deliverables include static social design and digital admats, photo retouching, long and short-form video edits, title cards, animated lyric cards, animated artwork, GIPHY stickers, and visualizers among other motion-focused content.

Junior Designer/Illustrator | Independent Co. | 2016 - 2018

Created/edited animated material and online/print advertising campaigns for a variety of musical artists. Includes lyric videos, visualizers, album artwork, press images, social banners, promotional videos, pitch decks, onesheets, and posters. Worked in tandem with other designers and illustrators under the supervision of a creative director.

Freelance Motion Designer | Gymonji, LLC | 2016 - 2017

Storyboarded, designed, and animated explainer videos for the Mastrow and MastrowPRO fitness apps. Edited live video footage for promotional material, leading up to the release of the latter.

California Polytechnic State University, Pomona

B.F.A. in Graphic Design

Skills

2D motion design, 3D motion design, 3D modeling & sculpting, image manipulation, retouching, illustration, storyboarding

Project management, line management

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign), Cinema 4D, Redshift, Blender, Procreate

Float, Trello, Google Slides

Inquiries are welcome. If you wish to contact me, you can find my information below. Thank you.

email: chris@null.gallery

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