Motion Design Reel

Selections from my motion work over the last few years. This reel reflects my original work in animation and design apart from some logos and elements as noted.

• Client-Provided Logos (0.04, 0.07, 0.10):
Vision22, CSX/Santa Train, Appalachian Power, Food City, Kingsport Chamber.

• Licensed Vector Stock Resources (0:16, 0:40):
SF Map, Houses on a Hill (Getty Images)

CSX Santa Train

An annual charitable event seeking to improve its promotional reach and effectiveness among attendees and donors. In addition to static posts on Instagram and Facebook, thirteen short animated videos were added for the annual social media campaign for the 2025 Santa Train.

instagram.com/csxsantatrain

  • My Work Included visual concept planning, sketching, storyboarding‍ animation, creating/preparing elements (Illustrator/Photoshop), animation work (After Effects), and exporting video files for the series of facebook and instagram posts. *Music included on the Merry Christmas video (posted 12/25/2025).

    List of Deliverables (13 Videos)

    • Announcement
    • Safety Saturdays
    • Route Map
    • Calendar Countdowns (4)
    • Event Sponsor Thanks (3)
    • Holiday Greetings (3)

    Resources provided include the CSX logo, Santa Train logos and icons, and a campaign style guide. Guidelines for each video were defined by a given theme or communication goal and (when available) a previous year’s static post as a sample.

    I was not responsible for managing social accounts or for final compositing with footage or audio/sound prior to posting for the *majority of the videos.

Vision Conference

Motion elements used in promotional pieces and on-site AV production for an annual conference for international students. Each year’s event often uses a distinct visual style (color palette and visual elements) reflective of the varying host city/region. The project requires a balance of visual brand continuity in the logo’s motion design and also versatility for use in promo videos with themes ranging from fun and exciting to serious or contemplative content.

    • Stakeholder/Client: Adam Smith, Bridges International

    • The motion work is an extension of conference visual design by Adam Smith (elements, branding/style guide)

    • See my Vimeo Showcase for more Vision motion samples

    My work included preparation and/or re-creation of source design elements for use with motion as well as all phases of motion video production for the logo reveal, format variations, and additional deliverables.

    Vision 22 Motion Deliverables:

    Primary logo reveal/tag (shown here) + a simplified logotag

    Logo reveal variant: website, conference details, and registration info

    Looping logo gif. for use in social media and other communication.

    looping ambiance bumper (on-site projection/display)

    Conference speaker intro videos (on-site)

“I remember showing your work to people. It made me so excited to join the team!”
— Emily DeRuiter, Copywriter/Videographer, Creative One Media

Honor Restored Training Series

Animation demonstrating the use of the Honor Restored conversation guide.

The project aimed to engage the viewer’s attention and interest by illustrating the concepts, stories, quoted text, and the technical instructions from pre-produced audio narration. One challenge was translating the style of the source illustration to a range of different video topics (and stories/imagery) while maintaining visual consistency between the eight segments.

This was the assignment that initiated my love of animation work. The scope of the project pushed me to advance my competency in animation concepts, After Effects workflow practices, and features like expressions and the graph editor.

Final production collection: vimeo.com/showcase/honor-restored

    • Stakeholder/Client: Bridges International

    • Planning, direction, audio and voiceover coordination: Zack Russell

    • Initial storyboarding and illustration collaboration: David Eng

    • Original design for the printed Honor Restored tool: Allison Walsh

    My Work
    Visual conceptualization and storyboarding (~50%)
    All animation and video composition (prior to final assembly with music tracks.)
    App interface footage (iOS and Android)
    Additional artwork (~80%) and the adaptation of initial illustrations for motion.

“...your work is great. I love the way you animate in After Effects. Thanks also for leading the Resource Team.”
— Tim Niegocki - Senior Videographer, Cru

San Francisco Vision Dinner

Video intro for a regional gathering for donors (and broadcast to virtual attendees.) The piece highlights ministry stats and scope among the Cru movements of San Francisco area Colleges and Universities. Though the stakeholders’ request was for a motion graphic illustration of a vision statement and a few statistics, through the offering of a few suggestions, I found there was value in using this initial spot in the meeting agenda to demonstrate the positive vision and impact of the local Cru movements.

A short project timeline dictated a higher level of autonomy for the visual direction of the piece and, though I prefer to use original elements, stock resources helped me go beyond the minimum scope of the project to include audio and footage of the city. My favorite fun motion segment is the layered bounce of the neighborhood houses and trees. Knowing this work wasn’t simply for text delivery, these additional elements and the personality of the motion were tools for drawing out positive feelings in connection with Cru and with the city.

  • Stakeholder/Client: Caleb Alldrin (San Francisco area Cru movement directors)

    My Work

    Visual Conceptualization, Direction, Design, Motion, Compositing, Audio Selection, and Editing.

    Licensed Stock Resources
    Getty Images
    Map and Houses vectors, Aerial and street footage of San Francisco,
    Universal Audio
    Glimmers of Light, Britton Goldsmith