Experience
BBC

BBC News

Currently Employed

Motion Designer

March 2022- Present
Motion Designer for BBC News’s Visual Journalism department, currently in BBC Gulf Graphics creating daily news graphics and branding using the Adobe Suite and Vizrt (Design & Scripting), but also working on several projects throughout the BBC, such as title sequences and VR specials. My most recent work is “Return to the Moon”, where I contributed to building real-time graphics sequences using Vizrt, modelling bespoke assets in Blender / Cinema 4D, creating custom coded OpenGL shaders, working closely with a team of designers under the supervision of a creative director, and collaborating with the editorial / technical departments to achieve quality storytelling.
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RT

RT

3 years

Head of Special Projects

Dec 2020 - March 2022
1 year 3 months
In charge of elaborate and complicated graphics projects created at tight broadcast deadlines, such as greenscreen packages, virtual sets, packaged news content and branding using the Adobe Suite and 3D tools such as Blender and Cinema 4D.

Also in charge of designing and implementing real-time interactive graphics such as Transition Logic lower thirds using external data or augmented reality graphics, created using Vizrt, Unreal Engine 4, Unity, HTC Vive and SteamVR technology and bespoke workflow applications written in vb.net.
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Motion Graphic Designer

Sep 2018 - Dec 2020
2 years 4 months
Creating daily graphics on a tight schedule for a variety of news programmes using the Adobe suite, working with the promos department to create and implement branding concepts, and creating real-time interactive graphics such as lower thirds or augmented reality graphics using Vizrt and VB.net scripting.
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Creativity Films

Freelancer

13 years

VFX Artist / Creative Director

2008 - Present
Working on various post production roles on music videos and feature film projects, for clients such as Minos EMI, Panik Records and Village Pictures.
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ENA Channel

ENA Channel

1 year 5 months

VFX Artist / Creative Director

Jul 2016 - Nov 2017
Creative Director for Channel Rebrand (2017)
*WINNER* Silver Design Award at the Regional Media Awards 2017
View Branding Work

RIVA Productions

1 year

VFX Artist

Sep 2012 - Aug 2013
Creating Visual Effects for a variety of Music Videos.
Honours & Awards

Silver Award for Design @ Regional Media Awards 2017

Boussias Communications

Sep 2017
ENA Channel's rebranding was recognized by a committee of experts amongst Greece's regional television networks as one of the most interesting and creative works of design in a regional television station for 2017.
Education

University for the Creative Arts

Bachelor's degree
Digital Film and Screen Arts
First Class Honours Degree

2013 - 2016

AVID Training

AVID Media Composer Certified User
101 Professional Editing For Picture & Sound, 110 Effects Essentials

2014
101 Editing: 100% - 110 Effects: 86%

British Council

IELTS Academic

2012
English 8.0
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