Dakota H

3D / Motion Graphic Designer

Freelancer.com • Freelance

Oct 2022 - Present • 3 yrs 9 mos

• Create 2D and 3D motion graphics, animations, and visual effects for a variety of media, including Youtube, film, and online • Produce entire videos including motion graphics, infographics, and editing | 88 Youtube videos totaling 93.5 million views • Coordinate with clients, project managers, producers, and other designers to understand project goals, gather feedback, and incorporate revisions • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, track project timelines, and ensure timely and on budget completion • Incorporate the latest industry trends, software advancements, and best practices in motion graphics, visual effects and design

Sr. Motion Graphic Designer

Straight Arrow News • Temps plein

May 2023 - Dec 2025 • 2 yrs 7 mos

• Created 96 weekly Weapons and Warfare Podcast episodes - delivering the brand package, over 3hrs of 2D & 3D custom explainer animations, greenscreen compositing | Over 1 million views on Youtube • Designed motion graphics for SAN originals and daily content - ensuring high quality output on a compressed timeline | 2 out of the top 10 most viewed channel videos • Collaborated with SAN Design teammates to create company-wide design initiatives, complex animations, and brand packages for newscasts, website, mobile app, promos, and social media •Built complex motion graphic template(.mogrt) used by SAN editors in Adobe Premiere • Received and provided detailed creative and technical feedback to other designers and stakeholders to meet objectives and improve quality • Solved complex technical problems within the design pipeline • Built Ross XPression motion graphics templates for newsroom studio production

Lead Technical Designer

TEGNA • Temps plein

Apr 2021 - May 2023 • 2 yrs 1 mo

• Produced best-in-class animation and design deliverables for a variety of clients including 52 tv stations | Reaching ~39% of US TV households • Developed standards for data-driven storytelling and technical design • Solved complex technical design challenges often under constrained timetables • Researched new technologies to push the boundaries of visual storytelling • Trained and mentored staff on best practices and application of new storytelling methods and complex technical animation techniques • Built Chyron Prime real time motion graphics templates for live production across all TEGNA newsrooms