Motion Graphics Director & Art Director

Joon Lee

Motion Graphics Director & Art Director

Brooklyn, NY ****@************.** LinkedIn Demo Reel EXPERIENCE

Motion Graphics Director / Designer / Animator

Freelance · May 2010 – Present

· Delivered motion campaigns in collaboration with leading studios including Monks, Method Studios, Hornet, Ntropic, and Harbor for brands such as MLB, Chips Ahoy, Oreo, Samsung, Google, and Ro across national broadcast and digital campaigns.

· Versatile across 2D and 3D pipelines with deep expertise in Houdini, Cinema 4D, After Effects, and AI-assisted workflows including Runway, WeavyAI and Midjourney.

Motion Graphics Design Director

WITHIN · Dec 2021 – Jul 2023

· Led a remote team of 10 motion designers, establishing workflows that maintained creative cohesion across distributed collaboration.

· Directed social-first motion campaigns for clients including Thuma, Noggin, and Jose Cuervo.

· Initiated and drove internal projects that expanded the studio's creative output beyond client work. Art / Animation Director

MediaMonks · Dec 2020 – Dec 2021

· Led intercontinental creative teams across the Netherlands and Argentina on integrated motion campaigns.

· Managed client relationships and campaign direction for major brands including Oreo and Chips Ahoy (Mondelez). Sr. Designer / Animator

iHeartMedia · Dec 2016 – Dec 2019

· Led motion design for large-scale broadcast show packages across multiple formats and screen sizes, prioritizing efficiency and consistency.

· Led a team of motion designers, overseeing all motion deliverables for tentpole events such as iHeart Music Festival, iHeart Country Festival, iHeart Fiesta Latina and Wango Tango.

· Traveled on-site for live events, ensuring real-time creative execution at scale. Animation Director

Vocativ · Apr 2016 – Dec 2016

· Oversaw daily motion production for news content, designing a reusable toolset that enabled editors to maintain consistent brand colors and motion language independently.

Intern

Perception · Jan 2008 – Jul 2008

SKILLS

3D Cinema 4D, Houdini, Plasticity, Redshift, Octane, Substance Painter 2D After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator AI Runway, Weavy AI, ComfyUI, Midjourney

EDUCATION

School of Visual Arts

BFA, Computer Art · 2010

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