Currently:

Lead Designer and Animator for ABC Affiliate, Charlotte, NC

Previously:
Freelancer,
(New York City, NY)
Lifetime, CBS, ESPN, A&E, MSNBC

2005-2006
Art Director and animator for ESPN Classic’s “Classic Now.”
(New York City, NY)

JOB DESCRIPTION: As Senior Designer/ Art Director for Classic Now I created, formatted and art directed the daily graphics, show segments and animations. This included a total of 8 monitors that were on the set and formatted to be used in various ways during each segment. Created animations and internal graphics for daily packages, promos, series events and new segments. Worked with the Director and the Producers to create the pieces and animations that they needed to brand the show. Created tease elements, print work, promos, projections for sports events, set elements, and website elements. Prepared files for the internet and for use in other media.
Software used: After Effects, Adobe Premier, Photoshop, Illustrator, Combustion
(Entire Adobe Suite)
Equipment Used: PC 3D BOXX

2004-2005
ART DIRECTOR_VIDEO AND DIGITAL PRODUCTION
M AND D MEDIA
(Washington, DC)
JOB DESCRIPTION: ART DIRECTOR_ Video and Digital Production for M&D Media. Created and art directed theme animations for DVD productions, including opening animations that match theme, animation with a place for text and still backgrounds that coordinate with each theme to be used for small photos and other elements.
Designed and created animated DVD main menus, DVD main Menu buttons, Graphics and DVD case wrapper. Re-designed logos for entire product line. Designed and optimized movies and files for the web. Created and designed web icons, logos and unique animated elements for the web. Optimized files and worked with programmers to create elements within templates. Created large digital paintings to be printed on quality canvas and other pieces for display use in trade shows. Created animated ads for trade shows. Supervised small Graphics Department.
Software used: After Effects, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Corel Painter
Equipment : MAC

2001-2003
Freelance Aftereffects Animation, Multimedia Design.
(Los Angeles, California)

Clients Include: “E Entertainment”, “Aspect Ratio”, “TNT” CNN, PBS, PotatoFinger, Blueland Media,
KMT Productions, Wolftrap Center for the Performing &D Media

“ E Entertainment”:
Animated on air promos for shows on “E” such as: “True Hollywood Story”, “Talk Soup” and It’s “Good to be Famous.”


“ Aspect Ratio”:
Created DVD ads for television including “Bad Santa”, “Along Came Polly” and “Thirteen Going on Thirty.” Worked directly with producers and Art Director to create spots using clips sent to the server and editing them together with type treatments and graphic elements to produce a finished ad.


"Potatofinger":
Art Directed, Designed and illustrated "Chipponie, Carlos and Pierre, the characters that represent Potatofinger (Chips with Attitude). Produced a ten second animated commercial spot that shows Chipponie dancing and having a party with Carlos and Pierre. The owners wanted a female character that was fun loving yet exuded style and told the story that their potato chips were for discriminating people that were health conscious, but enjoyed delicious "guilty pleasures" at the same time. The "Cabana Boys" were recently added to accompany her wherever she goes. The feeling is"high-end party food" mixed with glamour and fun. Designed web elements and print pieces that coordinated with animated spot.

Turner, TNT, CNN, PBS, Blueland Media, M&D Media, KMT, Wolftrap:
Worked with several producers on projects that aired on various networks to create animated intros and internal graphics that told a story. Worked on set pieces with Blueland Media that were created to match animated intro and stand 30 ft x 6ft, for Wolftrap Center in Washington DC.

1996-2001 CNN
CABLE NEWS NETWORK
(Atlanta, Georgia

Broadcast Work Includes:

Show opens
Segment animations
Animated maps
Animated banners
Series animations
Animated learning tools
Keyable and Virtual Sets
Animated panels
Show formatting
Fullscreens
Beepers
Polls
Charts
Map Packages
Over the Shoulder Graphic formats

EDUCATION:
1976-1979
Three years college: Fine Arts Major
(NVCC, DBCC)
1980-1983
Ringling School of Art and Design:
Degree in Illustration and Graphic Design
1995-1996
Completed Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced
courses in Photoshop at New Horizons Learning Center
through Turner Broadcasting.
1996
Completed Beginners iIlustrator course at
New Horizons Learning Center through
Turner Broadcasting.
1999
Completed Dreamweaver 1 and 2 and Beginners Flash
at New Horizons Learning Center through
Turner Broadcasting.
2000
Completed Intermediate Flash at New Horizons Learning Center
through Turner Broadcasting.
Completed Adobe Authorized Custom Aftereffects Training
at the Apple Learning Center
through Turner Broadcasting.
Image Film and Video, Final Cut Pro Workshop
at The Apple Learning Center

AWARDS:
1990-1996
6 National Daytime Emmy Nominations
For: "CNN Newsroom"
Graphics Producer:
Outstanding Children's Program
Senior Executive Producer: Larry Blase1996 Emmy Nomination
For: "CNN Newsroom"
Outstanding Graphics and Title Design
Art Director: Linda Paris
2 1996 BDAs
For: Animations
" Check it Out" “World View Bump”
2 1997 BDAs
For: Animations
" Did You Know?" “Newsroom Logo ID”
1996-2003
Blue Ribbon Panelist
For: National Daytime Emmys

S O F T W A R E
Aftereffects
(Expert knowledge)

Dreamweaver
(Solid knowledge)

Flash
(Solid knowledge)

Final Cut Pro 4
(Solid knowledge)

Maya
(Beginners knowledge)

Photoshop
(Expert knowledge)

DVD Studio pro
(Solid knowledge)

Illustrator
(Solid knowledge)

Microsoft Word
(Basic Knowledge)

DVD Studio Pro
(Solid knowledge)

BROADCAST EQUIPMENT
Paintboxes Quantel, Liberty, Aurora
DVE Abekas Digital
Editors Grass Valley 251 and 141, Some Avid
Switchers Abekas 8100, Grass Valley 200, Grass Valley 1000
Still Store Accom, Bronto

Please contact me for more information:
parisdesign@gmail.com