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Over 10 years experience in creating 2D animation. I have been fortunate to work with dozens of creators and help bring their vision to life. Very hands on and involved with the process from story boarding and character creation to animation and post production. Feel comfortable knowing that I will execute your idea beyond expectation. Received my Bachelors in Fine Arts back in 2012 and since then have never stopped learning and developing new skill sets. I specialize in character creation, rigging and 2D animation. I am proficient in mostly all of the adobe suite buy mainly utilize Premier Pro, After Effects, Character Animator, Photoshop and Illustrator. I also love to produce so if you are looking for inspiration or ideas lets brainstorm! Highly experienced in creating children cartoons for YouTube with a track record of videos doing over a million views! Let's create something special together.

As a leading animator and motion graphics designer, I excel in crafting highly complex, dynamic, and interactive vector animations, with a strong emphasis on Lottie format. My contributions include enhancing the Lottie format's capabilities through collaboration with its developers and creating a sophisticated, commercially available animation tool. I have had the privilege of producing compelling animations for a wide range of industries, from legal and consulting services to tech companies, social media apps, software developers, and more. My versatile experience ensures that your project will not only meet but exceed your expectations, bringing your vision to life with visually stunning and engaging results. My services include: ✓ Lottie, Rive & Interactive Animations: Producing complex and interactive Lottie and Rive animations that seamlessly integrate into your website, enhancing user engagement and interaction. ✓ Motion Graphics: Crafting eye-catching motion graphics for social media spots, promos, and ads using Adobe After Effects to captivate your audience. ✓ 2D Animation: Creating compelling explainer videos, infographic animations, and typography animations that effectively communicate your message. ✓ Character Animation: Bringing mascots and logo characters to life for advertising, websites, and promotional materials, making them more relatable and engaging to your audience. ✓ After Effects Solutions: Developing custom scripts, expressions, and templates using ExtendScript (Adobe's version of JavaScript) to enhance productivity and streamline workflows. ✓ Premiere Pro Templates: Designing highly customized templates for Premiere Pro, driven by custom scripting and expressions, to streamline your video editing process. ✓ Brand Identity: Building comprehensive brand identities, including logo design, stationary, color palettes, and product design, to establish a strong visual presence. ✓ Webflow Development: Building and launching responsive websites in Webflow with custom interactions and Lottie animations for a dynamic online presence. I am dedicated to understanding your goals and translating them into visually stunning results that exceed your expectations. With a proven track record of high client satisfaction, I strive to deliver quality products that truly resonate with your audience. Let's bring your vision to life with innovative animation and design solutions!

A note from a satisfied client-- “I had the pleasure of working with Glenn on a motion graphics project that had to be done very quickly—and very well. I was not disappointed. Glenn proved himself to be the perfect craftsman for the job, bringing a strong skill set along with initiative and imagination. He is talented, fast, communicates clearly, and was a genuine godsend on a difficult assignment.” —Chris Healey, DonerCX I’m a motion graphics and digital media artist with over 15 years of experience, specializing in animation, visual storytelling, and problem-solving for real-world creative challenges. I work fluently across the Adobe Creative Cloud—After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator—and expert-level Rive and Lottie animation for interactive, lightweight, real-time motion design on the web and in apps. I’ve collaborated with clients ranging from large corporations to individual creators, producing motion graphics, titles, logos, explainers, demo videos, stadium graphics, and music videos for a wide range of industries nationwide. I focus on sharp, smart, well-crafted motion design that communicates effectively and looks great doing it. As a freelancer, I manage projects end-to-end—from concept, design, and storyboarding through art direction, animation, kinetic typography, and effects. I’m known for clear communication, creative thinking, and the ability to quickly learn and apply new tools and techniques (Rive included). I also bring experience working within post-production and production-house environments, where speed, collaboration, and precision matter. That background gives me a strong understanding of creative pipelines, deadlines, and how to work efficiently within client guidelines and evolving direction. Storytelling runs through everything I do. Over the past eight years, I’ve also worked as a professional storyteller, sharpening my writing, presentation, and pitching skills. Crafting customized stories for diverse audiences has strengthened my client relationships and my ability to translate ideas into compelling visual narratives. What I love most about creative work is that it never stands still. Each project brings new challenges, new styles, and new ideas to explore. It’s not about repeating the same solutions—it’s about finding the right one for what comes next.

I am a multi-talented filmmaker with academic and real-life experience and education. My background is in music, but I have picked up a handful of other interests and developed them into skills along the way. Among these are sound design, writing, acting, voice over, illustration, and 3D modeling & animation. Like many of us in the film industry, I spent many a year working at a bar or restaurant, which I feel serves me well; the demands of being able to stay calm under pressure, multitask, anticipate the customer's needs, and interact with the public and co-workers alike in a friendly, professional manner is an invaluable skill set for any career. I am energetic, pleasant (funny, even,) and eternally curious. To me, the quest for knowledge never stops, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I am fortunate enough to have all of the resources necessary to work from my home on a wide array of projects and roles, from music composition and production, to audio recording and engineering, to graphic design.

Work Summary Combined technical writing, editing, training, and publications design experience with educational, insurance, marketing, and computer industry related products. Produced diverse materials for a variety of clients and operations, addressing the needs of specific functions and/or general audience as appropriate. Developed client deliverables ranging from simple assessments to in-depth system analysis, college and career search guides, insurance coverage templates, product collateral pieces and presentations, news releases, user manuals, system administration guides, installation and quick reference guides, white papers, online support and training systems for desktop, Web, and SaaS applications, and a variety of Web-based materials. Simplified complex information into understandable modules for a wide range of people. Based on product, system, distribution, delivery, and personnel demands, engineered instructional and support materials that provided intuitive and effective reference and training assistance. Worked extensively with simultaneous customized deliverables while maintaining distribution timeframes. Trained in instructional material development and delivery, communications, negotiation, management principles, interface design and usability, automated testing philosophies, relational database concepts, and media production. Recent experience has involved researching and creating content in response to certification and compliance programs. Additional tasks have included collaboration with sales and marketing personnel to develop coordinated social media posting campaign. Previous experience as Marketing Specialist, Business Analyst, and Contract Analyst. Freelance contributor to industry publications. Interned for Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium, an online learning service provider for state colleges and universities. Currently a columnist for an IT project management website. Technical Summary Publication and Training Software/Tools: FrameMaker, PageMaker, InDesign, Acrobat, Premiere, Dreamweaver, Captivate, Flare, RoboHelp, FrontPage, ForeHelp, Lectora, Blackboard, DemoShield, DemoQuick, Thomson Reuters LMS, SurveyMonkey, Microsoft Forms, Moodle, WordPress. Image/Video/Sound Tools: Visio, Photoshop, Illustrator, CaptureEze, SnagIt, Camtasia, Image Composer, GIF Animator, GIF Construction Set, Icon Editor, Audition, Awave, Wave Studio, Fast Movie Processor, Full Motion Video/FMV, MPEG Maker, Media Raider, Ulead VideoStudio. Development Software/Tools: InstallShield, MicroFocus COBOL, AutoTester, GitHub. Applications/Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Office 365 Suite (including Project, Teams, Power Automate, Skype, SharePoint), Visual SourceSafe, PKZIP/WinZip, QMF, EasyTrieve, SpecBuilder, Salesforce, Targetprocess, Jira/Confluence, Slack, Google Analytics, Figma, Bold Reports, ChatGPT, generative AI, querying/scripting tools.

I am an experience-minded, digitally-focused creative/design director, with over 20 years and counting in this business. I cut my teeth at Modem Media, the seminal digital agency that created the very first online ad. I've spent many years full-time and consulting at agencies such as Digitas, Publicis, Colangelo, Catapult, Primacy, and on my own, working on international and local brands alike. For the last 7 years, I've held the position of Design Director at the data-driven marketing agency Epsilon. I have extensive experience in the Financial, Pharmaceutical, CPG, and Spirits industries. I’ve worked as a Creative Director, Designer, Animator, Copywriter, UX Designer, Motion Graphic Artist, Photographer, and Video Editor; I am comfortable in any of these roles, formally or informally. I bring a sharp eye for design, an innate feel for motion, a working knowledge of code, and a keen interest in how words are strung together to support an idea. I'm proud to be considered a "Player-Coach" on the teams I've served – always keeping one foot in the work, whilst the other leads, mentors, and manages. How can I help?