CARLOS MOLINA
PROFILE
Motion Designer/Animator/Art Director with 10 years experience on the Broadcast TV field.
EXPERIENCE
- June 08 – Present
- Art Director/Designer - Free Lance
Assembles and directs teams of Designers and Animators to execute graphics projects for Broadcast including Show Graphics Packages and all other types of tv graphics, like infographics, maps, rotos, etc. - April 05 – June 08
- Senior Designer, Versus - New York City
Created the graphics department, hired staff and chose equipment. In charge of assembling and supervising teams for the production of several High Profile graphics packages for the Network, like Tour de France, The Huntley Way, Shark Hunters, etc. Among others. - Nov 03 – April 05
- Motion Designer/Animator – ZONA Design, New York City
Design and animate branding pieces for a variety of Networks.
Clients include ESPN, Bio Channel, History Channel, Discovery, Etc. - Nov 02 – Oct 03
- Free-Lance Designer/Animator – Univision, Miami
Design elements for On-air promotions. Design and Animate Opens and graphics pieces. - March 98 - May 02
- Graphics director - Caracol TV, Bogota, Colombia (#1 T.V. Network in Colombia)
Created and managed the graphics department for the launch and operation of a major network, choosing equipment, hiring and training staff and developing working procedures and methods. Involved in the design, development and implementation of the network's on-air look.Managed a staff of 6 designers, assigning work to each one according to the needs of every job. Directed and created full pieces or graphic elements as a member of a team of designers. Tools: Maya, Hal, 3D Max, After Effects, Photoshop
and Illustrator. - May 95 - May 97
- Graphics director - Prego TV, Bogota, Colombia (News Producers and Broadcasters)
Created and managed the graphics department for a news broadcaster, hiring and training staff. In charge of developing the on air look and Graphics of News broadcasts Managed a staff of 4 designers, assigning work to each one according to the needs of every job. Directed and created full pieces or graphic elements as a member of a team of designers.
Tools: Hal, 3D Max. - August 91 - June 95
- Illustration Department coordinator - Escuela "Arturo Tejada Cano", Bogota, Colombia
Developed curriculum for the illustration dept. of a fashion design school, coordinating Professors, standarizing processes and portfolios for the students on the 6 levels.
Professor of illustration and design for various levels - August 91 - Present
- Free-lance Artist. Projects in a variety of disciplines: illustration, design,
ornamental painting, trump d'oeil, broadcast design,animation, fashion, photography, etc.
EDUCATION
- August 88 - March 90
- Fashion Institute of Technology. New York, NY
A.A.S. Menswear design and marketing - Summer 90
- POLIMODA. Florence, Italy
Learning with the Masters. Course about renaissance art and techniques.
TOOLS
- 2D
- Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, After effects, Quantel's HAL.
- 3D
- 3D Max and Maya.
AWARDS
- BDA Silver Award Winner 1997, 2006