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Melanie Ellis

Melanie Ellis

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Freelance Graphic & Motion Designer

  • Education

    • Liberties College

      2007 - 2008
      Fetac Level 5 Portfolio Preparation

      Activities and Societies: Drawing, design skills, combined materials - glass, plastic, metals, ceramics, sculpture, art history

    • Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honors Degree Visual Art Practice

    • School of Motion

      2019 - 2023
      Design & Animation

    • HackerYou College of Technology

      2017 - 2017
      User Experience Design

      Advanced UX/UI course April - July 2017

  • Experience

    • Create 'Artist in Community Scheme' 2011

      Jan 2011 - Jun 2011
      Artist

      A collaborative project between two artists and the street performing community of Dublin. We investigated busking as a performing art. Exploring street performers affinity within the urban environment and the native street culture that exists within Dublin City. We aimed to explore and map a small portion of a vibrant community that can often disappear into our cityscape and go unnoticed. We paid particular attention to their own sound, their image, and individual performances.

    • SaveYouRecords London, UK

      May 2012 - Nov 2012
      Music Video Director / Producer / Editor

      Creator of a music video for popular London UK based record label 'Save You records'. The music video was exclusively featured on online music and culture magazine XLR8R (San Fransico, New York)Read the XLR8R review below.''The laidback roll of this tune pulses with dubbed-out chord hits and what sounds like subdued record scratches, various stop-motion instances flash across the screen and make for a visual accompaniment that can be haunting and beautiful in the same moment." - XLR8R Show less

    • Orly genger

      Oct 2012 - Jan 2013
      Studio Intern

      - Assisted artist directly with the creation of installation in Madison Square Park, New York entitled "Red, Yellow and Blue".

    • MILK Studios

      Jan 2013 - May 2013
      Digital Intern

      - Intern in New York’s premier, full-service photography studios- Prepared and tested valuable photographic equipment and software for location shoots- Responsible for stock take of technical equipment

    • Piranha Bar

      Oct 2013 - Dec 2014
      Production Runner

      Piranha Bar is a Creative Content Studio, built around a full-service Pre & Post Production Facility.- Production Runner in one of Ireland’s top creative content studios- Assisted with illustrations and animations for Graphics department- Responsible for filming castings for commercial shoots- Worked on numerous high-pressure, live-action commercial shootsProduction and Art Department Assistant on live-action commercial shoots for clients such as:Tourism Ireland, Radler, Electric Ireland, Nissan, Newstalk, Digicel, National Transport Authority. Show less

    • NBCUniversal Media, LLC

      Mar 2015 - Dec 2015
      SUITS Season 5 | Production Assistant

      - Worked in fast-paced production office on popular TV show ‘Suits’.- Duties included specialized office administration for film industry

    • Directors Guild of Canada - Ontario

      Oct 2015 - now
      Assistant Art Director

      Graphic and Motion Design for sets and props

    • Nickelodeon

      Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
      Ride | Trainee Assistant Art Director

      - Part-time Graphic Designer for Nickelodeon production ‘Ride’ during ‘Suits’ season hiatus- Responsible for design, illustration & re-touching of props/assets used on set- Administrative duties included organizing, filing, and backup of data

    • NBCUniversal Media, LLC

      Mar 2016 - Nov 2016
      SUITS Season 6 | Trainee Assistant Art Director

      - Designed graphics/materials used for set decoration in popular TV show ‘Suits’- Oversaw scene continuity, ensuring consistent reference for designers and producers- Responsible for design & print of ‘Season 6’ lookbook, consisting of over 100 sets- Responsible for data maintenance and continuous backup of critical asset files- In charge of office supply orders and orders for large-scale graphics including signage and vinyl- Administrative duties included logging, filing, and distribution of technical drawings and graphics Show less

    • Melanie Ellis Design

      Nov 2016 - Feb 2021
      Graphic & Motion Designer

      www.melanieellisdesign.com

    • Netflix

      Dec 2017 - Apr 2018
      Polar | Assistant Art Director

    • Amazon Studios

      Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

      Motion Graphics and UI Designer.

      • The Expanse Season 4 | Assistant Art Director

        Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

      • The Expanse Season 4 | Trainee Assistant Art Director

        Jun 2018 - Sept 2018

    • RTE

      Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
      Production Designer

      Production Designer on episodes of Fair City

    • 256 Digital

      Feb 2021 - Mar 2023

      Specialising in digital design, motion design and video editing

      • Senior Digital Designer

        Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

      • Digital Designer

        Feb 2021 - Feb 2022

    • Melanie Ellis

      Mar 2023 - now
      Graphic & Motion Designer

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