CJ Paghasian

Experience

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  NPS Crew Endurance Team

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Intern

  - Data entry for a sleep study on 5 Naval ships- Completed literature review on telomeres and sleep

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  NPS Crew Endurance Team

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Lead Intern

  - Self-learned After Effects to create motion graphics for promotional video explaining research lead by the Human Systems Integration Lab.- Collaborated with team of 6 interns to execute pilot sleep study validating an optimal Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) for use in future studies.- Recruited, briefed participants, and conducted experiment for PVT pilot study.

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  Cycle News Hour

  Sept 2018 - Jun 2020

  - Pioneered organization to creating daily & weekly content for Cycle News's online platforms: Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube- Designed animated video with journalist undertaking the issue of Russian minorities in Estonia, involving thorough research of visual assets used in the production, and creating an organized filing/precomposing system for future videos.- Training new animators to create graphics for quarterly animations of reports. - Illustrated weekly reports for website and social media- Scheduled meeting times for social media team- Trained under News Director to become Lead Creative Intern

  • Lead Creative Intern

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Illustrator

    Sept 2018 - Dec 2018
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  Aggie Studios

  Sept 2018 - Sept 2019

  Animator

  - Collaborate with team of 4 volunteer animators to brainstorm, storyboard, and animate explainer videos for clients.- Played several roles in campaign video for Unitrans, the Daviswide bus system: compiled mood board and color scheme, illustrated vehicles and buildings using Illustrator, and animated scenes using expressions, the graph editor, and other techniques in After Effects. Video has over 19,000 views on Facebook and has helped boost UC Davis voter turnout by 28% from previous year.- Developed animations for video promoting the Whole Earth Festival’s 50th Anniversary- Animated sections of rebrand for university student government Show less

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  Freelance, self-employed

  Mar 2019 - Nov 2020

  Freelance Motion Designer & Digital Illustrator

  - Created lyric video for EDM artist Shybeast’s “Middle of Love” which is featured on House Nation’s Youtube Channel, gaining over 40,000 views- Animated two children's book covers for global book publishing company HarperCollins- Illustrated & designed floater icons, titles, lower thirds, and other GFX on modern show educating millenials about sexuality and relationships on Quibi- Animated faux-3D illustrations for national insurance company Global Atlantic, in video explaining retirement plans- Character design and animation for Arizona State University explainer video on Working Learners Program Show less

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  Red Light Management

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  Motion Graphics Intern

  - Design motion graphics for social media marketing of EDM musicians across Los Angeles- Turned album covers into motion graphics from Bassnectar for Spotify canvases, who has over a million monthly listeners- Created animated doodles on top of GRiZ's Waves 2019 Tour promotional video, gaining over 3k views on Instagram- Designed GIFs on Instagram for Krewella's release of "Mana" and LSDREAM- Animated album art for Cedric Gervais's release of "Loco Contigo" and "Turn Your Love Around," both gaining over 15k views Show less

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  HERE|THERE Design Camp

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  Animation Instructor

  - Developed a novel curriculum for teaching 10-13 year old children basics of Adobe Animate and the 12 principles of animation through Zoom- Assisted students in executing assignments and program troubleshooting.

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  World Resources Institute

  Nov 2020 - now

  I create short, concept-forward explainer videos, often combining live-action and animation. Through my design process, I sketch storyboards, compose styleframes, hire voiceover artists, edit footage, and animate scenes. I also mentor our seasonal Video Production Intern, managing expectations and coaching them to create their own video projects. - Designed storyboards and animated characters in explainer video on the Paris Agreement's Transparency Framework- Animated teaser and opening slides for Stories to Watch 2021, an annual talk given by CEO Andrew Steer- Storyboarded, designed styleframes, and animated video promoting the Global Forest Review, a platform that summarizes data on tropical tree forest loss & deforestation

  • Motion Designer & Video Producer

    Dec 2021 - now

  • Junior Motion Graphics Designer

    Nov 2020 - Dec 2021