Devin Byrnes

Experience

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  Avid Technology

  Jan 1998 - Jun 1999

  Intern

  • Assisted the Quality Assurance Team with development of video editing software

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  Hardly Square

  Aug 2005 - Jun 2017

  Creative Director, Co-Founder

  • Developed creative platforms and design concepts to meet business objectives with over a decade of service to regional institutions and multinational corporations.• Managed a team of creative personnel in developing and applying brand elements across print and digital initiatives.• Collaborated with web designers and developers to create immersive, scenario-based training content with HTML5, JavaScript, and multimedia content.

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  Maryland Institute College of Art

  Feb 2010 - May 2011

  Instructor

  • Presented ‘real-world’ projects for students advancing their professional knowledge and practice• Guided group critiques and led hands-on Adobe Create Suite workshops for undergraduate classes

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Nov 2015 - May 2017

  Interactive Designer, Audio Production Editor

  • Edited, mastered, and encoded digital audio recordings of public health lectures.• Assisted the QC team with courseware updates in Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Captivate.

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  SANS Institute

  Jun 2017 - now

  • Influence the creation of engaging, high-quality multimedia resources used to market, build, and mature security awareness programs for global workforces in 34 languages.• Collaborate, develop, and execute a content release strategy in partnership with key stakeholders and partners, including the Director of Global Sales and Marketing, Product Marketing Manager, Director of Client Experience, and Head of Product, as well as vendors and agencies.• Develop products in collaboration with educators, industry leaders, and organizations to ensure cultural responsiveness and regulatory compliance.• Lead creative launches and reviews and liaise with product teams to ensure designs serve larger program and corporate initiatives.• Set creative agenda and drove innovative ideation, raising the creative standards across the team through market research, innovative prototyping, and experimentation with emerging technologies such as generative AI.• Supervise and inspire a remote, in-house creative team of videographers, motion graphics designers, illustrators, animators, sound designers, composers, interactive designers, and developers.• Contribute directly to all aspects of production, as needed, and provide hands-on training to creative staff using video-based job aids, creative style guides, and process documentation.• Manage multiple projects with competing priorities; ensure that projects are delivered on time, on budget, consistently, and at the highest level of quality; establish and manage creative project teams, project budgets, and timelines. Show less • Developed remote audio/video recording and cloud-based streaming solutions as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the continuity of the product release schedule.• Managed creating and delivering high-quality cybersecurity training video content by collaborating with course authors, courseware developers, subject matter experts, and the quality control department.• Planned, staffed, managed, and directed video productions in North America and Europe.• Led a remote, post-production team in creating animations to enhance the educational clarity of lectures and video presentations through design and visual communication.• Created user guides, job aids, and process documentation for training and onboarding staff. Show less

  • Creative Director of Security Awareness

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Digital Art Director

    Apr 2020 - Oct 2023

  • Video Production Manager

    Jun 2017 - Apr 2020