Professional Experience
SENIOR VISUAL DESIGNER
Tangible UX, San Francisco, CA. 2023-Present
Visual storyteller. Design expertise in UX, product, visual, motion, and brand design.
ART DIRECTOR
Osmosis Films, New York, NY. 2021-23
Contributed to all design aspects from project ideation to final delivery across a range of creative styles for animated and long-form mixed-media video content, multimedia, VR, web and presentation design; interpreted established brand guidelines into compelling motion graphics; designed production templates for AE/Premiere workflows; collaborated across teams; self-managed workflows around demanding deadlines.
SENIOR MOTION DESIGNER
NBC SPORTS GROUP, Stamford, CT. 2017-2021
Designed and animated commercials, presentations, social media and promotional collateral for broadcast and social media utilizing 2D and 3D design and motion graphics. Collaborated with directors, editors and producers to ideate unique visual solutions that complemented and amplifed the NBC brand. Designed NBC Sports SUPERFRONT, working both independently as well as collaborating with Senior Content Manager, project managers, producers and editors. Sole designer for NBC’s Radio City Upfront; integrated all Olympic visuals for multi-screen broadcast presentation with Radio City techs.
SENIOR DESIGNER
CNN Digital, New York, NY. 2016-2017
Designed and animated projects for broadcast,VR, mobile, and desktop: commercials, full show packages, VR environment design elements, functional mobile prototypes for in-house app development, large format presentations, specials, and creative in-story elements for publication. Taught motion design labs for fellow CNN Digital artists, created graphic templates for editors, and mentored junior designers.
SENIOR GRAPHIC ARTIST
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, New York, NY. 2012-2016
Designed show package and daily graphics for air, print, and set; designed and programmed realtime 3D templates; worked closely with writers and producers to create still and animated graphics for air; integrated processes with Director, TD, Graphics and EVS Operators, and Audio Engineer.
ART DIRECTOR
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, New York, NY. 2011-2012
Managed and mentored a diverse team of artists, graphics producers, and editors, overseeing graphics creation and distribution to worldwide bureaus for the highest-rated evening news broadcast; designed and directed show package, studio elements, maps and data visualizations for live air; designed and developed intranet resource for NN to facilitate cohesive use of elements for journalists, editors, designers, and producers worldwide and to promote and improve adherence to operational standards; led process-oriented cross-disciplinary events to elevate collective creative output.
• NBC/CNBC Artworks University Lecturer, New York, NY and Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 2012
• Assistant Art Director, NBC Artworks, New York, NY. 2008-2011
• Designer and Animator, Saturday Night Live, NBC (contractor/fill-in), New York, NY. 2010
DESIGNER AND 3D ANIMATOR
• ESPN, New York, NY. 2010-2011
• ABC News, New York, NY. 2010-2011
• Fox Business Network, New York, NY. 2009-2010
Designed and animated show opens, packages, network IDs, franchise branding, commercials, and information graphics; pitched boards, directed green screen shoots. Mac + PC platforms: Maya, Cinema4D, AE
FOUNDING PARTNER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Boom Design Group, New York, NY and San Francisco, CA. 2003-2008
Executed creative direction, art direction and design for web, print, TV, and multimedia; developed branding and content strategy; pitched client presentations; managed and influenced a team of designers, developers and project managers; formulated project budgets and proposals; generated and served more than 200 direct clients; merged with a leading post-production house to fulfill increasing demand for seamless commercial and interactive campaigns.
FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR + DESIGNER + ANIMATOR
Madeline Sturm Design, LLC, New York, NY. 2002-Present
Design and art direct special projects for broadcast, web, print, social, mobile, and multimedia installations, and multi-platform mobile applications, employing graphic and motion design, 2D and 3D animation, original artwork, photography, interactive art direction, user interface design, information architecture and content strategy. Regularly collaborate with producers, programmers, developers, directors, editors, lighting and set designers, and musicians to elevate content and brands.
Technical Skills
Adobe Creative Suite | Figma | Cinema 4D
Education
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
Bachelor of Music, Orchestral Performance, with distinction