Justin Seau
- Contact
- Save to list
-
About
I am a passionate multimedia designer with a very broad and diverse range of creative skills, and experience earned over a 9 year career. A graduate from Swinburne University of Technology with a Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Design)(Honours), I have years of experience working in the design, advertising, film, TV, app and games industry. My flexibility and adaptability combined with my creative and technical knowledge has allowed me to transition easily from one kind of project to another, such as from a film and TV project to an iOS app, for example.
I have a strong passion for media combined with technology that give people fun and exciting experiences, whether it be Marvel or Christopher Nolan film shown in IMAX format; a Oculus Rift VR game, or even a mobile game that's played religiously on a train.
My skill set includes:
• UI / UX Design
• Graphic and Conceptual Design
• Video Editing, Visual Effects and Post-Production
• Team Coordination
• Digital Media Asset Management
My software experience includes:
• Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Final Cut Pro (7 & X), Premiere Pro, Avid
• After Effects, Motion
• Mac, Windows, iOS -
Education
-
Bachelor of Design Multimedia DesignSwinburne University of Technology2003 - 2006Graduated with High Distinction with a Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Design)(Honours) with one year of industry internship.
-
High School Certificate 1 & 2 Arts: Interactive MultimediaHawthorn Secondary College1997 - 2002• Visual Communications folio awarded Top Design 2002 by VCAA and State Government Victoria. • Awarded Victorian Government ICT Award 2000
-
-
Experience
-
Freelance Lead DesignerMelbourne, AustraliaJun 2006 - Mar 2014 (7 years 9 months)Lead designer, consultant and key member of an independent start-up creative studio involved in a broad range of projects that included short film post-production, feature film pitch, app development, mobile game production, and promotional media.
• Oversaw all creative and visual design processes on all film, app and marketing related projects.
• Adapted to many roles including visual effects artist, video editor, UX/UI designer, copy writer, social media marketing manager, print designer, and digital media asset manager.
• Coordinated small teams and prioritised project tasks to ensure strict deadlines were met.
• Communicated and liaised with team members and first-party executives to maintain clear goals. -
Freelance Video Director and EditorMelbourne, AustraliaMay 2012 - Aug 2012 (3 months)Responsible for the production and post-production of instructional videos that appear as part of client, Leonard Joel's revamped and modernised website, to explain the simplicity of bidding and selling through the auction house.
• Directed and handled video shoot.
• Edited, graded and prepared final videos for online viewing. -
Freelance Multimedia DesignerAlbert Park, AustraliaSep 2010 - Oct 2010 (1 month)Animated Flash banners for Hungry Jack's 'Summer Stunner Deals' online marketing campaign.
• Translated storyboards in to banner-sized Flash animations.
• Liaised with senior team members to complete project within strict deadline. -
Freelance Visual Effects ArtistSt Kilda, AustraliaSep 2006 - Sep 2006Part of the team that hand drew and rotoscoped outlines frame-by-frame for Yellow Pages / Sensis TV commercial "Scooter Squad".
• Hand drew and rotoscoped outlines over live footage using Wacom tablet and Adobe Photoshop. -
Video Editor & Graphic DesignerSouth Melbourne, AustraliaDec 2004 - Dec 2005 (1 year)Worked in numerous and diverse range of roles involved in pre and post-production of feature films, TV shows, and TVCs, as well as print, web and technical support.
• Conceptual and graphic artist for December Boys (2007) and other film projects.
• Video editor of short films and promo videos.
• Handled digital dailies for 'RocKwiz' (2006, season 1), DOA: Dead or Alive (2006), and Book of Revelation (2006).
• Visual effects artist for The Adventures of Roman Pilgrim (2005). -
InternSt Kilda, AustraliaDec 2001 - Jan 2002 (1 month)Awarded a short term internship by the Victorian Government Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Initiative for high school students. Mentored by the inspiring Mark Morrison.
• QA tester for Grand Prix Challenge (2002) and Men in Black II: Alien Escape (2002) on Sony PlayStation 2.
• F1 circuit researcher and cross-checker.
• Console racing game and car handling researcher.
-
-
Awards
• Top Design 2002 (VCAA and State Government Victoria)
• Information and Communication Technology Award 2001 -
Skills
-
Elsewhere on the Web
-
On Coroflot@justinseau, member since 2014