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About David Hession
A hands-on creative lead working at award winning agencies, global technology companies and start-ups.I love grappling with ambiguous briefs, exploring creative territories, presenting concepts, solving problems and getting on the tools.Employing design thinking and agile methodology to iterate and develop consistent solutions, design systems and procedural workflows. Always willing to learn and share that learning. Working across brand, experience & communication for products and experience.With a deep specialism and passion for Motion, 3D, Immersive tech and AI. Agencies:Meta, Territory, Huge, Nexus, Mother, AKQA, Rehab, Raw Materials, Odd Common, Stink, RGA.Accounts:Apple, Google, Meta, BA, GE, Xbox, Sony, HSBC, Redbull, Santander, O2, Toyota, Woven Planet, Verizon, Warner Media Innovation Lab.Skills: Design thinking, creative research, Workshops, Concept/ideation, Prototypes, Interaction design, Product design, UI, UX, Branding, Information design, Motion, Direction, Experiential design & 3D visualisation.Tools: Design & 3D: Adobe CC, After Effects, C4D, Blender, Houdini, Unreal, Unity, Figma, Framer, RiveProductivity: Google suite, Microsoft office, Keynote.Sound design: Logic, Ableton
David Hession Work Experience Details
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Creative DirectorVidanoise Jan 2024 - PresentHelping brands and companies simplify complex products and services to engage audiences and fulfill their potential.We work with agencies, brands, tech companies and startups across brand, product and experience. Telling good old fashioned stories and creating new experiences with emerging technologies. -
Lead Motion DesignerHuge Jan 2024 - Mar 2024Brooklyn, Ny, UsWorking across a range of projects for Google: Chromebook, Android, Cloud & AI, with teams in the US. Creating 3D product visualisations, UI animations, reels & comms. On the tools with: AE, Houdini, C4D, Redshift & Figma. -
Creative DirectorNexus Studios Apr 2023 - Nov 2023London, London, GbLeading multidisciplinary teams of 3D artists and UI & UX designers across a range of complex MR and AR projects for Meta. From initial brief to concepts, prototype and delivery. -
Design DirectorMeta Apr 2022 - Apr 2023Menlo Park, Ca, UsDesign lead for the work portfolio of products. Helping to define the future of work and collaboration using immersive technology. Working within Reality Labs & Creative X and partnering with XFN teams in marketing and product design. Defining opportunity areas, presenting ideas and getting hands on to deliver them. Managing designers & agencies to deliver world class work across campaigns, design systems & experiential activations. -
Creative DirectorPlume Design, Inc Sep 2021 - Mar 2022Palo Alto, California, Us -
Creative Team LeadTerritory Studio May 2021 - Sep 2021London, England, GbBuilding and leading a multi diciplinary team of Product, UI, motion & interaction deigners to set the vision and definition for an autonomous vehicle OS. Design system and guiding principles. Overseeing R&D, Creating concepts, creative directions, strategy and presenting to senior stakeholders and directors. -
Design LeadTerritory Studio Mar 2021 - May 2021London, England, GbProduct and experience design system for a new AI Mapping platform. Concept, brand and design systems. Working closely with technologists, CDs and senior stakeholders.
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Creative DirectorPlume Design, Inc Dec 2020 - May 2021Palo Alto, California, UsCreating Vision films and explainer videos from concept to delivery for a suite of tools to explain the benefits of a Mesh network system. From consumer facing Mobile apps to backend dashboards for tech teams and ISPs. Working with senior stakeholders, product designers and technologists.
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Motion Graphic ArtistDneg May 2020 - Oct 2020Fitzrovia, London, GbBrand, motion graphics, UI design and animation for the feature film ‘Ron’s gone wrong’. Working with multi-disciplinary teams across the world. -
Creative DirectorRehab_Agency Dec 2019 - Feb 2020London, London, GbWorking with clients, business analysts, creative technologists, designers, writers, animators and directors to define the vision for Warner Media Innovation lab through 2020 and beyond using 5G as the enabler. Exploring a range of business verticals and opportunities that could leverage the huge catalogue of Warner owned IP and implement this in a meaningful way: Digital Out of Home, Events, Gaming, Workplaces & Urban spaces.Exploring concepts and bringing them to life with: Emerging technologies, VR. AR, MR, Gaming & Entertainment. Delivering: Presentations, User stories, UX & UI prototypes, Vision films, 3D renders & Experiential walk throughs. -
Experience Design LeadRadley Yeldar Apr 2019 - Nov 2019London, GbWorking with clients, analysts, strategists , creatives, developers and senior stakeholders on a number of corporate digital transformation projects. Leading workshops to define requirements and long term objectives. Conducting and collating user interviews and research. Presenting working documents and findings to clients and other team members in a coherent way. Tree testing and information architecture design. Wireframing, UX flows and rapid prototyping of interaction models. Working with design teams implementing atomic design principles in creating style sheets and design systems. Ensuring seamless hand over to development teams and front end devs. Helping to manage product development, iteration and long term roadmap. Design thinking, workshops, client facing, problem solving, information architecture, wireframes, rapid prototyping, UX flows, design systems, UI design, front end dev, product roadmaps -
Design DirectorW12 Studios Sep 2018 - Apr 2019Leading multidisciplinary teams. Creating products and experiences for international brands. Working in new and emerging technologies. Running client workshops, researching, concepts, UI, UX, prototypes, presenting & conference speaking.Working on projects for Verizon, Visible, NOS and Jio
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Motion Director / Product DesignerPossible Jul 2018 - Aug 2018Seattle, Washington, UsConcept and creation of motion brand guidelines for IKEA -
Product DesignerElse May 2018 - Jun 2018Wapping, London, GbResearch, Concept development, interaction design and Experience design for Virgin mobile -
Experience DesignerUnit9 May 2018 - Jun 2018London, England, GbConcepts and pitch for projection mapping and AR experience -
Product & Information DesignCodec.Ai - We'Re Hiring! Mar 2018 - Apr 2018London, England, GbCreative direction, design & production of a 30-second animation to explain the core benefits of a new AI Platform. -
Lead Motion DesignerSignal / Noise Dec 2017 - Mar 2018Creating UI & UX prototypes, Explainer animations and concept films for a tech client. -
Creative DirectionHatch May 2017 - Dec 2017Mississauga, Ontario, CaDesign & development of Identity System and product design for Hatch Co-Lab -
Concept Design & AnimationSquint/Opera Mar 2017 - May 2017London, GbProjects included: Pitching for Empire State Building visitor experience. Jodrell Bank digital guidelines. Hyundai visitor centre. After disseminating complex briefs I would research and collate information and explore visual solutions for interactive exhibitions and installations. Based on moodboards and client direction I would then begin to design mock ups and create animated prototypes. Design systems, typographic treatments and also motion treatments for interaction and animation. -
Experience DesignerB-Reel Nov 2016 - Jan 2017Barcelona, Catalonia, EsCreating initial concepts, designs, prototypes and storyboards for a Here @ CES. The project involved multiple projected surfaces and a complex non linear narrative. -
Lead Motion And Interaction DesignerNative Design Jun 2016 - Sep 2016London, GbWorking closely with the Director of experience, CD and visual design team to create rapid prototypes of a social engagement app. Constantly refining animations and micro interactions with a focus on how motion can best guide and enhance the user experience. Researching, developing and presenting motion principles and motion language for the brand to employ across its multiple apps in multiple territories. Taking Sketch and photoshop files and bringing them to life in After Effects, Framer and Principle. -
Lead Motion DesignerRazorfish Mar 2016 - Apr 2016New York, Ny, UsI was back at Razorfish to produce and direct two mood films. One for an awards presentations and another for an Aviva stakeholder presentation. After Effects, Premier Pro and Audition -
Lead Motion & Interaction DesignerRazorfish Jan 2016 - Feb 2016New York, Ny, UsCreating motion language guidelines for a large financial brand. Using material design principles and traditional animation principles we spent 3 weeks researching and developing different ways to enhance user experience using motion design.
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Art Direction And Motion GraphicsDigitaslbi Feb 2016 - Mar 2016London, London, GbWorking with Creatives and copywriters to deliver 2 mood films for an upcoming pitch. Taking existing scripts and working up visual concepts, animation, editing and sound design. -
Digital Direction & AnimationBlast Radius Nov 2015 - Dec 2015Vancouver, Bc, UsA global pitch for Blast Radius. Concept animations, UI and UX. Working with creative directors and designers to produce content for a massive integrated campaign. -
Design DirectorDecoded Fashion Jan 2015 - Nov 2015Working closely with the business owners to create engaging user experiences for multiple event websites of Decoded Fashion. We use agile principles, HTML 5 and Wordpress CMS. Over the course of the last 6 months we have created a bespoke Wordpress theme that has been rolled out internationally for events in Milan, New York, Tokyo & London. Leading local teams to deploy each site. I also helped create branded video content and animations for use at each event.
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Design DirectorEmi Music Mar 2014 - Dec 2014I have worked wIth Virgin EMI since March 2014 on a range of campaigns for various artists.Designing and developing sites and micro-sites for Duke Dumont, Jessie Ware, Giles Peterson and the Kooks. I have also created animations and online advertising for Young Guns, Nero & Gorgon City.All digital projects have a strong emphasis on mobile first and use web standards HTML5, CSS3, JQuery. -
Senior Digital DesignerSapientrazorfish Dec 2012 - Sep 2013New York, Ny, UsI was at Razorfish for 9 months. As a senior designer / animator I created master advertising assets for the BlackBerry Z10 & Q10 launches which where rolled out globally. I was also involved in initial concepts for ads and working on prototypes for various Blackberry products.
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Senior Interactive Designer & Motion GraphicsWunderman Sep 2012 - Nov 2012I was at Wunderman working on a number of projects including advertising for Nokia Lumia, Window 8, Windows Surface, Ford and Redbull. -
Art DirectorClinic Jul 2012 - Aug 2012London, GbMore work for the guys at Clinic. Projects include: video editing and motion graphics work on a series of promotional videos for Arsenal FC. Various rich media and video integrated banners for Barclays, Wembley & Sky. -
Senior Digital DesignerRehabstudio Apr 2012 - Jun 2012London, London, GbI worked at Rehab throughout this time on 2 separate occasions.The first time I created 2 separate rich media campaigns for Redbull, producing master templates for a global rich media ad campaign. On the second occasion I was tasked with creating a series of digital marketing tools to promote a new microsite for GE electrics and the London Olympics. The portal allowed US users to catch up on all of the olympic action they may have missed.
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Senior Digital DesignerAkqa Group Feb 2012 - Apr 2012AKQA invited me back on two occasions during this time. Working on an Xbox campaign for Star Wars Kinect, my role in the first instance was to produce master templates and style guides for a large EU campaign. After a 2 week break it was time to help role them out and produce a large range of digital marketing from HPTOs, Rich Media, Floor ads and everything in-between. -
Motion Graphics And Film Editor - FreelanceClinic Dec 2011 - Jan 2012London, GbCBS outdoor creating animations for various deployment including: Cross track projectors & escalator panels & DOOH.National banner campaign for Barclays. Promotional video for Madame Tussauds 250th Aniversary.
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Senior Digital DesignerAkqa Group Sep 2011 - Dec 2011what could be more fun that working on a European Campaign for Xbox at AKQA? Well how about 6!I was at AKQA for 4 months as senior creative developer working on campaigns for:Gears of War 3, Forza, Dance Central 2, Disneyland Adventures, Halo, Kinect Sports.Working on design animations and production of digital adverts for rich media, Floor ads, HPTOs, Interstitials that where deployed through DoubleClick, Mediamind and Adrime (to name a few).Very tight deadlines and no margin for errors.
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Senior Digital DesignerClinic Jun 2011 - Aug 2011London, GbI was over at Clinic in farringdon for 6 weeks working freelance cover on quite a few interesting projects including banner campaigns for Wembley, Arsenal FC and also a few sites and microsites. I also did some work for their sister company SJS on an interesting project for a new game that will be launched very soon. Although that is top secret for now :)
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Flash Designer And DeveloperMomentum Worldwide Nov 2010 - Dec 2010New York, New York, UsUsing greenscreen footage I put together a a few rich media banners for Subway whilst working at Momentum. The campaign was quite quirky and fun. A selection of interactive rich media banners to evict "Gimmick Guy" in a variety of ingenious ways.We did this through mediamind / Eyeblaster using flash, after effects and AS3 -
Flash Designer And DeveloperPlaygroup Sep 2010 - Oct 2010London, GbI helped out at Playgroup on a banner campaign for Teachers TV. The new campaign was all about behaviour so included videos of 3 different kids and a few different creatives with some nice stop-motion style animation. Everything was then published through media mind.I also did some work on an XML banner for the Unilever Intranent. The banner had to be completely customizable in XML. I used AS3, E4X & XML to achieve this. -
Flash DesignerStink Digital Aug 2010 - Sep 2010Brooklyn, New York, UsMore work for Stink. This time I was lead Flash designer & developer for a rich media banner campaign for Yahoo and the Premier League.Over the course of 2 months we put together a campaign that included banners with dynamic imagery that changed for each weeks game and ultimately dynamic rich expandables that feature the latest game video footage each week.A few late night updates on Sunday night / Monday morning where almost enough to put me off the new season, but not quite. Come on Liverpool! -
Flash DesignerStink Digital Jun 2010 - Jul 2010Brooklyn, New York, UsI worked at Stink on some rich media banners for Sony and their new 3D TV. The banners featured multiple synched Flash files and 3D animations. A few late nights working with clients in LA but lots of fun.
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Senior DesignerJwt Communications & Design May 2010 - Jun 2010Nashville, Tennessee, UsHSBC global web banner campaign. 4 x creatives, 8 x formats, 10+ channels & 4 x translations = A lot of banners!My Role: Flash animation, optimization, Image manipulation and layout. -
Senior DesignerVccp Mar 2010 - Apr 2010London, GbI worked for a month at VCCP (the home of the meerkat!) on a microsite for npower featuring Wallace & Gromit. Duities included: designing concepts in photoshop then liasing with creatives and technical department to bring the whole thing together in hand coded HTML / CSS goodness with sprinklings of Flash & JQuery. -
Senior DesignerGyrohsr Jan 2010 - Mar 2010New York, New York, UsMost of my work at Gyro was front end development with a little bit of design work. Highlights included: A benefits calculator application for Shell customers - the whole thing was built in HTML/CSS and Javascript. I also did flash programming on a microsite for T-Mobile.In addition to numerous email marketing campaigns for Virgin, T-Mobile and HP. -
Senior Digital DesignerMf Global May 2008 - Jan 2010New York City, UsI worked on several large scale web applications at MF Global. I led the user experience research, met with clients, pitched ideas and put together proposals. After extensive research I would then design and develop each of the sites I worked on in HTML/CSS and help integrate them with various back-end technologies such as Sharepoint, .NET and Ruby on Rails. -
Digital DesignerMf Global Apr 2008 - Jan 2009New York City, UsI produced several sites for GNI touch throughout my time working as a senior digital consultant. From researching user behaviors and client requirements to delivering the final hand coded site. I supplied an end to end product that was scalable and future proofed. Having been taken on initially to supply one site I was subsequently hired to roll-out the application across four separate departments.
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Digital DesignerThe Fresh Group Feb 2007 - Feb 2008Manchester, GbWorking closely with the head of digital I helped to launch the new digital arm of Fresh - a large corporate events company.I art directed, designed and helped manage several projects including CDroms for Manchester city council and an online registration system for Abbey National delegates. -
Art DirectionSour Mash Records Limited Jun 2005 - Jun 2007Creative direction of 2 albums, 4 singles, 2 EPKs & a music video for Liverpool band Shack who were signed to Noel Gallaghers label. -
Co-Founder - Creative DirectorX-72 Jul 2003 - Jan 2007I formed a design company with a friend after leaving the music promotion game. We worked with local bands, club nights and magazines on a variety of interesting projects. A lot of the work initially was print based before moving into digital.
David Hession Skills
Flash
User Experience
Creative Direction
Motion Graphics
Animation
Art Direction
Graphic Design
Digital Strategy
Interaction Design
Logo Design
Advertising
User Interface Design
Css
Adobe Creative Suite
Web Design
Product Development
Adobe Photoshop
Html5
Wordpress
Branding And Identity
Art Exhibitions
User Interface
Interactive Advertising
Brand Development
Corporate Identity
Online Advertising
Storyboarding
Concept Development
After Effects
Exhibit Design
Social
Social Video
Concept Generation
Creative Conception
Information Design
Visual Design
Flash Animation
Cinema 4d
Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Creative Strategy
Creative Problem Solving
Page Layout
Branding
Experience Design
Typography
Immersive Environments
Design Thinking
Client Relations
Digital Marketing
Email Marketing
Cms
Digital Media
Web Development
Project Management
Content Management Systems
David Hession Education Details
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School Of LifeArt And Design
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