Brian Gunning Email & Phone Number

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Responsible for developing, implementing, and managing digital content strategy and activation across multiple digital platforms. Efficiently and independently manages the activation of projects from start to finish. Develops and executes comprehensive digital content strategies, utilizing content strategy tools, forms and visuals. Creates, manages, and distributes reports on content performance, collaborating with stakeholders to establish KPIs. Communicates with internal stakeholders and clients to understand program needs and recommend appropriate content direction and assets. Coordinates with Marketing, Design, Project, and Account teams to ensure timely delivery of assignments and adherence to submission deadlines. Develops and presents digital content strategies to clients and stakeholders. Works with the LiveGuide product team to improve content workflows and usability and provides feedback for new feature development. Screens video content to ensure alignment with brand standards and reformats video and image files as needed. Identifies opportunities to improve upload processes and drive greater utilization of customization tools for dealers. Establishes and maintains DCI and client brand standards and guidelines for digital content. Identifies opportunities for improved tagging and tracking of content. Manages content curation from internal teams and external partner agencies, including building playlists and digital media libraries. Manages content uploads for websites, video displays, and glance media playlists in CMS systems. Works with QA and IT teams to ensure content accuracy and resolve technical issues. Loads and tags digital content to help increase SEO.

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Oversees the day-to-day content operations of various national and retailer digital platforms. Provides analysis and interpretation of program performance. Coordinates with vendors and stakeholders to develop new content and revise existing assets. Maintains and facilitates communication between stakeholders and vendors, ensuring projects are completed on time, on budget, and within scope. Manages website content for the following specialty areas: vehicles, vehicle technology, vehicle accessories, fixed operations/service content, auto shows/reveals, and model reveal content. Ensures timely and accurate launch of new content across websites/platforms, including new model loads or any other updates. Serves as liaison between retailer website providers, SOA distribution, product management, marketing department, advertising agency, and creative services to ensure timely and accurate website content of new products during launches. Establishes and implements procedures and workflows for the content implementation life cycle, including briefing documents, overseeing content creation, review/feedback/approval, and reporting. Conducts ongoing website audits of content to ensure compliance with brand guidelines and the ADA. Reports on and analyzes the performance of content and promotions regularly.• Increased efficiency and streamlined reporting and analysis of retailer inventory data by 50% by developing an automated tool• Achieved on time and accurate launch of MY24 BRZ, and MY24 & MY25 Forester via communication and coordination techniques• Collaborated with internal and external teams to develop solution for showing multiple model years and drivetrains at once on S.com

Tampa, Florida, United States

Managed project health of all internal and outsourced projects across the creative studio, including photo-realistic environment renders, product renders, low-polygonal models, storyboards, and 3D & motion graphic animations. Created and maintained schedules, ensuring projects were delivered on time, under budget, and within scope using Instagantt, Asana, and key communication techniques. Coordinated with artists, QA specialists, and account management to ensure efficiency, reasonable maximum workload capacity, and expedient delivery dates for internal teams and vendors. Coordinated with vendors to dispatch project details, establish project and timeline expectations, and address any project questions and issues. • Attained 90% on time, on budget, and in-scope project delivery via communication and staggered scheduling techniques• Reduced labor cost by ~$35k by adopting majority of responsibilities of former Producer, averting need for a new hire• Reduced turnaround on critical project by 6 weeks without impacting other projects via creative resource reallocation• Streamlined project health management process by developing an interactive project health and status spreadsheet

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States

Created 3D photorealistic studio renderings of luxury home exteriors, interiors, cutaways, and amenities with quick turnaround times, with experience in individual and team-based collaborative projects. Translated CAD line drawings of home exteriors and interiors into 3D models with a high degree of detail using 3DS Max. Lit, textured and rendered all scenes using Vray rendering engine, with post-production editing in Photoshop. Managed and submitted renders to render farm using Backburner. Designed photorealistic landscape designs for all renders. Created photorealistic materials using Photoshop, Substance Designer, and 3DS Max. Managed and reviewed artwork orders by exercising proper communication skills and fast response times. Provided constructive criticism during proof reviews using in-depth knowledge of image composition. Managed summer intern, including conducting weekly one on ones, reviewing work for accuracy, approving timesheets, and mentoring.• Streamlined color palette creation process by developing a standard process and procedure checklist• Reduced labor cost by ~$40k by adopting all color palette management responsibilities, averting the need for a new hire• Reduced labor cost by ~$13k by adopting a portion of artwork coordination responsibilities, averting need for new hire

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States

Revised and created 3D photorealistic studio renderings of luxury home exteriors with quick turnaround times, with experience in both individual and team-based collaborative projects. Translated CAD line drawings of home exteriors and interiors into 3D models with a high degree of detail using 3DS Max. Lit, textured and rendered all scenes using Vray rendering engine, with post-production editing in Photoshop. Researched and developed new techniques and services of 3D modeling and visualization for the future of the department, including methods of land survey usage and VR techniques.• Achieved on-time, on-budget, and in-scope project turnaround of 98% by practicing essential time management skills• Developed a new procedure for designing interiors of homes, reducing the turnaround time of night renders by ~20%• Designed and developed new autumn materials for landscape models, increasing landscape diversity of renders by 25%

Warminster, Pa

Created high-definition 3D photorealistic renders of shower products for use in digital and print media. Sketched preliminary floor plans and designs of scenes in Photoshop. Modeled high-definition 3D assets in Maya from concept sketches. Textured, lit, and rendered all scenes using Vray, with post-production editing in Photoshop. Modeled low polygonal game engine assets for Unity in Maya for use on the HTC Vive and Android mobile devices. Unwrapped UVs and textured both low and high polygonal assets. Designed materials for Unity using Substance Painter, Substance Designer, and Photoshop. • Achieved on-time, on-budget, and in-scope delivery of 95% of all projects by managing the workload of 3 artists• Reduced labor cost by ~$30k by developing knowledge of Unity, VR, and AR, averting the need for a new hire