Jeffrey Pittle Email & Phone Number

Hendersonville, Tn, Us

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

https://www.neonglobal.com/en/

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Hendersonville, Tn

Responsible for:• Established and continue to run a profitable creative consultancy that develops and produces quality, story-driven animation and design projects. • Responsible for a world-class roster of over 200+ multi-contract television and film clients built though above-quality work, repeat business and word-of-mouth. • Generated over 30 new brands, designed 100+ logos and have created award winning marketing campaigns for many satisfied clients.Accomplishments:• Manage $2,500 to $150,000 project budgets for Fortune 500 companies, including The Walt Disney Company, Universal Studios, Warner Bros., ABC and Nickelodeon.• Guide concept-to-completion execution of television show opens, bumpers, motion graphics, promos, print and film titles utilizing cutting-edge motion graphics and design technology, up-to-date industry software and production techniques. • Known for creating high-concept, professional visuals across mainstream media including television, film and interactive technologies on-time and within budget.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Responsible for:• Hired to originate the Creative Director position for the first dedicated media outlet for digital currency based out of Nashville, Tennessee. • Supervised a two-person creative department, overseeing design, and interacting with social media, community development and project managers. • Had an active role in all design roles for the company, including branding, print, motion, and events.Accomplishments:• Managed 15+ blockchain/cryptocurrency/ICO clients annually, including all creative and design aspects, media and delivery.• Responsible for directing ground-breaking industry shows across the country, as well as creating all related content for on-stage experiences.• Guided concept-to-completion execution of all media, including initial concept, storyboards, style frames, motion tests and final render output.• Responsible for building out the first agency for digital currency clients, including the planning and building out of a full-service digital video studio and podcast network.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Responsible for:• Hired to take over the Creative Director position for a 30-year-old established event company based out of Nashville, Tennessee. • Supervised a six-person creative department, overseeing editors, producers, freelancers, animators and senior designers. • Had an active role in all design roles for the company, including branding, print, motion, and experiential design and execution.Accomplishments:• Managed over 20 large-scale projects annually, including all creative & design aspects, media and delivery. Responsible for multi-million-dollar budgets.• Guided concept-to-completion execution of all show media, including initial concept, storyboards, style frames, motion tests and final render output. Interfaced with clients/brand managers to ensure the final result was outstanding.• Created forward-thinking designs for show experiences, including wide-screen media, projection-mapping, and experimental technologies.

Van Nuys, Ca

Responsible for:• Responsible for creating a strong and memorable brand, in an already crowded tech marketplace, by studying demographics and designing around the end user. • Established the visual design for everything from corporate communications, website design, software interface, as well as being the Director for shoots featuring major artists such as Chris Brown, Chaka Khan and Akon. Accomplishments:• Streamlined internal workflow by creating electronic job request forms which increased project input by an additional 5% over the first year.• Established new, effective multitasking procedures that allowed the department's employees to work on multiple projects simultaneously; increasing the department’s output by over 20%.• Developed a cross-training program for artists to become efficient in both 2D and 3D design, including After Effects, Cinema 4D and Photoshop, thereby multiplying their effectiveness and creativity across the board, resulting in increased profits.

Hollywood, California

Responsible for:• Sourced to develop specialized animations for Nickelodeon’s shows Mr. Troop Mom and Glenn Martin, DDS, along with 15 additional promos, trailers and interstitials. • I created unique designs that stood out from their competitors by studying the existing offerings, and deriving new, fresh content applying my extensive library of animation styles and concepts. • All elements were used in both broadcast AND online.Accomplishments:• Projects designed and delivered on time and under budget include elements for the films The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, I Am Number Four, Green Lantern, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Love and Other Drugs.• Animated the original logo for the highly successful action-adventure videogame Batman: Arkham City, seen by millions across multiple video game platforms.

Glendale, California

• Recruited through Walt Disney Imagineering’s Creative Talent Showcase as a Motion Graphics Creative Director/Animator on a classified project for Disney Cruise Lines. • I was chosen as one of eighteen people selected for inclusion out of over ten thousand applicants. • Hired shortly after the Showcase’s completion due to my tenacity, originality and execution of animation and concept.Accomplishments:• Personally conceptualized, art directed and animated ten highly specialized sequences for installation on two Disney Cruise Line ships, the Disney Wonder and the Disney Magic. A project of this magnitude had never before been attempted, and my team accomplished it under deadline.• Saved the department thousands of dollars by working off-site, not using local resources and keeping overhead to a minimum.

Burbank, California

Responsible for:• Brought in as Animation Art Director on Disney Channel re-branding project and entrusted with all graphics/animation design for Disney Junior launch. • Was able to create a new brand approach for the Disney Channel by honoring its initial design, and building on the well-established foundation, implementing new directives and a fresh approach for design moving forward.Accomplishments:• Initialized fresh creative direction for all properties, and presented new design concepts to client with staff.• Created all initial animation for the new Disney Junior Channel (commercials, interstitial packages, launch package, bugs, etc.)

Santa Monica, California

Responsible for:• Recruited to upgrade all visual content coming from the agency and to re-establish the company as THE “go-to” studio for fresh, cutting-edge motion graphics design, production, and original content creation. Accomplishments:• Liaised between clients, producers and creative directors and managed 5-member freelance art staff. • Directed, conceptualized and animated launch promo for Spike TV’s Blue Mountain State with all actors, including Denise Richards.• Designed national promo work for shows such as Dr. Phil, Inside Edition, Spike TV and TMZ.

Venice, California

Responsible for:• Enlisted as Creative Director for this well-known motion graphics house that needed additional internal staff direction. Directed and mentored seven-member artist staff in conceptualization and production of innovative, engaging motion graphics and show opens for 25+ national TV shows.Accomplishments:• Executed and personally created ground-breaking animation design for the shows Deal or No Deal, Dance War, Wipeout, Duel, American Gladiators, Miss USA and Queen Bees. • Effectively liaised between Executive Creative Director and staff (full time and freelance) to help reduce project overlap and resource drain.• Instituted new creative processes that improved efficiency by 15-20%.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Responsible for:• Recruited by former employer to upgrade/expand production capacity, quality and capabilities of graphics/animation side of business (high-end video/film projects, national branding campaigns, local market projects.)Accomplishments:• Led creative and bidding processes for 200+ projects during 21-month tenure. • Developed skill sets of 2-person animation/visual effects department, improved operational efficiency by 25% and delivered multi-year contracts worth $1 Million+. • High-profile entertainment production clients included Celine Dion, Barry Manilow, Phantom Of The Opera and nationally-televised Billboard Awards broadcast.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Responsible for:• Hired as Art Director, ascended to Vice President in 4 years time. Helped establish the concept and workflow for in-store television networks at their inception, affecting many future delivery systems and concepts moving forward.Accomplishments:• Introduced creative strategy and cost-/time-saving techniques that improved efficiency by 35%. • Managed $5,000- to $200,000-project budgets, oversaw all creative visual content for company, and established 15 full-time broadcast-quality networks, developing unique look & feel for each. • Launched groundbreaking new video delivery systems and enhanced television platforms, increased in-store sales by 12%.