Morteza Shahbake Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

In my role as Senior Motion Designer, I have the pleasure of working with a highly creative and collaborative team to produce captivating visuals for top brands across Australia. I work across projects from concept to completion, ensuring each piece is crafted with both creative insight and technical skill.Highlights of my role:•Creative Development: I contribute to each phase of the project lifecycle, working solo or with a team to bring concepts to life.•Mentorship: I guide and support my team, sharing my expertise in motion design, animation and best practices.•Technical expertise: Skilled in After Effects, Cinema 4D, and the Adobe Suite, I ensure all work meets high standards of quality and craft.Every project is an opportunity to raise the bar and deliver visually compelling stories that resonate.

Freelancing as a senior motion graphics designer at advertising agencies and TV networks. Working for clients such as Dove, Nestle, Absolut Vodka, Channel Ten, Channel Seven, Foxtel Movies, Foxtel Creative, Fox Sports, ABC MADE, FOX Sports, Hackett films, Crater, VANDAL, Entropico, Telstra, Solid State, William Hill, ZOO Advertising, Red engine, HOLLER, Engine, Bastion Stadium, Deluxe.Lead Designer & Art direction at ABC MADE, Foxtel Movies, Foxtel Creative:• Pride vs. Prejudice 2017• Vote Compass 2017• Father’s day campaign 2018• Transformers pop-up channel 2018• Animation pop-up channel 2018• Arena channel rebrand pitch 2019• FOX Slueth IDENT launch 2019• FOX networks rebrand launch spot 2019• James Bond 007 channel 2020

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

As a Senior Art Director specialising in motion design, I lead the motion design and 3D work for DDB Group. My role includes mentoring and guiding designers from junior to senior levels, ensuring the highest quality of motion design output.Select Clients:McDonald's, Volkswagen, CUPRA, Interbrand, Porsche, Skoda, WestpacKey Projects and Achievements:• CUPRA Formentor 3D Anamorphic Billboard: Delivered Australia’s first automotive 3D animated anamorphic billboard in the oOH! network. Managed the project from concept to execution, collaborating with local and global teams.• VW GOLF GTI Ad Break Championship TVC: Motion graphics for this award-winning work.• McDonald's Macca's Value Rebrand: Worked with Interbrand to refresh the Value platform, developing motion design principles that served as a blueprint for the brand.• PepsiCo's Smith Chips 3D Animated Chip NFT: Created the world’s first 3D animated NFT potato chip with DDB’s PR agency Mango.• AR Product Visualisations for VW: Prepared and optimised AR-ready 3D files for VW products, including vehicles, the RooBadge, and EV wall chargers.• VW RooBadge Project: Collaborated with the Executive Creative Director to create mood boards, 3D animations, and AR visualisations. Produced key imagery for the PR launch and high-quality 3D video and still renders for VW’s website and media.• Real-time Rendering with Unreal Engine: Used Unreal Engine to achieve photorealistic rendering of VW vehicles, enhancing our 3D work's realism.• VW R-Range Launch Videos: Art directed the motion design for R-Range social videos. Created the "It's an R-thing" cinematic trailer and led art direction for the Spotify music experience.• Kind Royale 3D Logo Renders: Collaborated with DDB Melbourne to create 3D renders and motion graphics for the award-winning Kind Royale campaign.• Supercars Pitch: Contributed to winning the Supercars client by creating the hype reel with the Managing Director.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Creating world class motion design work for Koala• Video ads for Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest• Animated GIFS• Creating sale and brand campaign motion graphic templates• Social media performance asset designs • Elevated product launch videos• AR product visualisations• Managing the motion design team's delivery & roll out of Koala’s brand campaigns in Australia and globally in Japan• Art direction for motion design• Conceptual ideation of new motion design work• Motion design branding guidelines

Responsible for leading and mentoring other designers. Provided art direction for new network package designs, rebrands, and TV promotions. Pitched rebrand and campaign ideas for various TV channels.Key Projects and Achievements:• The Lifestyle Home rebrand pitch• The Lifestyle Food rebrand pitch• Celebrate your Lifestyle Xmas campaign• Cake month on Lifestyle Food• Gogglebox Australia logo design

Responsible for the Art direction & design of the FOX8 rebrand (2013-2018). The rebrand pitch won against two external design agencies (DMCI & 21-19) and launched on–air October 2013.I was the lead designer during the FOX8 rebrand. I also Art directed, produced and shot The 2014 Grammies promo following the new FOX8 rebrand.Some of top rated shows worked on are:• Australia’s next top model• Bates motel• Chicago fire• Hannibal• Revolution• The carrie diaries• The Crazy Ones• The 2014 Grammy Awards

Responsible for designing on set plasmas and broadcast graphics.

Motion Graphics Designer for Channels including Channel [V] , [V] Hits, Max, Country Music

Responsible for the motion graphics design of Channel One re brand. Working closely with the art director to provide the best solution for animation of the logo, lineups, packshot templates and sponsor billboard.

Motion Graphic Designer for channels including Channel [V] , [V] Hits, Max, Country Music Channel, The Lifestyle Channel, Lifestyle You, Lifestyle Food, Lifestyle Home, The Weather Channel.

Responsible for On Air promotion and graphics of the latest new release movies and TV show for the on demand service for Foxtel.

Motion Graphics for clients such as Vodafone, HTC and Chartered accountants.

On-air graphic designer for Nine News, The Today Show, Kerrianne, The Footy Show and Wide World of Sports.

Bachelor Of Visual Arts, Film And Digital Art (Media Arts)

Bachelor Of Visual Arts (Film And Digital Arts) / Photomedia, Film, Photography