Ryan Brant Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles

H3M is a augmented reality experience design company building a location-based augmented reality app to gamify the discovery of events, businesses, music, art, digital NFTs’, and branded product offerings.We are like Canva, but for virtual worlds. Brands can self-publish immersive virtual worlds without any 3D or code and avoid the high cost of development and marketing. Learn more at www.h3m.studio

Greater Los Angeles Area

Full portfolio @ www.ryanjbrant.comCraft brand identities, products + packaging, collateral, full-scale integrated marketing campaigns, OOH advertising, television commercials, social videos, web experiences, network identities and theatrical visual effects for brands such as The Discovery Channel, BYU, CW Network, Apple, HBO, Fox, TBS, FX, Netflix, Turner Sports, Four Seasons, 7-Eleven, Consumer Reports, St. Regis, Chase and many more.

Long Beach, California, United States

Successfully designed and implemented a range of touch points that resulted in an $85 Million licensing deal and secured the presale of unreleased future products.Exceeded consumer acquisition goals by 10x by creating production pipelines and workflow strategies that met immediate, rigorous and ever shifting timelines. Scaled the company beyond its original vision by successfully acquiring new clientele and projects for brands like Showtime, Vizio, Modern Warrior. Worked and lead cross-discipline teams across:Live BroadcastsMixed Reality LED PresentationsContinuing EducationTradeshow ExperiencesMechanism Of Action Video ExplainersWeb and Mobile ExperiencesDigital, Print and OOH MarketingInvestor Relations PresentationsMedical ProductsMedical PackagingBranded Teasers, Graphics, Interstitials, and Toolkits for all Video FilesSoftware UI/UX DesignSoftware TeasersBranded CopywritingSales & Marketing StrategiesBrand Voice, Style & Behavior PositioningBrand Manifesto CopywritingBranded Partnerships and Promotional MaterialTransmedia ExperiencesApparelStationaryPet ToysSocial Marketing Initiatives and moreCreated, managed, and labored with my team to execute high level creative visions for the brand that was articulated and rigorously handled at all customer touch points.Evolved the Anivive team culture by taking creative risks, cultivating new and innovative ideas, and producing groundbreaking creative for marketing campaigns and growth hack solutions. Created concept decks, strategic input briefs, creative briefs, investor updates, and CE decks used in live broadcast presentations that worked to educate our audience.Collaborated effectively with other marketing team leaders, as well as other collaborators outside of marketing to develop better/bigger creative ideas as well as creative alignment with executives other key collaborators.Created and adapted studio hierarchy, structures, conventions, and processes.

Scaled the company from simple graphic treatments to developing cutting-edge brand experiences for blue-chip companies like Turner Sports, 7-Eleven, Four Seasons, and St. Regis. Developed Opex and Capex budgets to guide spending for internal growth, client acquisition and product fulfillment.Developed our agency initial pitch offerings and brand story based on market analysis which directly led to winning multi-year contracts. Recruited national and international design and tech talent and successfully built an award-winning team, growing from 2 to 20 within one year. Negotiated and managed all vendor and supplier relationships with an internal budget of +$250,000. Dramatically reduced average production costs up to 75% by completing most work prior to assigning it to art directors and repurposing existing design assets. Consistently led agency communication and presentation efforts with client-side executives that facilitated strong project management and prioritized client's strategic goals. Managed the company's creative teams, developed the verbal and visual style of all client work, and set the standards for quality of work and client interaction. Developed the company's entire creative process which included client on-boarding, project staging, artist management, file management, shared asset management, creative approach, and export of all assets in order to deliver projects on-time and under budget. Cultivated teams with effective coaching, fostering leadership through integrated design and team participation, creating a cohesive relationship between writers, creatives, technologists, and key decision makers which significantly decreased overall production timelines by weeks.

Instructor at The University of Hawaii, in the Pacific New Media Outreach program, offering classes in design and production.

36 N. Hotel St. Suite B. Honolulu Hi, 96817

Utilized multidisciplinary approaches to produce high-profile concepts for top-tier brands across a variety of media (e.g. Print, Websites, Applications, Cinema, Video, Products, etc.).Worked closely with our team of artists to provide creative direction for over 78 stereoscopic 3D visual effects shots for the feature film, "I Heart Shakey", starring talents such as Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo, Steve Lemme, Alfonso Arau and many others.Supervised and contributed to the rotoscoping and 3D stereo conversion process of key sequences in the 2011 film, "Conan The Barbarian".Significantly increased our team to a roster of 18 individuals (nine in-house and nine globally sourced artists and technicians) and managed the visual effects, web development efforts, branding and design collateral of multiple clients with concurrent deadlines while overseeing the preproduction of a 3D animated feature film.Conceived and implemented a follow-the-sun approach to design and delivery between a sister studio in Hong Kong for the feature film "Pray", the animated short "El Gone", multiple designs, and animation projects.Regularly engaged in defining project scopes, project planning, technical direction, visual effects design and supervision, project management, team building, contract negotiation, mentorship, budgeting and financial management, resource management, web and interaction design, 3D coordination, modeling, lighting, rigging, compositing and color grading.Originated, created, and presented studio project proposals and statements of work which increased the perceived value of the brand, allowing the company to increase bidding by 80% within the first six months of operation.Prevented feature creep by providing accurate bids, managing project scope, properly communicating client expectations, outlining phases and milestones, and ensuring proper agile, waterfall, and concurrent design processes were followed by all artists and technologists.

Honolulu Hi

Delivered strategic communication solutions that assisted clients in attaining their marketing objectives while overseeing a creative team. Triggered a 15% growth in client acquisition within my first year with the company by developing, presenting and carrying out new creative processes and standards of execution.Managed client branding, marketing, and communications campaigns in a manner that transitioned clients from project-based billing to retainer-based billing.Ensured the profitability and creative quality of client projects by establishing production standards and file naming conventions.Supported the operational readiness of the creative team through project briefings and ongoing communication.Translated client situations, marketing goals, and information into strategic brand conceptsCollaborated and contribute to the creative process as a leader of a creative team by drafting and presenting cohesive and persuasive proposals.Led the unified process of discovery, design, development, and post-production.Created print collateral, interactive web applications, video and motion graphics while managing the evolution of technological needs and digital marketing capabilities

Hawaiian Islands

Partnered with the Corporate Visual Department to interpret and customize visual direction .Optimized the visual presentation of the store and highlights select items which resulted in increased product sales.Maintained and implemented corporate visual standards and monitored and amended store design and layout as it related to the customer experience and brand messaging.

Hawaiian Islands

RESPONSIBILITIESSolved design problems by producing high-quality work across a variety of media.Communicated and worked collaboratively with peers and clients ensuring minimal bottlenecks during the creative process.Created multiple design comps and ideas on short notice and under rigorous timelines and delivered on time.Identified opportunities to secure additional projects with existing clients and made efforts to acquire new clientele.Maintained the integrity of the creative process, a professional demeanor, and inspired innovation among other members of the design team.

Hawaiian Islands

Spearheaded the operation efforts, design execution, processes, frameworks, procedures and training practices for eight café locations. Envisioned and executed the existing framework for the McDonald’s McCafé concept throughout Hawaii, pioneering ground-breaking structures for the presentation and operations of the cafe.RESPONSIBILITIES• Established the operational efficiency of 56 café employees • Communicated with local area supervisors and store managers to increase product offerings, run promotions, and create a cafe culture that yielded a 10% ROI in the first year of operations.• Created and managed cafe standards, promotions, recruitment efforts, and public announcements.• Reduce over-ordered, expired or delinquent product deliveries by facilitating communication between national vendors and cafe managers.• Established and maintained a system of sales tracking which allowed managers the ability to protect profits when the café concept was a pilot program and not fully integrated with the POS• Analyzed and manage market trends on a weekly and monthly basis and created new product releases that spoke to our customers needs and dining habits.• Created, planned, and scheduled merchandising and promotional events.• Co-created and implemented employee job descriptions, roles and expectations• Worked with vendors to fashion and deliver customized crew uniforms which worked to change the McDonald’s customer perception and bring in new demographics.• Developed and implemented new standards and practices.• Worked closely with the Architectural Department to design several café locations which minimized operating expenses and contributed to standard restraint procedures and practices.• Designed cafe storefronts in order to maximize speed of service and operational efficiency, cutting production times in half and increasing overall quality of the product.• Conceived and managed the designs of new digital signage, café graphics, and employee manuals

Honolulu Hawaii

RESPONSIBILITIES• Partner with GM and Corporate Visual Department to interpret and customize visual direction.• Work with Sales Support Team members to optimize visual presentation• Ensuring adherence to corporate visual standards• Create and prepare visual collateral• Monitor overall store environment as it relates to the customer experience and brand messaging.

Digital Imaging & Design

Experience Design, Visual Effects, 3D Character Design & Concept Art