Ryan Austin Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Role: Social strategy and creative content direction for leading brands such as Red Bull, Google, Samsung, Amazon, Adidas, Smirnoff, Walmart, and guide projects from pre-production through to post-production.
• Lead social content strategy and direct content shoots
• Directed and edited the 2021 Clio award-winning documentary for 2K Foundations
• Designed digital content for experiential activations for TikTok, Adidas, Smirnoff, and more
• Designed and built template and style guide for VUDU/Fandango's still on-going Watch/Stream Now social marketing promos for blockbuster Disney/Marvel releases.
• Managed the creation of 400+ national social media campaign assets for Chipotle, Shopify, Tide, Noom, CDC, & more.

Los Angeles, California, US

• Role: Lead RFP concept development on multi-million dollar campaigns, pitch and collaborate with client to refine creative, and serve as on-set director
• Wrote/directed interactive mystery for Law & Order SVU sweepstakes that resulted in 1,000 engagements in the first hour and highest performing content
• Directed the winning pitch video for Samsung Unpacked project
• Design Lead for all on-screen content for Netflix’s 2024 Upfronts
• Turned around winning RFP for Smirnoff Superbowl content in 24 hours -Directed multiple live event packages for Diageo’s yearly conference
• Led creative and on-set direction for groundbreaking Grindr video podcast -Served as on-set director for productions featuring celebrity talent andseasoned narrative actors

New York, NY, US

• While working with my usual freelance clients, the opportunity to work with Code3 to Design/Edit/Animate national social marketing campaigns was too good to pass up! So we worked out a part-time contract that would.
• Lead editor/motion artist for hundreds of assets for VUDU/Fandango’s Watch/Stream Now national social marketing campaign
• Animated social campaign assets for brands like Chipotle, Shopify, Tide, Noom, CDC, and more

Austin, Texas, US

• Head of video department for internal design agency in charge of building out content team and growing the brand's YouTube channel
• Pitched, produced, and directed national TV campaign ads that reduced cost-per-download/registration by ~50%
• Wrote and directed “Find them on Bumble” social campaign ads, which resulted in Bumble’s highest performing piece of content
• Wrote/directed/edited content for brand YouTube channel which became highest performing content for Bumble
• Edited and animated multiple national campaigns, including the multi-million dollar series NYC’s Most Inspiring
• Animated Bumble UI shots for Serena Williams super bowl ad and the feature film, Book Club

Austin, Texas, US

• Lead animator in charge of building animation team and designing styles for tiered price structure of company's motion graphics offerings. Also in charge of directing and developing motion graphics packages for all.
• Designed yearly TEDx Austin live-event graphics packages
• Grew animation business by developing three motion graphics styles and price points according to top client categories and trends
• Animation work and interview featured in Elements & Principles of 4D Art & Design textbook by Oxford Press

• Documentary following the recreation of the stage musical Oklahoma! by UNC School of the Arts.
• Edited 8 episodes of nationally released documentary.
• Collaborated closely with director to develop narrative.
• Incorporated notes from investors and producer.
• Coordinated with research assistants to obtain authentic footage and photos.
• Performed final sound mix and worked with composer.