Beau Ryan
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Calgary, AB, Canada
Toptal member since June 22, 2021
Beau is a motion and graphic designer with 13 years of experience working for major corporate brands and top employer organizations and agencies. He has strong knowledge of animation principles and applies them by collaborating, brainstorming, and communicating with internal stakeholders and project managers on large projects and award-winning campaigns. Beau creates project timelines to ensure timely and cost-efficient project completion by working closely with vendors and contract writers.
Work Experience
Motion Designer
Bow Valley College
- Developed the full motion graphics package to support the 2021 brand revitalization.
- Developed a comprehensive animation strategy to support future animation projects for the college.
- Redesigned and managed the 2018 viewbook, including writing and photography direction.
Graphic Designer
The Calgary Zoo
- Led the creative development for the Calgary Zoo’s Land of Lemurs habitat.
- Consulted on campaign creative direction to support marketing initiatives.
- Collaborated with the facilities team and consulted them on multiple environmental design initiatives around the park.
Graphic Designer
Travel Alberta
- Produced and managed the 2016 travel planner in four languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and German) which had 120,000 copies in circulation in visitor information centers across the world.
- Nominated for Travel Alberta’s Crusader Award and Alberta Experience Award, peer-nominated awards for excellence and teamwork.
- Designed and executed multiple Spot the Jeep campaigns, including vehicle wraps and print advertising.
Graphic Designer
TransAlta Corporation
- Provided the art direction of photoshoots for annual reports and sustainability reports, along with various other projects.
- Managed large-scale projects such as TransAlta’s Calgary Stampede sponsorship campaign, including building wraps and graphics on the Stampede grounds.
- Expanded TransAlta’s brand to include social media and online publications.
Education
Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design
Victoria University - Victoria, Australia
Certifications
Advanced Motion Methods
School of Motion
Motion Beast
Motion Design School
UX Certification
Nielsen Norman Group
Skills
Tools
Adobe After Effects Design, Cinema 4D, Audition CC, Photoshop CC, Premiere Pro CC, Illustrator CC
Other
Graphic Design, Animation Design, 2D Animation, Motion Design, Motion Logo Design, Print Design, Print Production, Match Moving, Time Management, Print, Visual Design, Branding, Concepting, Storyboard Design, Art Direction, Environmental Design, Animated Explainer Videos, Design Systems, Project Management, 360 Campaigns, Ad Campaigns, Advertising Campaigns, Illustration, Digital Design, Motion Tracking, Compositing, Videos, Video Animation, Social Media Design, 3D Modeling, 3D Visualization, 3D Animation, Character Animation, Character Rigging, JSON, Lottie, Video Production, Design, Rigging, Audio Engineering, Motion & Animation Design, Motion Graphics, 3D, 2D to 3D
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