Ken Butts
Resume
SUMMARY
20+ years of motion graphics design experience for broadcast. With an understanding of typography, layout and composition for television plus a proficiency in the systems used to deliver graphics in a fast-turn environment, I collaborate with producers, editorial staff and art directors to produce graphics to visually tell a story.
SKILLS
- Motion graphic design on both Apple and Windows workstations
- Creation of animation and news graphics
- Manage on-air station graphics, show branding and news graphics production
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Firefly, Premiere), Cinema 4D, VizRt
EXPERIENCE
NBCUniversal 2015-Present
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas, Top Story with Tom Llamas, NBC News Now, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, The Today Show
Show Lead | Designer/Animator
- Design and deliver static and motion graphics, including lower-thirds, full-screen templates, charts, maps, animations, and editorial visuals
- Create animated graphics packages – opens, transitions and segment starters
- Adapt graphics and animations quickly in response to breaking news and live programming demands
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously – meeting tight deadlines without compromising quality
- Maintain organized files, templates and toolkits to ensure efficient workflows
WNET Thirteen and NJTV News 2011-2015
Motion Graphics Designer
- Designed and edited materials for network shows, promos and network projects
- Produced graphics for news segments, election specials, weather and special report opens – in addition to work for other WNET/NJTV programs; supervised production artists
- Practical production experience with on-air graphics, title design, typography, web, mobile and broadcast standards
[motion+design] 2005-2011
Motion Graphics Designer
- Designed motion graphic elements that incorporated animation, 3D models and live-action compositing for a variety of post and editorial houses, networks and web design
International Cinematographers 1999-2005
Director of Photography, Camera Operator & 1st Assistant Cameraman
EDUCATION
New York University: Master of Science, Digital Imaging and Design
The University of Texas at Austin: Bachelor of Science, Radio-TV-Film