About me
Chad is a motion artist, editor, and multi-disciplinary designer. For the last fifteen years, he has been a Senior Motion Production Artist at RPA in Santa Monica, working on digital display ads and social media videos for clients like Honda, ampm, Southern California Edison, and Cedars-Sinai. On the side, He occasionally provides design, video, and email-marketing solutions to campaigns and non-profits.
Chad's work has been twice nominated for a Campaigns And Elections Reed Award.
Chad likes to use his talents to entertain others and tell the stories of the causes and communities that he cares about. He is still seeking out that life-defining adventure.
Sector Experience
My Work
SEE ALL WORKWe’re all a little British: Royal wedding
- BRAND:
- Farmers Insurance
- AGENCY:
- RPA
Positions
Communications Director
Christy Smith for State Assembly
United States
March 2017 - Present (7 years 8 months)
Handle much of written and most of the visual communications for Christy Smith's 2018 campaign. Designed and implemented campaign website using Wordpress. Creates posts, images, and motion graphics for social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter), including content creation and strategy. Facebook ad buying and audience creation. Writes fundraising email blasts and other public-facing content. Design print ads for insertion into local Newspapers. Do some light copy-editing. Take photos at campaign events. This is a Contract position.
Motion Production Artist for large, full service ad agency. Works primarily with Adobe Animate CC, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Experience with rich media ad production and trafficking through DoubleClick Studio. Clients include: American Honda, Farmers Insurance, Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, Arco Gas, and Intuit.
We’re all a little British: Royal wedding
- BRAND:
- Farmers Insurance
- AGENCY:
- RPA
Campaign Communications Coordinator
Christy Smith for Assembly
January 2016 - November 2016 (10 months)
This started as a volunteer work and turned into a contract position as time went on. Maintains and adds content to the campaign website in Nationbuilder platform. Creates posts for social media accounts, including writing content and creating images. Facebook ad buying and audience creation. Writes fundraising email blasts. Design print ads for insertion into local Newspapers. Take photos at campaign events. Make GOTV calls to voters.
Production Artist
International Marketing Concepts
May 2005 - May 2008 (3 years)
Production artist for well known promotional and retail products company. Worked primarily with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create product specs and sales materials for print and electronic distribution. Created near realistic renderings of retail products in Photoshop for use by sales teams. Completed MII corporate website based on existing designs using HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver and Photoshop. Did product photography for almost all of the 2007 Sneak Preview catalog.
Advertising Coordinator/Internet Intern
King World Productions
September 2002 - March 2004 (1 year 6 months)
Worked with the print and internet departments to promote King World shows. Worked primarily in Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office. Created ad banners, web pages, and email newsletters for the "Hollywood Squares" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" web sites. Produced TV Guide Interactive advertisements for "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" Oversaw banner/link exchange with other related websites. Arranged free cross promotional advertising to promote celebrity appearances on Hollywood Squares. Worked with Vice President of Advertising and Promotion helping to see to completion trade and consumer print advertisements. Oversaw and moderated content on show related internet forums.
