Russ Spaid

I’m Russ and

I like to make designs that move!

Hi from Brooklyn, NY.

I am a proven creative professional with close to 30 years experience in the visual design field, currently serving as Assistant Creative Director, Design & On-Air Promotions at WNET. Before answering the call to work in motion design and visual effects for TV and film, my career focused on print, web, interactive and presentation design.

SKILLS SUMMARY

Creative/Art direction; Conceptual development; Brand development/management; Motion graphics; MOGRT templates; Graphic Design; Compositing & visual effects; 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, animation; Color grading

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

After Effects, Cinema 4D, Redshift, Insydium X-Particles, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Mocha, InDesign, Maya

SELECT CLIENTS

WNET (THIRTEEN, WLIW, NJ PBS, ALL ARTS, CREATE, WORLD)

HBO; Cinemax; AMC; USA; Anatomy (HGTV, Amazon); Picture Farm; Penske Media; ABC News 20/20; Good Morning America Weekend; Foster Care Film; Time Warner; Thompson Hotels; Humans Rights Watch; JFK Library

WORK HISTORY

WNET

New York, NY

02.07.2020 – Present

Assistant Creative Director, Design and On-Air Promotions


2005 – Present

Freelance Designer/Animator


Pipeline Advertising

& Design

New York, NY

11.2006 – 02.2016

Design Director


Studio of Digital Arts,

Florida International University (FIU)

Miami, FL

08.2003 – 07.2004

New Media Project Manager


Studio of Digital Arts,

FIU

Miami, FL

10.2002 – 08.2003

Designer/Web Production Manager








EDUCATION

MS in Digital Imaging

& Design

New York University,

New York, NY

With Distinction,

Thesis Honors

2006


Bachelor of Music

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

Cum Laude

  • 1996

AWARDS

  • 2018-2022: 6 NY Emmy® Award Nominations

2007 News & Documentary Emmy® Nomination: Outstanding Individual Achievement in A Craft–Graphic and Artistic Design


2006 Bronze Telly Award: Action Against Hunger PSAdesign@drspaid.com

AWARDS

  • 2018-2020: 6 NY Emmy® Award Nominations

2007 News & Documentary Emmy® Nomination: Outstanding Individual Achievement in A Craft–Graphic and Artistic Design


2006 Bronze Telly Award: Action Against Hunger PSAdesign@drspaid.com