Aaron Gardner
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Aaron Gardner

Art Director - Designer - Motion Graphics DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
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Aaron Gardner
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Aaron Gardner

Art Director - Designer - Motion Graphics DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am an Art Director and multi-skilled Senior Designer with over 14 years experience in the field, specialising in digital design, 2D and 3D motion graphics, augmented reality and successfully direct multiple design teams as large as 28 designers across multiple countries (US and the UK) ​
Work history
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    Head of Motion GraphicsNews Corp
    1 London Bridge, London SE1, UKFull Time
    Head of Motion Graphics for The Sun
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    Digital Design DirectorThe Sun
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    Brand guardian and responsible for all design outputs across The Sun Online (UK and United States) ranging from flat design, brand creation, logo design, motion graphics, editorial videos (including AR/VR and 360 immersive videos) Managing and directing (incl rota management) all of The Sun Online design teams (28 digital designers, motion graphics designers and video editors) including the team responsible for the UK's number one Snapchat channel Developing high-impact creative projects from concept to completion, including animations, editorial videos and promotional content to a wide variety of clients Utilising tools such as Snapchat Lens Studio to build AR content Mentoring junior artists on creative processes Delivering on multiple projects and platforms simultaneously Played a vital role in developing The Sun website to become the UK's biggest online newspaper brand Creating commercial content for clients such as LADbible, Diet Coke, Rubicon, Betway, Jet2, The National Lottery to name a few Recruiting, hiring and training candidates with an eye for performance whilst keeping within budgetary limitations
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Skills
  • Graphic Design
  • Web Design
  • Animation
  • Motion Graphics
  • Digital Design
  • Art Direction
  • Creative Direction
  • Filming
  • Video Editing
  • Augmented Reality
Education
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    Master of ArtsBournemouth University
    Bournemouth, United Kingdom
    Post Production Editing
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    Bachelor of ScienceUniversity of Kent
     - Canterbury, United Kingdom
    Bachelor of Science: Multimedia Technology And Design
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Awards
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    News UK AwardsThe Sun
    Collaborative Award Ambitious Award News UK Award of the Year Tesco Multi-Million Pound Solutions Award Fearless Award Supportive Award Fresh Thinking Award Sun Online Awards (x3)