Senior Motion Designer with 12 years of experience across advertising, broadcast, and post-production. I deliver design-led, concept-driven motion solutions spanning 2D + 3D animation, motion branding, video editing, and sound—comfortably contributing from concept through to final delivery. As an engineer-turned-designer, I’m a natural problem-solver who brings strong time, cost, and scope alignment to every project. I enjoy partnering with teams and clients to craft clear visual narratives that connect emotionally through storytelling.…

Alex Ardino

Senior Motion Designer with 12 years of experience across advertising, broadcast, and post-production. I deliver design-led, concept-driven motion solutions spanning 2D + 3D animation, motion branding, video editing, and sound—comfortably contributing from concept through to final delivery. As an engineer-turned-designer, I’m a natural problem-solver who brings strong time, cost, and scope alignment to every project. I enjoy partnering with teams and clients to craft clear visual narratives that connect emotionally through storytelling.…

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Senior Motion Designer with 12 years of experience across advertising, broadcast, and post-production. I deliver design-led, concept-driven motion solutions spanning 2D + 3D animation, motion branding, video editing, and sound—comfortably contributing from concept through to final delivery.

As an engineer-turned-designer, I’m a natural problem-solver who brings strong time, cost, and scope alignment to every project. I enjoy partnering with teams and clients to craft clear visual narratives that connect emotionally through storytelling.

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Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Senior Motion Designer (Independent) at Alex Design & Motion
July 1, 2023 - Present
Independent Senior Motion Designer delivering strategic motion solutions across animation, video editing, graphic design, asset creation, sound design, and concept development for brands, campaigns, and explainers. Manages business development, CRM outreach, proposals, client relationships, and project delivery. Brings a civil engineering and project management background to keep projects aligned on time, cost, and scope. Clients include major agencies and broadcasters as well as direct clients across a range of big-brand campaigns.
Senior Motion Designer at M&C Saatchi Sydney
August 1, 2021 - June 30, 2023
Senior Motion Designer working independently delivering complete roll-outs of motion and static digital assets across formats and specifications, reporting to the Studio Design Director/Studio Manager. Delivered social content, Digital OOH, scalable dynamic content, promotional videos, hype reels, infomercials, multi-screen content, EDM gifs, infographics, presentation graphics, B2B communications, explainers, TVC graphics, UI platform animations, animation templates, icon creation/animation, and event promotion content, including 3D spatial animation.
Freelance Motion Designer at Various (in-house with agencies/clients)
June 1, 2019 - August 1, 2021
Freelance Motion Designer working with agencies including DDB, Leo Burnett, R/GA, Traffik, Akcelo, and others; also worked with personally attained clients. Delivered case study videos, social response and campaign videos, and multi-asset social roll-outs across branding, motion design, editing, sound, and concept development.
Lead Motion Designer at Chimney Group Sydney
November 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019
Led the graphics department as the sole motion designer delivering high-end video projects and advertising communications. Produced explainer and brand videos end-to-end including visual concept development, design, animation, grading, editing, and sound; also created showreels and modular motion brand systems to streamline social content creation.
Lead Motion Designer & Editor at DK Advertising
April 1, 2017 - October 31, 2018
Delivered diverse video projects including commercials (broadcast/cinema/online), brand videos, tutorials, inductions, documentaries, interviews, explainers, and 2D animations for clients such as Toshiba, Best Western Hotels, Mercedes-AMG, Timezone, Brydens Lawyers, OzCar, and Mongrel Boots. As a small agency lead, delivered end-to-end production across design, branding, motion design, editing, grading, script/storyboarding, and sound; developed workflows for efficiency.
Motion Graphics Designer at SBS (Creative Services)
May 1, 2016 - November 1, 2016
Worked on broadcast promos, shows, and campaigns across SBS channels and online platforms including daily on-air graphics for SBS World News. Created and maintained broadcast templates (lineups, end boards, credit squeezes, production boards, on-air bugs), built social template packages and style guides, and delivered motion graphics for programs and stylised brand bumpers.
Sole Graphic Designer at Clovelly Hotel
March 1, 2015 - June 1, 2015
Clovelly Hotel rebrand and collateral including handcrafted logo design, supporting style guide, print and digital marketing collateral, and on-site assets such as menus, display boards, posters, and social promotions updated for ongoing use.
Motion & Static Design (Freelance) at iRock Entertainment
June 1, 2014 - June 1, 2016
Established a long-term partnership during final year of study. Delivered iRock Entertainment rebrand collateral (logo design/versioning, style guide, branded collateral) and animated reusable brand assets for social and advertising.
Graphic Design Intern at Studio Persona
May 1, 2014 - November 1, 2014
Graphic design internship. Designed a 74-page Mercury Cafe Racer user manual including technical drawings as part of final year study.

Education

Adv. Dip. at Design Centre Enmore
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
Dip. at Design Centre Enmore
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
Cert. 4 Graphic Design & Communication (3 years full time) at Design Centre Enmore
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
B.E. Project Engineering and Management (Civil) at The University of Sydney
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2005
Animation Bootcamp at The School Of Motion
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Cinema 4D Basecamp at Ascent / Cinema 4D (schooling listed as Cinema 4D Basecamp - 2020)
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
AWARD School at AWARD School
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction, Healthcare, Government, Education, Other

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