My name is Miguel Mir. I'm originally from Los Angeles but I have lived and worked in New York City for 14 years. Currently I live in Massachusetts. With a background as an artist and illustrator, I’ve been creating in digital media for over 15 years. I started as a video editor, moving through motion design, art direction and creative direction. I built and led the design and animation team for AOL Studios which would become Verizon Media Studios. We served as the in-house content creation agency creating digital and social video content for all internal and external clients including: Huffpost, TechCrunch, Yahoo! News, Ryot Studios, Sales and Marketing teams, and more. I lead my own animation studio – MirCreative - for 6 years, assembling small but powerful design and animation teams to create video and animation content for all platforms. I specialize in digital and social formats and have created for broadcast, experiential, billboards, sets, pitch decs, 360 Ad campaigns and OTT. For my business I produced, directed and edited all content, directed all voice overs, as well as designed and animated. In addition to leading teams, I work well independently and can handle every step of a project from initial concept and storyboards through scripting, editing, animation, audio, formatting and final delivery. I am expert in Adobe Creative Cloud including Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, MediaEncoder, InDesign, and Figma and Lottie. I specialize in short format promos, sizzles, branding assets and brand storytelling, and serial content. I am always experimenting with AI and AI workflows and I have created AI work for Spotify, Dell, and Columbia Sportswear. I am currently freelancing as a Digital Art Director with Merck Creative Studios, Opus Agency, Micro1, and other clients, and I always open to new and exciting opportunities as a Digital Video Creator. I am located in Massachusetts with easy weekly access to New York and Boston, and I am available for occasional travel.

Miguel Mir

My name is Miguel Mir. I'm originally from Los Angeles but I have lived and worked in New York City for 14 years. Currently I live in Massachusetts. With a background as an artist and illustrator, I’ve been creating in digital media for over 15 years. I started as a video editor, moving through motion design, art direction and creative direction. I built and led the design and animation team for AOL Studios which would become Verizon Media Studios. We served as the in-house content creation agency creating digital and social video content for all internal and external clients including: Huffpost, TechCrunch, Yahoo! News, Ryot Studios, Sales and Marketing teams, and more. I lead my own animation studio – MirCreative - for 6 years, assembling small but powerful design and animation teams to create video and animation content for all platforms. I specialize in digital and social formats and have created for broadcast, experiential, billboards, sets, pitch decs, 360 Ad campaigns and OTT. For my business I produced, directed and edited all content, directed all voice overs, as well as designed and animated. In addition to leading teams, I work well independently and can handle every step of a project from initial concept and storyboards through scripting, editing, animation, audio, formatting and final delivery. I am expert in Adobe Creative Cloud including Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, MediaEncoder, InDesign, and Figma and Lottie. I specialize in short format promos, sizzles, branding assets and brand storytelling, and serial content. I am always experimenting with AI and AI workflows and I have created AI work for Spotify, Dell, and Columbia Sportswear. I am currently freelancing as a Digital Art Director with Merck Creative Studios, Opus Agency, Micro1, and other clients, and I always open to new and exciting opportunities as a Digital Video Creator. I am located in Massachusetts with easy weekly access to New York and Boston, and I am available for occasional travel.

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My name is Miguel Mir. I’m originally from Los Angeles but I have lived and worked in New York City for 14 years. Currently I live in Massachusetts. With a background as an artist and illustrator, I’ve been creating in digital media for over 15 years. I started as a video editor, moving through motion design, art direction and creative direction. I built and led the design and animation team for AOL Studios which would become Verizon Media Studios. We served as the in-house content creation agency creating digital and social video content for all internal and external clients including: Huffpost, TechCrunch, Yahoo! News, Ryot Studios, Sales and Marketing teams, and more. I lead my own animation studio – MirCreative - for 6 years, assembling small but powerful design and animation teams to create video and animation content for all platforms. I specialize in digital and social formats and have created for broadcast, experiential, billboards, sets, pitch decs, 360 Ad campaigns and OTT. For my business I produced, directed and edited all content, directed all voice overs, as well as designed and animated. In addition to leading teams, I work well independently and can handle every step of a project from initial concept and storyboards through scripting, editing, animation, audio, formatting and final delivery. I am expert in Adobe Creative Cloud including Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, MediaEncoder, InDesign, and Figma and Lottie. I specialize in short format promos, sizzles, branding assets and brand storytelling, and serial content. I am always experimenting with AI and AI workflows and I have created AI work for Spotify, Dell, and Columbia Sportswear.

I am currently freelancing as a Digital Art Director with Merck Creative Studios, Opus Agency, Micro1, and other clients, and I always open to new and exciting opportunities as a Digital Video Creator.

I am located in Massachusetts with easy weekly access to New York and Boston, and I am available for occasional travel.

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Work Experience

Freelance Art Director at Merck / Merck Creative Services
April 1, 2025 - Present
Designs storyboards, branding, motion graphics and VFX for internal clients at in-house agency. Developed video loops for GAWC 2025 for the 5th Global Women’s Cancer Conference. Created 3D branding for Sight Oncology Pipeline videos highlighting pharmaceutical processes. Built storyboard intro video graphics for new Project Center tools, improving communication.
Freelance Art Director at Merck (Merck Creative Services)
April 1, 2025 - Present
Designed storyboards, branding, motion graphics & VFX for internal clients at in-house agency. Developed video loops for GAWC 2025, powering the 5th Global Women’s Cancer Conference. Created 3D branding for Sight Oncology Pipeline videos highlighting pharmaceutical processes. Built storyboard intro video graphics for new Project Center tools, improving communication.
Freelance Art Director at Merck Creative Services, Rahway, NJ
April 1, 2025 - November 21, 2025
Designed storyboards, branding, motion graphics & VFX for internal clients at an in‑house agency. Built 3D branding for Sight Oncology Pipeline videos and developed looping intro graphics for Project Center tools to improve communication.
Senior Art Director, Motion Design – Brand at Hubilo Technologies, San Francisco, CA
August 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022
Directed and managed international motion design and editing teams; streamlined processes to boost production speed and cut costs; developed detailed storyboards for 11 x 30-second videos and provided marketing-ready script templates.
Senior Art Director, Motion Design – Brand at Hubilo Technologies
April 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022
Directed and managed international motion design and editing team in USA and India. Increased video production speed by 300% via streamlined, global processes, cutting costs. Developed detailed storyboards for 11 30-second videos to boost brand identity. Provided script template to marketing, expediting collaboration and project delivery.
Senior Art & Animation Director at Independent Freelancer
March 1, 2020 - Present
Created Generative AI video billboards for Spotify live event in Seoul, Korea (2025); crafted 3D social media graphics announcing a 2025 merger for Opus/The Company We Keep; constructed broadcast and social motion graphics for Sumo Citrus / Little Bear Studio (2025); edited and animated campaigns for Columbia Sportswear’s 2024-2025 store openings; produced motion graphics and edited video for BBC Studios’ F1 event (2025); created VFX with AI workflow for HRC Social media campaign Get Out the Vote; designed pitch deck securing Caitlin Clark as US Readers ambassador at Scholastic (2024); developed looping broadcast stage graphics for cybersecurity events for Palo Alto (2024); art directed motion graphics for internal video promoting Macy’s 2023 fashion line; enhanced and refined event videos for Pfizer's 2023 DEI Summit; directed and created animated graphics for internal rebranding videos at CVS (2023); delivered graphic animations for the 2022 Salesforce Partner Kickoff; designed
Senior Art Director - Studios at Verizon Media, New York, NY
March 1, 2020 - March 1, 2020
Established and produced brand content and motion packages for AOL/Tech media; created 3D series and branded Open, led live show opens, OTT graphics, and European animation collaboration; built brand guides and templates for Yahoo News.
Creative Director / Owner at MirCreative, New York, NY
March 1, 2020 - March 1, 2020
Led remote design and animation agency delivering digital and social video content for global audiences; drove revenue growth through strategic planning and client engagement; created 3D assets and branded campaigns for high-profile events and platforms.
Senior Art & Animation Director at Independent Freelancer, Great Barrington, MA
March 1, 2020 - November 21, 2025
Directed Generative AI motion graphics for live events, crafted 3D social visuals for corporate branding and mergers, produced broadcast and social motion graphics for multiple clients, edited campaigns, and delivered AI-assisted VFX workflows and stage visuals.
Senior Art Director - Studios at Verizon Media
June 1, 2017 - March 1, 2020
Established a 6-year cooking series and 3-year animation, Best Bites/Food Flash on AOL.com. Produced 3D series 'Space Down to Earth' for AOL.com, engaging diverse audiences. Designed the live show open and package for Build Brunch, streaming and on Verizon Fios 1. Created dynamic video wallpaper for TechCrunch Disrupt NYC. Directed European animation team in Italy for Ryot Studios on Sensodyne's project. Created brand guides, motion templates, OTT graphics, social videos for Yahoo! News.
Art Director - Studios at AOL, New York, NY
June 1, 2017 - June 1, 2017
Headed a cross-functional team of 8+ designers in an in‑house studio supporting AOL Music, The Huffington Post, and TechCrunch; designed brand visuals, motion templates, and social content across multiple verticals.
Creative Director / Owner at MirCreative
September 1, 2014 - March 1, 2020
Led remote design and animation agency creating digital and social video content maximizing brand outreach to diverse audiences across global platforms. Drove 500% revenue growth over 6 years via strategic planning and client engagement. Created a 3D motion graphics template for InsureTech Connect 2020, contributing to over 200 hours of content and achieving more than 15,000 streams at the global virtual conference. Built innovative 3D assets launching Hilton's Tempo Hotel, gaining 3,000+ newsroom views. Produced 3 seasons of driving tips for Geico, garnering 86,700 YouTube views. Edited and directed a fundraising video featuring drone footage and 3D architecture for Hospital of Special Surgery, showcasing impactful storytelling techniques. Championed branded content production at UPS and Ogilvy, featuring a Fortune.com story on UPS mass customization and last-mile delivery innovations, boosting brand reputation. Directed a 7-episode animated series for Arm & Hammer on YouTube and soci
Art Director - Studios at AOL
September 1, 2010 - June 1, 2017
Headed a cross-functional team of 8+ onsite and remote designers within an in-house agency supporting all business verticals including AOL Music, The Huffington Post, & TechCrunch.

Education

Master of Professional Studies, Business of Art & Design at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD
January 11, 2030 - November 21, 2025
Bachelor of Arts, Art History at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
January 11, 2030 - November 21, 2025
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
January 11, 2030 - November 21, 2025
Master of Professional Studies at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
January 11, 2030 - December 30, 2025
Bachelor of Arts, Art History at Cornell University
January 11, 2030 - December 30, 2025
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture at Cornell University
January 11, 2030 - December 30, 2025
Master of Professional Studies, Business of Art & Design at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
Bachelor of Arts, Art History at Cornell University
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture at Cornell University
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
Master of Professional Studies, Business of Art & Design at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
January 11, 2030 - July 29, 2026
Bachelor of Arts, Art History at Cornell University
January 11, 2030 - July 29, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture at Cornell University
January 11, 2030 - July 29, 2026
Master of Professional Studies, Business of Art & Design at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD
January 11, 2030 - July 29, 2026
Bachelor of Arts, Art History at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
January 11, 2030 - July 29, 2026
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
January 11, 2030 - July 29, 2026

Qualifications

Gold Telly Award
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
Telly Gold - Animation
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
Telly - Branded Content
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
Cynopsis - Best Digital Studio
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026
AdWeek - Campaign of the Year
January 11, 2030 - July 10, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Education, Retail, Professional Services, Life Sciences, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Non-Profit Organization