I am Paul Seale, a web and motion designer with 25+ years crafting user-centered digital experiences that blend storytelling, UX/UI excellence, and cutting-edge motion graphics. I lead Lightforged Media and have delivered award-winning campaigns for healthcare, education, and politics, with a track record of improving engagement, conversions, and completion rates through narrative-driven design and AI-augmented workflows.…

Paul Seale

I am Paul Seale, a web and motion designer with 25+ years crafting user-centered digital experiences that blend storytelling, UX/UI excellence, and cutting-edge motion graphics. I lead Lightforged Media and have delivered award-winning campaigns for healthcare, education, and politics, with a track record of improving engagement, conversions, and completion rates through narrative-driven design and AI-augmented workflows.…

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I am Paul Seale, a web and motion designer with 25+ years crafting user-centered digital experiences that blend storytelling, UX/UI excellence, and cutting-edge motion graphics.

I lead Lightforged Media and have delivered award-winning campaigns for healthcare, education, and politics, with a track record of improving engagement, conversions, and completion rates through narrative-driven design and AI-augmented workflows.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Creative Director & Founder at Lightforged Media, LLC
July 1, 2025 - Present
Directs all web, motion, and e-learning projects for an AI-augmented creative agency, with deep experience serving healthcare, education, and political clients. Design and develop custom WordPress sites with advanced motion graphics, 3D elements, and narrative-driven user flows.
Learning Management System (LMS) Administrator at CoxHealth
February 1, 2009 - Present
Led UX/UI redesign and development of an enterprise e-learning platform serving 14,000+ healthcare professionals; collaborated with subject-matter experts (SMEs) to raise course completion rates to 89% using storytelling-focused Articulate 360 modules. Designed interactive motion graphics and video content used system-wide for compliance and training.
President & Creative Director at Alien Media, Inc.
September 1, 2002 - June 1, 2023
Directed full-service creative team delivering national political campaigns, healthcare branding, and gaming projects that collectively earned 19 Addy Awards (including Best of Show), 3 Pollie Awards, and 1 Reed Award. Designed and animated broadcast television spots and developed award-winning websites praised for UX and storytelling.
Web & Motion Designer → Department Head at KY3, Inc. (Gray Television)
January 1, 2001 - August 1, 2002
Led redesign of KY3.com and launched analytics-driven 3Commerce platform with rich-media and video content; designed motion graphics and on-air branding packages including the Celebrate America campaign.
Senior Web & Interactive Designer at Atlas Communications, Inc.
June 1, 1997 - December 1, 2000
Led collaboration to design and code one of the Midwest’s first dynamic CMS platforms (ASP/MSSQL); established UX and accessibility standards for the design team, improving client site engagement by 40%+.

Education

BS Sociopolitical Communications at Missouri State University
January 11, 2030 - November 3, 2025

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Healthcare, Government, Professional Services, Software & Internet
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