Art Director / Senior Motion Designer with 15+ years of experience creating high-impact animation and video content for globally recognized brands. Emmy-nominated and New York Festivals award-winning, specializing in social media content, B2B explainer videos, and sporting broadcast graphics. Known for clear communication, strong organization, and time management with a no-ego approach. I concept, art direct, and lead motion design workflows—from paid social ads and broadcast packages to data-driven personalized campaigns and AI-assisted production.…

Mark Parris

Art Director / Senior Motion Designer with 15+ years of experience creating high-impact animation and video content for globally recognized brands. Emmy-nominated and New York Festivals award-winning, specializing in social media content, B2B explainer videos, and sporting broadcast graphics. Known for clear communication, strong organization, and time management with a no-ego approach. I concept, art direct, and lead motion design workflows—from paid social ads and broadcast packages to data-driven personalized campaigns and AI-assisted production.…

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Art Director / Senior Motion Designer with 15+ years of experience creating high-impact animation and video content for globally recognized brands. Emmy-nominated and New York Festivals award-winning, specializing in social media content, B2B explainer videos, and sporting broadcast graphics.

Known for clear communication, strong organization, and time management with a no-ego approach. I concept, art direct, and lead motion design workflows—from paid social ads and broadcast packages to data-driven personalized campaigns and AI-assisted production.

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Skills

Experience Level

3D Animation
Expert
3D Design
Expert
Motion Graphic
Expert
Adobe After Effects
Expert
Animation
Expert
Social Media Design
Expert
Adobe Premiere Pro
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Expert
MAXON Cinema 4D
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
2D Animation
Expert
Mixamo
Expert
Explainer Video
Expert
Substance Painter
Expert
Branding
Expert
3D Model
Expert
Promo Video
Expert
Blender
Expert
ZBrush
Expert
Figma
Expert
Stock Image
Expert
ElevenLabs
Intermediate
Data Visualization
Intermediate
Houdini
Intermediate
Infographic
Intermediate
Logo
Intermediate
Stable Diffusion
Intermediate
Prompt Engineering
Intermediate
Lottie
Intermediate
Adobe Firefly
Intermediate
Midjourney
Intermediate
Runway ML
Intermediate
Short Film
Intermediate
Editorial Illustration
Intermediate
Rive
Intermediate
ChatGPT
Intermediate
Claude
Intermediate
Character Design
Intermediate
ableton live
Intermediate
Book Illustration
Beginner
Childrens Book Illustration
Beginner
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Work Experience

Senior Motion Designer at Idomoo Ltd
January 1, 2021 - Present
Concepted and animated dynamic personalized video for a cloud-based SaaS platform serving global brands such as American Airlines, AutoNation, Chase Bank, Charter, TurboTax, NYP to achieve better ROI on email campaigns and audience engagement. Animated Idomoo’s B2B software explainer video that combined 3 different offerings in one pitch.
Senior Motion Designer at ESPN
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2021
Led the ACC Network Package by organizing, designing and ingesting files from outside agencies, which resulted in several awards and an Emmy nomination. Developed custom visual essays for NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA College Football while managing weekly game graphics for properties such as MLB, NBA, Sports Center and NFL. Refreshed the look for the Little League World Series with an outside agency. Developed a dynamic skill tracking document to pair designers with projects.
Senior Motion Designer at ESPN
June 1, 2016 - June 1, 2021
Lead designer on the ACC Network Package, managing tight deadlines while creating digital assets that earned an Emmy nomination. Led creation of custom visual elements for NBA, NFL, MLB, and SportCenter. Trained designers in Cinema4D and developed a dynamic self-managing skills worksheet to track designer career paths and growth.
Creative Director / Art Director at momarkmoproblem LLC
January 1, 2016 - Present
Creative directed and animated scroll-stopping paid social media ads for major brands including Burberry, Clinique, Fendi, Hyundai, Ray-Ban, Renault, T-Mobile, and Warner Bros. Drove large-scale audience engagement on TikTok and YouTube, attracting hundreds of millions of views through social media content. Focused on delivering high-impact motion design for performance marketing campaigns while maintaining strong communication and project organization.
Motion Designer at codigo
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2016
Introduced Premium Video Wall 3D animated content for larger clients. Programmed responsive HTML5 driven interactive kiosks and managed them remotely. Animated several B2B animations for marketing our software online and at trade shows.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Art at University of Louisville
September 1, 2002 - April 1, 2007
BFA in Communications Art & Design at University of Louisville
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2007
BFA, Graphic Design at University of Louisville
September 1, 2002 - May 1, 2007

Qualifications

Emmy Nominated for the ACC Network Package
May 1, 2020 - May 2, 2020
Emmy Nominated for the SEC Network Package Redesign
May 1, 2020 - May 2, 2020
Emmy Nominated for the SEC Network Package
May 1, 2020 - May 2, 2020
Emmy Nomination for ACC Network Package
January 1, 2020 - June 23, 2026
Gold Medal, New York Festivals – Best Animation with the ACC Network
January 1, 2020 - June 23, 2026
Silver Medal, New York Festivals – Best Animation with the SEC Network
January 1, 2020 - June 23, 2026
Sport Emmy Nomination (Lead Designer for the ACC Network Package)
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Retail, Computers & Electronics, Education
    Scott Van Pelt Demo Reel
    Some of my Front End segment animations done for Scott Van Pelt…
    NBA Lebron to LA with Michael B Jordan Tease
    We worked with Nas and Michael B Jordan on an animated Tease for ESPN.…
    ACC Network Sports Puzzles
    I only developed 20 of these. Troika did the other 4.…
    ACC Demo Reel
    Examples of Sales and Show Front Ends…
    Examples of Seamless loops for Instagram and NFTs
    I have made dozens of seamless loops for personal practice on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter and more. These loops have been features hundreds of times online as well as in person in the Oddly Satisfying Spa in DUMBO NYC, and as well as Callo Arts Screens in Madrid Spain.…
    Codigo Website animation from 2015
    I did a series of commercials for our company to play on the web and trade shows.…
    Sports Center at Night Custom Template
    Made for Sports Center at Night to be customized by designers.…
    MLB Cubs Rollercoaster - Custom Animation
    A short animation to discuss the rise and fall of the Cubs.…
    ESPN U - Logo animation
    Animated for the ESPN U channel…
    Roy Bus - College Football Custom Animation
    Art Directed and Animated Custom Animation by me to air during the College Football Finals Lead up…