A forward-thinking Creative Director, Motion Designer & Video Editor with 10+ years of experience composing stylised motion graphics, animation, and AI-generated visuals for music, branding, paid media, and digital platforms, paired with a history of delivering remote supportfor global consumer and videogame brands. Produces scalable motion assets, end cards, and video adaptations across multiple formats and markets, blending After Effects-led pipelines, AI-assisted experimentation, and structured asset management to accelerate iteration times by 30% while maintaining brand consistency. Seeking the next professional challenge as a Visual Artist who makes creative decisions and increases audience retention for my clients, edits short and long-form videos from raw footage, and maintains a consistent brand style across all video outputs.

Diego Salas

A forward-thinking Creative Director, Motion Designer & Video Editor with 10+ years of experience composing stylised motion graphics, animation, and AI-generated visuals for music, branding, paid media, and digital platforms, paired with a history of delivering remote supportfor global consumer and videogame brands. Produces scalable motion assets, end cards, and video adaptations across multiple formats and markets, blending After Effects-led pipelines, AI-assisted experimentation, and structured asset management to accelerate iteration times by 30% while maintaining brand consistency. Seeking the next professional challenge as a Visual Artist who makes creative decisions and increases audience retention for my clients, edits short and long-form videos from raw footage, and maintains a consistent brand style across all video outputs.

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A forward-thinking Creative Director, Motion Designer & Video Editor with 10+ years of experience composing stylised motion graphics, animation, and AI-generated visuals for music, branding, paid media, and digital platforms, paired with a history of delivering remote supportfor global consumer and videogame brands. Produces scalable motion assets, end cards, and video adaptations across multiple formats and markets, blending After Effects-led pipelines, AI-assisted experimentation, and structured asset management to accelerate iteration times by 30% while maintaining brand consistency. Seeking the next professional challenge as a Visual Artist who makes creative decisions and increases audience retention for my clients, edits short and long-form videos from raw footage, and maintains a consistent brand style across all video outputs.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Creative Audiovisual Director at Diegomotion
February 24, 2026 - Present
• Designing motion graphics, logos, marketing collateral, and eye-catching visuals for music videos, PBS docuseries, sustainability firms, and other multisectoral clients. • Producing the music video for progressive rock artist Trey Russel’s ‘Zealot’; using Stable Diffusion, Comfy UI, Cinema 4D, and After Effects to build an immersive sci-fi landscape. • Animating map motion graphics for the PBS docuseries ‘Afro-Latino Travels with Kim Haas’; segment on Colombia. • Creating visualizers and animation loops to accompany each song in electronic artist Morning Room Terror’s debut album ‘Goodnight Sweet Prince’. • Generating two animated mascots and a cinematic poster for a campaign by Green Toolkit, a German sustainability firm, promoting its new advisory services targeting entertainment industry clients. • Illustrating the music video and track cover for deep house artist Kyle MAGNVS’s single ‘Waiting’; with 50K views, depicting a car driving along a scenic beach.

Education

Bachelor in Audio Visual Communication at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2011
Bachelor in Design at Arteneo School of Design, Madrid
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2014
Art Direction for Creative Branding; Social Media Strategy; Website Creation with Squarespace; 2D/3D Animation in After Effects at Domestika
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Bachelor in Audio-Visual Communication at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Audiovisual Communication at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
October 1, 2006 - September 1, 2011
Professional Certification in Animation & Visual Arts at Arteneo
January 1, 2011 - September 1, 2014
Bachelor of Arts in Audio Visual Communication at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
October 1, 2006 - September 1, 2011
Professional Certification in Animation & Visual Arts at Arteneo
January 1, 2011 - September 1, 2014

Qualifications

Art Direction for Creative Branding
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Social Media Strategy
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Website Creation with Squarespace
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
2D/3D Animation in After Effects
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 2025
Professional Certification in Animation and Visual Arts
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2014
Animation & Visual Arts Professional Certification
January 1, 2011 - September 1, 2014
Cambridge English Proficiency (C2)
January 11, 2030 - February 26, 2026
Professional Certification in Animation & Visual Arts
January 1, 2011 - September 1, 2014

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Travel & Hospitality, Gaming