Nyssa Shaw

Graphic Designer & Motion Graphics Artist

Expertise

Adobe: InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Animate(Flash), Lightroom, Premiere, Audition
Microsoft: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
Web: HTML5, CSS3, Squarespace, Wordpress
Additional: Rive, Procreate, Autodesk Maya, Unity, Panoply, JIRA, Confluence, XINET

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Communication Arts and Design, 2011
Mallory Callan Award: 2009-2010
GPA: 3.78

Hobbies

Experience

LinkedIn Learning

Senior Instructional Visual Designer

July 2022 - Present

Responsibilities:
- Visual instructional design, illustration, and animation for educational online courses with a focus on accessibility and diversity
- Animation tool development, documentation creation, and workflow improvement
- Project management, workshops, education, and cross-departmental collaboration

Notable projects:
Welcome Video Toolkit
I designed and animated the motion graphics templates for all welcome videos across LinkedIn Learning courses. I used a mixture of JavaScript and ExtendScript to develop a suite of flexible and adaptable motion graphics tools for the Editing department to implement.
Expressions Workshops
Along with a co-worker, I developed and taught a series of workshops aimed at improving the team’s fluency in After Effects expressions (a mixture of Javascript and ExtendScript coding).
Character Rigging
I developed a flexible facial rig for characters in After Effects using DUIK Angela and developed a “character creator” interface using Javascript and ExtendScript, which allows animators to customize characters quickly in After Effects to improve diversity and accessibility.

Minerva Consulting

Senior Animator / Designer

March 2019 - July 2022
(Contractor from March 2019 - August 2020)

Responsibilities:
Look development, style frame design, storyboards, and final animation for explainer animations and broadcast packages in line with client branding. Social media marketing graphics, ongoing website upkeep, and print design.

Content created:
Explainer animations, broadcast packages (lower thirds, title cards, style frames), fundraising event graphics, web assets, and social media graphics.

Notable projects: New Friends New Life Luncheon
I designed and animated each graphic look accompanying presenters & Jada Pinkett Smith, displayed on two fifteen-foot video screens on stage.

Age of Learning

Graphic Designer, Publishing Department

May 2016 - February 2019

Design responsibilities:
Designed and implemented style, look and feel for all types of Publishing content. After look creation, I was responsible for title design, interior layout, photo-editing, and photo selection for each project. Designed for audiences from Pre-K to 8th grade with an emphasis on curriculum.

Animation responsibilities:
Animatics, motion graphics, and final animation.

Content created:
Infographics, articles, animations, interactive graphic novels, and books.

Dynamic Management Services

Graphic Designer

March 2015 - April 2016

Responsibilities:
Design for print and web, motion graphics, copy-editing, web development, and product photograpy.

Content created:
Brochures, booklets, business cards, training materials, branding, website creation and management, animation, video editing, and photo editing.

Notable projects: GameWorks Re-Brand
I created GameWorks’ new messaging slogan “Game On”, encapsulating their outreach to the e-sports audience, and re-vitalizing their established arcade and sports branding.

The Herb Garden Club

Freelance Illustrator/Book Designer/Web Developer

October 2014 - February 2015

Responsibilities:
Branding, book layout, illustration, design, and web development.

Content created:
The Herb Garden Club book, cover & interior illustrations, book & author promotional website.

TUSC Studio

Animator/Designer

Autumn 2012 - Spring 2014

Responsibilities:
Animation, branding, illustration, UI design, layout design, and coordination with vendors.

Content created:
Animated shorts, brochures, infographics, training handbooks, marketing materials, and an iPad App.

Notable projects:
The Music Shop (app) by AMUZical Child