Project manager, Creative, Animator
Working as a freelancer on campaign creation, art direction, design, and animation. Either working for bigger agencies and filling a specific role or delivering projects to my direct clients by leveraging other freelancers for help. I specialize in video creation.
Toms Papirtis
2013–Today
Creative & Animator
Working on a project-to-project basis at a US based agency that creates digital products for Fortune 500 companies, I collaborate with their in-house designers to create explainers, product walkthroughs, and animated web assets.
BLD.AI
2022–Today
Motion Graphic Specialist (Brand Team)
Working full-time for a global IT software company with approximately 24,000 employees, I'm part of the global brand team responsible for implementing and overseeing the visual identity. Our team consists of five people, and my primary responsibility is to quality-control video usage across our marketing channels and the agencies that produce them.
www.tietoevry.com
TIETOEVRY
2021–Today
Animator & Project Manager
Working full-time as an Animator for an ad agency that specializes in creating animated and live-action TV ads, I led animation projects and involved other departments as needed for the project. All of the animation was done by me.
www.entercreative.lv
ENTERCREATIVE
2020–2021
Graphic Designer, Animator, Art Director
Working full-time for the Nordic branch of Accenture's in-house creative agency, I specialized in animated videos for marketing and presentation design.
www.accenture.com
ACCENTURE
2019 – 2020
UX/UI Designer & Animator
Working full-time for an e-learning company, I create visual concepts, animations, UI/UX design, and videos for e-courses. The position demanded a strong focus on user experience.
www.intea-elearning.com
INTEA
2016 – 2019
Speaker in a seminar "Video training - do it yourself"
Part of an e-learning conference titled "Digital Readiness: Uncomfortable Questions (and Answers)," I conducted a seminar where I discussed the specifics of the video medium. My focus was on providing practical tips that can be applied in professional settings.
INTEA
2018
2nd place in Young Lions 2018 creative competition
I participated in the national selection of the internationally acclaimed advertising industry competition, "Young Lions," along with my partner. We competed in the "Cyber" category, where we were tasked with creating an advertising campaign concept and strategy. We also participated in the competition in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
www.canneslions.com
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
2018
Leading a video production workshop for a telecommunications company
I ran a workshop for the employees of a local telecommunications company. The purpose of the workshop was to boost the video skills of the employees so that they could create in-house video content. The workshop lasted for three days and consisted of lectures, practical lessons, and homework assignments.
www.lmt.lv
LMT
2017
Speaker in a seminar "Lets talk gear Your video survival kit"
The conference "Video Training DIY: Let's Do It Right!" brings together e-learning professionals from the largest Swedish companies. I spoke about the specifics of the video medium, discussing its pros and cons as well as limitations. My focus was on providing practical tips that can be applied in their professional work.
INTEA
2017 - Stockholm
Graphic Designer
Main responsibility – creating the visual materials and design layouts for our clients. Secondary responsibility – creation of design and concept of the home page, as well as many other visual materials for the company’s marketing purposes.
STARTUP "Phonead"
2015
Internship
Second internship. I filmed and edited theatre’s marketing material, created trailers for the new plays, as well as learned about theatre projections and their creation specifics.
www.dailesteatris.lv
Dailes Theatre
2015
Live stream Producer
Main responsibility – live television editing. Switching between cameras, advertisements and scenes during the air, as well as adjusting the sound and managing recordings. Extra responsibilities – filming news stories and editing them.
www.chaula.tv
Chaula TV
2014
Internship
First internship. 70% of the time I worked in the advertisement branch where I created textual materials for different campaigns. For the rest of the time I learned the specifics of radio medium – wrote and recorded news stories and explored the studio.
www.radioskonto.lv
Radio Skonto
2013
Bachelor's degree
"Communication sciences - Multimedia production"
During the three years I learned the theoretical communication sciences with emphasis on visual communication and storytelling. I participated in the practical lessons under the guidance of the director of Dailes theatre, where I learned the technical knowledge and the science behind storytelling.
www.lu.lv
University of Latvia
2012 - 2015