client-disney

Disney

client-commbank

Commonwealth Bank

client-hifx

HIFX

client-lindt

Lindt

client-mastercard

Mastercard

client-mitsubishi

Mitsubishi

client-sharp

Sharp

client-stan

Stan

client-symantec

Symantec

client-trendmicro

Trend Micro

client-worldpay

Worldpay

client-xerox

Xerox

client-bt

client-ee

client-falken

Falken

client-gul

Go Ultra Low

client-ocado

Ocado

My first full-time position in the field of Motion Design was for OAA, where I designed and produced a high volume of animated training content aimed at student airline pilots, using Adobe Flash.

Flash Animator

My longest full-time role was at EMS, starting as Motion Designer, building animated display banners in Flash, and subsequently developing a wide range of new and improved skills and abilities to add to my ever-growing, digital toolbelt. Working with clients such as Sharp, Trend Micro, Symantec and Worldpay, I was exposed daily to exciting creative challenges, with a constant need to grow and adapt.

Media Developer

As a casual HTML Banner Developer, I have worked remotely with a Sydney-based agency on various campaigns for brands such as Disney, Mitsubishi, Lindt and more, all whilst I was travelling in New Zealand.

Digital Developer & Motion Designer

I currently work at NOW Advertising in London, UK.

Front-end Developer

React Engineer

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I've had a great working knowledge of HTML & CSS for longer than I've had a career, and my experience with Javascript has grown strongest in the last three years. When Google all but killed Adobe Flash, I was forced to adapt, and what used to be my standard role as a Flash Developer for Display Banners quickly became a strong ability in HTML5 Banners, using Javascript and GreenSock, as well as the more user-friendly packages such as Animate and GWD.

Whilst I haven't had the title of Front-end Developer yet in my career, I have plenty of experience making websites for myself, my acquaintances, or for small Freelance projects. Additionally, my recent familiarisation in Sass, BEM, and Git, plus some introduction to React have really given me a thirst for knowledge and a drive to improve quickly.

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Since my first introduction to ActionScript 2.0 and the power it had to create interactive, entertaining experiences with Flash, I knew I wanted to learn to code. Even though I never threw myself fully into programming at the time, I never stopped dabbling, and I never lost the fun I found in building all kinds of interactive projects from the ground up.

From simple Flash games in the beginning, to learning Construct 2 at Enigma for a Facebook game, to the more advanced game projects started in recent months in Unity 3D using the C# language, I'm always hungry to learn more and figure out just one more thing before my head hits the pillow.

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skill-motion graphics

I found my first job as a Flash Designer at Oxford Aviation Academy. From there, I was quickly recruited by Enigma Marketing Services, who brought me on as a Flash Banner developer, and then in the subsequent four years gave me the freedom to expand my repertoire.

After Effects became my next love after Flash, with its incredible array of tools and the power it gave an animator such as myself to create wonderful things and bring content to life.

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skill-graphic design

I have extensive experience working with graphics in Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender and more, either through necessity in my employment due to the constant need for cross-software collaboration or simply out of a desire to create something new and simply have fun.

It always comes in handy to know my way comfortably around a plethora of applications and to work with professionals in numerous fields from whom I can learn and garner advice. All of these applications have contributed toward the vast majority of my work, and the excellent understanding I have of them has only ever made my work easier, and given me the means to put the highest level of polish into all of the projects I have worked on before.

Paul Blackburn

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