Kyle Shoup

Led / managed a motion design team within this full-service shop whose projects encompassed production to post-production of broadcast packages, music videos, long-form graphic PSAs / narrative-driven animation, documentaries, video games, web content and traditional broadcast commercial work. Given the variety of motion design opportunities, my role as creative director necessitated the ability to manage, design, animate, composite, and VFX supervise.

Senior Designer, LIFT Motion Design, Chicago, IL. Motion design boutique specializing in broadcast work for national clients such as SPEED Network, BigTen Network, McDonalds, Budweiser, Miller Brewing Co., and Qwest. LIFT was also fortunate to join forces with Robomodo in creating some exciting in-game animation for Tony Hawk RIDE.

Motion Designer / Director, Lightborne, Cincinnati, OH. Collaborative animation house specializing in Broadcast Design and Music Videos. In the winter of 2005, I wrote and directed the Death Cab For Cutie video “Summer Skin” as part of their Grammy nominated series “Directions”. Our clients include HBO, MTV, Finlandia Vodka, The Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL), ECCO Golf, and various promotions & commercials for Lee Cooper Jeans in the UK. In 2006, Commissioned by Catt Lyon Design to concept a graphic direction for the new Yankees Stadium in NYC.

Environmental Graphic Designer, Catt Lyon Design, Cincinnati, OH. Environmental graphics firm specializing in large-scale graphics and wayfinding. I've created environments for the Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, and WCPO Channel 9, Cincinnati, OH. Ref [cattlyondesign.com]