1. Nicholas Mönch
Mobile - 0775 1155289 Email - nickmonch@googlemail.com
Showreel - https://vimeo.com/133449016
Slideshow - www.vimeo.com/45190347
PROFILE EXPERIENCE
● Creative designer with over 25 years experience in graphics, illustration and animation
● Can work from start of brief to final output in a range of different mediums from print to
broadcast to web
● Experienced in Lightwave 3D, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Vue 3D, Realflow
● Self-motivated with strong problem solving and organisational skills
WORK HISTORY
Professional Insurance Agents Ltd and Freelance 2014 - present
● Designer and Art Director
Motion Graphics, 3D Animation, Character Animation, VFX, Web Animation, MailChimp
Clients: Castrol, Centek, MoneyGram, Cash Converters, Fox Sports Australia, Professional
Insurance Agents Ltd online content
Freelance 2009 - 2014
● Director and Art Director
3D Animation, 3D illustration, 3D visualisation, Packaging, POS, TV titles, TV green screen
compositing
Clients: Nokia, Centek, European Central Bank, MoneyGram, ITN, CTMS, VanCompare, Cash
Converters, e2S, eHarmony, Plexus, Dotty Bingo, RTE Irish Television, Fox Sports Australia
Selected Project details
Fox Sports Australia: Castrol title sequence Cricket World Cup, motion graphics and VFX for TV
trailer.
Art Director, all VFX, motion graphics and 3D work
McDermotts: Oil Facility in Hartlepool, all 3d.
Art Director, all VFX, motion graphics and 3D work
Professional Insurance Agents Ltd : Develop online Character, Sammi the Seahorse
Art Director, all VFX, motion graphics and 3D work
Nokia Phones: Generic 3d phone store branded with POS for range of phone promotions.
Art Director, all 3D work, FSDU design, POS design, Motion Graphics, editing and audio
Nokia Phones: Work from storyboard to provide online animations for individual phones.
Art Director, all 3D work, Motion Graphics, editing and audio
Cash Converters TV ident: Work from storyboard to produce animated character.
Art Director, all 3D work, Motion Graphics, editing and audio
2. CTMS: Intro Animation for sales conference.
Director, Art Director, all 3D work, Motion Graphics, editing and audio
e2S alarm range: 3d animations and Motion graphics for online content.
Art Director, all 3D work, Motion Graphics, editing and audio
MoneyGram: Asia wide TV ad for World Cup cricket.
Director of blue screen, Art Director, all 3D work, Motion Graphics, editing and audio
VanCompare: UK TV ad.
Director of blue screen, Art Director, all 3D work, Motion Graphics, editing and audio
Pepsi: Packaging visualisation and photo real 3d product shots plus in-store placement (I have a
fully modelled supermarket environment).
Art Director, all 3D work
RTE Love/Hate: VFX on footage, removing film mistakes, re-colouring, wire removal, added
effects (blood and pyrotechnics).
Art Director, all 3D and VFX work
Fox Sports Australia: 3D stadium, player and crowd, motion graphics and VFX for TV trailers.
Art Director, all VFX, motion graphics and 3D work
Plexus: Packaging visualisation and photo real 3d product shots plus in-store placement (I have a
fully modelled supermarket environment).
Art Director, all 3D work
Monch and Park Ltd 2001 - 2008
● Director and Art Director
3D Animation, 3D illustration, 3D visualisation, Packaging, POS
Clients: Braun, CibiVision, Gordons, Halifax, Post Office, Samsung, Marlboro, Carling,
Acuvue, Alpen, Ambi-Pur, Burger King, Boots, BT, Daily Mail, Del Monte, Duracell,
Gillette, Helmans, Burj Dubai, Roland Rat Productions, Guinness, Pepsi, QAL, O2,
Selected Project details
Burj Dubai: Architectural design and visualisation of Dubai hotel complex.
All 3D work
Braun: Working with the inventors in Germany to produce animations and presentation material
for worldwide sales conferences.
Art Director, all 3D work, print work, working with original engineering designs, Motion
Graphics, editing and audio
CibiVision: Creating animations and print materials to explain how new contact lense technology
works.
Art Director, all 3D work, print work, Motion Graphics, editing and audio
Roland Rat Productions: Commissioned to producing 20x2min character animations for the
Paramount TV channel.
Co-creator, Director, Co-Producer, Art Director, all 3D work, Motion Graphics, editing and
audio
Gillette: Corporate videos and print for POS and promotions in a 3D supermarket.
Art Director, all 3D work, FSDU design, POS design, Motion Graphics, editing and audio
Duracell: TV Promotional ads for Eastern Europe fully animating the Duracell Bunny around
various themes World Cup etc.
3. Art Director, all 3D work, Motion Graphics, editing and audio
Marlboro: Creating experiential displays and POS for themed nightclubs in Turkey.
Art Director, all 3D work, Display unit design, FSDU design, POS design, Motion Graphics,
editing and audio
Marketing Drive 1995 - 2001
● 3D visualisation, animation, art direction, packaging design, POS
Clients: Abbey National, Bells Whisky, Birds Eye, British Airways, Buena Vista (Disney),
Chrysler, Dust & Go, Harp, Lego, McVities, Mercedes, Radio Times, Ross Foods, Total,
Volsk vodka, Wella
PDM 1993 - 1995
● Art Direction, packaging design, POS, visualisation
Clients: British Airways, Duracell, Elida Gibbs, Kimberly-Clark, Schweppes, Wickes
Interface Marketing Group 1992 - 1993
● Art Direction, packaging design, POS, visualisation
Clients: Bacardi, Britvic, B&Q, Campbells, Canderel, Cadbury’s, Citrus Spring, Heineken,
Lanson, Otard, Piat d’Or, Vesta
Deluxe Advertising & Creative Design 1987 - 1991
● Highly finished visuals, illustrations, animatics, concept boards, packaging
Clients: ADT, Agfa, British Airways, British Rail, Carlsberg, Ford, ICI, Lanson, Norwich
Union, Shell, Silk Cut
Studio Vantage 1985 - 1987
● Magic marker visuals, illustration, airbrush
EDUCATION
Teddington School1976-1981
● ‘O’ Levels - Art, TD, English Language, English Literature, Geography, Maths
Richmond upon Thames 1981-1984
● ‘O’ Levels - Economics
● ‘A’ Levels - Art, Geography
● Foundation Art & Design, DATEC Art