Rik Bogusz has over 20 years of experience in motion graphics design and animation. He has led teams as a lead designer and motion graphics supervisor on award-winning projects for broadcast, marketing, and branding campaigns. His technical skills include After Effects, Cinema 4D, and compositing. He was awarded the 2014 ERA Moxie Award for his work on a national Direct Response campaign.

1. RIK BOGUSZ
9525 Pali Avenue | Tujunga, CA 91042 | (818) 319-5400 | rik@rikbogusz.net
MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER / ANIMATOR
Creative and talented Motion Graphics Designer and Animator offering more than 20 years of experience in the Motion
Graphics and technical fields. Highly skilled in designing and implementing motion picture graphics for broadcast,
marketing, corporate training materials, and re-branding campaigns as well as multi-screen, tradeshow installations, and
DR/Branded content. Adept at leading design teams and production staff on award-winning projects.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BRAND NEW MEDIA | Studio City, CA 02/2011 – 10/2015
Lead Designer/Motion Graphics Supervisor, 2013 – 2015
Motion Graphics Designer, 2012 – 2013 (Freelance) / Motion Graphics Designer/Animator, 2011 – 2012 (Contract)
Led and supervised a team of four freelance designers and animators. Created graphic style and all designs for the team to
utilize within each project. Interviewed and hired freelance designers, animators, and editors. Acted as a technical advisor
and digital imaging technician for numerous on-set shooting productions.
 Designed and created award winning graphics and animation for a national Direct Response (infomercial)
campaign for the Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven.
 Exceeded deadlines for numerous graphic production projects, saving time and internal costs to the company
while maximizing profits from the production budgets.
 Restructured file management and archiving systems in the post-production department to accelerate file and
information retrieval.
 Streamlined and improved workflow and file-naming conventions for designers within After Effects.
 Administered eight workstations in the post-production department, including network switches, routers, and
Wi-Fi routers as well as two multi-bay NAS devices in RAID configurations for workgroup file access.
FREELANCE WORK | Burbank, CA 10/2015 – Present
Motion Graphics Design and Animation, 10/2015 – Present and 02/2007 – 03/2011
Designed and created graphics for clients, including BMW, Harley Davidson, Grey Advertising, and Coachella Music
Festival.
 Created, developed, and animated motion graphics for websites, large scaledisplays, broadcast, and online
channels.
 Designed, programmed, and executed live multimedia presentations and events.
 Performed as VJ (onstage screen visuals) at Coachella 2015.
 Served as member of the Digital Media Artists (DMALA) – Professional User Group for video creatives.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 2014 ERA Moxie Award Winner, Best Long Form, Brand Response for the Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven.
 Featured on NASDAQ Market Site Tower in Times Square.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, Cinema 4D, MochaPro, Nuke, Keying, Compositing, and Roto; OS X-Windows
troubleshooting, maintenance and installation, computer system hardware troubleshooting and installation, custom build
PC workstations, networking and system administration; knowledge of scripting, programming, and Xpresso