Christopher
Mullen
Designs
Resume
SUMMARY
As an Art Director and Motion Graphics Designer I have 20+ years’ experience bringing creative on-air graphics, branding, advertising and marketing to viewers/consumers. With a deep understanding of the machines and systems used to deliver broadcast graphics, I can create motion graphics on multiple platforms. I excel at managing a creative team as well as being an innovative collaborator.
SKILLS
Art Direction
Creative team leadership
Management of station redesigns
Motion graphic design
Experienced on VizRt, Chyron Lyric and Deko
Creation of animation and news graphics
Managed on-air station graphics branding, show branding and news graphics production
Hiring and supervision of post-production companies
Creating news room graphics automation systems and work flow solutions
Experienced with Creative Cloud and Cinema 4D on both Apple and Windows workstations
Managing and creating print advertising, outdoor advertising and multifaceted ad campaigns
Evaluating, recommending and purchasing graphics equipment
EXPERIENCE
July 2016 – Current
NBC News Nightly News with Lester Holt – New York City NY
Designer/Animator
Design and create motion graphics to support or explain the telling of stories for NBC Nightly News
Create opens and graphics for topical weeklong series and specials
July 2015 – September 2020
CBS News – New York City NY
Freelance Designer/Animator
Create graphics for CBS This Morning and the CBS Evening News utilizing VizRt
Created unique graphics to help tell news stories visually
April 2014 – April 2016
Al Jazeera America/Maslow Media Group – New York City NY
Designer/Animator
Created daily real-time news graphics using VizRT, Photoshop, After Effects and Illustrator
Worked with producers and the Art Director to produce graphics to help tell the news stories visually
March 2013 - April 2015
Arise TV – New York City NY
Designer/Animator
Created show graphics packages – opens, transitions and segment starters
Created news graphics as needed
Worked with producers and writers to create graphics to help visually tell their news story
Created Photoshop and After Effects templates for Daily news graphics
Created graphics for large set video monitor wall used for interviews, round tables discussions and specials
January 2013 - February 2014
Bloomberg TV/Zero Chaos – New York City, NY
Designer/Animator
Designed and produced news graphics, animated news packages and design elements
Worked with producers to create and animate graphics for short form news packages
Created elements for specials, including opens, wipes and news graphics
New York 1 News, New York, NY
Art Director
December 1996 - November 2011
Hired to build Graphics Department, managed and supervised graphics team to support a 24-hour news station
Managed a department that created and produced station graphics packages, show graphics packages, News Graphics templates, automation and daily news graphics production
Managed the 2010 graphics conversion of Time Warner Cable’s YNN Stations (Albany, Buffalo, and Rochester Stations)
Managed the 2009 conversion to Chyron Lyric Systems, news room graphics automation and the conversion to 16X9 format
Managed the 2003 design and station graphics package for NY1 Noticias (NY1 News’ Spanish language news station)
Managed and produced the 2002 re-branding of NY1 News’ new station look including, all on-air graphics, news room graphics, converting to Pinnacle Deko graphics system with Miranda Graphics Automation system, show redesigns, and moving station location.
Worked with producers to create all promotional spots
Evaluated and recommended graphics systems
Hired and supervised production companies to create promotional spots and show graphics packages
Supervised daily news graphics
Created and produced all branding collateral, marketing give-away items, print and outdoor advertising
Ellis Communications/New Vision Television at KOLD-TV, CBS Affiliate, Tucson, AZ
Corporate Art Director
March 1995 - March 1996
Built a graphics department to produce animations, advertising and news graphics
Recommended and purchased computer systems to create animations, news graphics and real-time graphics
Created the branding for KOLD TV 13, including logo, stationery, advertising and on-air graphics package
Created animations for opens, specials, station promos and and client advertising
Supervised KOLD’s daily news graphics and Chyron operations
Supervised KOLD Set redesign
Created and produced sales collateral and advertising for the 5 other Station in the group
KOKI-TV, FOX Affiliate, Tulsa, OK
Art Director
May 1990 - March 1994
Designed and created all advertising, promotional materials and marketing materials
Produced graphics for on-air productions
Ordered and Purchased printing through outside vendors
Above duties also performed for KOKI’s sister stations, KTFO-TV (LMA) in Tulsa, OK, WPMI-TV in Mobile, AL, and KLRT-TV and KASN-TV in Little Rock AR.
Awards & Recognition
2011
PromaxBDA Local Silver (on-Air Consumer Tie-In Promo) Lucky Rice
BDA Gold (Art Direction & Design: Image Promo – News) Rail and Road Report Promo
BDA Gold (Art Direction & Design: Image Campaign – News – Local) NY1 Clock ID’s
BDA Silver (News Bumper) NAACP 100th Anniversary
WORLD PROMAX Silver (Craft Categories Design) Rail and Road Report Promo
PROMAX Silver (News/Information Program Spot – Local) Rail and Road Report Promo
PROMAX Gold (Special News Report or Event Programming) Recession Hits Home
PROMAX Gold (Something for Nothing – Local) Pura Politica – NY1 Noticias Promo
PROMAX Gold (Craft Categories Design – Local) Rail and Road Report Promo
PROMAX Bronze (Craft Categories Design – Local) Pura Politica – NY1 Noticias Promo
NY Emmy (Outstanding Promotion: Image) NY1 Web Launch Promo
BDA Silver (Art Direction & Design Special Events Promo) NY1 News Borough Week
BDA Bronze (Art Direction & Design Topical Promo) NY1 News “In The Papers”
BDA Bronze (Website Promotion) NY1 Website Relaunch
PROMAX Gold (Design) NY1 News Web Promo
PROMAX Gold (On-Air Promotion for Website) NY1 News Website Relaunch
PROMAX Silver (Special News Report or Event Programming) NY1 News Borough Weeks
PROMAX Silver (Craft Categories – Design) NY1 News Borough Weeks
PROMAX Gold (Promotional Items) NY1 News "15th Anniversary" Snow Globe
PROMAX Gold (Local or Regional News/Information Program Campaign) NY1 News at Eleven Campaign
PROMAX Silver (Local or Regional News/Information Program Campaign) NY1 Minute Campaign
PROMAX Bronze (Local or Regional News/Information Program Campaign) New York Times Close Up Campaign
NY EMMY Nomination (Promotion: Program Promo) NY1 Borough Week Spot
PROMAX Gold (CABLE CHANNELS & NETWORKS Promotional Item) NY 1 Bug Time & Temp Clock
PROMAX Silver (BROADCAST NETWORKS In-House Program Promotion) Puerto Rican Day Parade
PROMAX Bronze (CABLE CHANNELS & NETWORKS In-House Program Promotion) ‘Cause There's Only 1 New York Promo
BDA Bronze (NEWS Art Direction & Design: Special Events Promo) 9/11 Continuing Coverage
NY EMMY Nomination (Promotion: News Promo - Single Spot, Campaign) New York Times Close Up Campaign
BDA Gold (Open) The Call Open
NY EMMY Nomination (Promotion: News Promo – Ongoing Reports) Museum Reports
NY EMMY (Outstanding Promotional Announcements) A Preview to the Tonys
PROMAX Silver (Non-Promotional Animation) Here comes the Halloween Parade Open
Silver Addy Award - Tucson Advertising Club (Television Electronic Division) Discover Dinosaurs
Certificate of Merit - Tucson Advertising Club (Industrial - Campaign Entry) KOLD-TV Facelift
18th Annual Rocky Mountain Emmy Nomination Art Direction
FOX Monument Award Print Special Mention