Ryan Levitus

Ryan Levitus

Senior Motion Designer / Art Director / 23 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Motion Graphics Artist

The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014)

Graphic Designer

The Lone Ranger: Unmasked (2013)

Titles Animator

All Good Things (2010)

2-D Animator

Semi-Pro (2008)

Animator

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

Graphic Designer

Numb3rs (2005)

Work History

  • Founding Partner / Creative Director

    Alexis Jewelry

    October 2007 - Present

    check us out at:
    alexisjewelry.com

  • Freelance 2d & 3d animator / designer / compositor

    Visual Refinery

    November 1998 - Present

    Motion Graphics Design, VFX, Compositing and Directing.

    View my demo reel and other work at:
    visualrefinery.com

  • Motion Designer

    n/a

    December 2023 - December 2024
    LA

  • Motion Designer

    n/a

    December 2023 - December 2023

  • Motion Designer

    n/a

    December 2023 - December 2023
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Motion Designer

    n/a

    November 2022 - January 2023
    Los Angeles, CA

  • Motion Designer

    n/a

    May 2022 - November 2022
    Los Angeles

  • Motion Designer

    Undelcared

    September 2021 - May 2022
    Los Angeles

  • Motion Designer

    n/a freelance

    January 2021 - January 2021

  • Motion Designer

    N/A

    January 2021 - January 2021

  • Motion Graphics Artist

    undeclared

    September 2020 - October 2020
    Los Angeles, CA

  • motion graphics artist

    undeclared

    November 2017 - October 2018
    LA

  • undeclared

    October 2017 - October 2017

  • undeclared

    September 2017 - September 2017

  • undeclared

    July 2017 - September 2017

  • Private

    April 2017 - May 2017

  • freelance art director

    Visual Refinery

    January 2017 - March 2017

  • Big Picture Group

    January 2017 - January 2017

  • NBCUniversal

    December 2016 - December 2016

  • NBC

    December 2016 - December 2016

  • On Air Design / Animation

    Television Network

    October 2016 - November 2016

  • Motion Graphics

    hitRECord

    January 2015 - February 2015

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    Big Machine

    April 2014 - June 2014
    Burbank, Ca.

    Helped design, animate and composite an opening sequence and graphics package for a new Weather Channel show as well as helped design for a new NFL Network news show.

  • Freelance On-Air Designer / Animator / Art Director

    OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network

    September 2013 - March 2014
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Design and Animation developing on-air promotional content.

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    DirecTV

    August 2013 - August 2013
    El Segundo, Ca.

    Worked on a variety of projects including a Directv Cinema rebrand and creating content for a large live video installation.

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    Iron Claw

    July 2013 - August 2013
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Animation and Compositing for a promo campaign helping to launch the new Fox Sports International network.

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    Herzog and Company

    December 2012 - July 2013
    North Hollywood, Ca.

    Contributed to a large variety of projects encompassing a full range of 2D & 3D design and animation as well as visual effects.

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    Eyestorm Productions

    October 2012 - November 2012
    Santa Monica, Ca.

    Designed, animated and composited motion graphics for video Nintendo Wii U game trailer.

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    Royale

    October 2012 - November 2012
    Los Angeles, Ca.

    Helped with 2D and 3D design,animation and composting of a fun corporate video for a new business oriented social media service.

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    Herzog and Company

    October 2012 - October 2012
    North Hollywood, Ca.

    Various visual effects for a movie.

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    Big Machine

    September 2012 - October 2012
    Burbank, Ca.

    Helped design and animate openings and other assets for various show packages, lead animator / compositor for Animal Plant's 'Frontier Earth' show package.

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    Big Machine

    August 2012 - August 2012
    Burbank, Ca.

    Helped design / animate / composite weekly show package graphics and the opening for NFL Networks GAMEDAY.

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    DirecTV

    August 2012 - August 2012
    El Segundo, Ca.

    Helped Animate and composite two DIRECTV promo videos.

  • Freelance Designer / Animator / Compositor

    Iron Claw

    July 2012 - August 2012
    Los Angeles, Ca.

    Animator / compositor for EA's Origin GamesCom video.

  • Freelance Animator / Designer

    Imaginary Forces

    July 2012 - July 2012
    Hollywood, Ca.

    Modeled 3D assets including new computers for a commercial.

  • Freelance Animator / Designer

    DirecTV

    July 2012 - July 2012
    El Segundo, Ca.

    Designed and animated various graphics.

  • Freelance Animator / Compositor

    Iron Claw

    May 2012 - June 2012
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Animator / compositor on EA's Madden 13 boot video, animator / compositor on Lovetown USA promo. Compositor on viral video for A&E movie Coma.

  • Freelance Designer / Visual Effects Compositor

    LAUNDRY!

    March 2012 - April 2012
    Los Angeles

    Designed "Info Graphics" for online college lecture program for University of Phoenix, visual effects composting on live action Sonos commercial featuring Questlove and Deadmau5.

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Education

  • University of Southern California (USC)

    1996 - 2000