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BEN YOUNG E benpyoung@me.com

Senior VFX Artist A The Orchard, Liphook, Hants, GU30 7SS

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P E R S O N A L S TAT E M E N T
Working in London over the past 14 years, I have undertaken projects for a number of clients by developing creative, leading
teams, and constructing and assembling nal deliverables to deliver award-winning promos and TVCs.

E D U C AT I O N
Falmouth University
 MA (Hons) Television Production: Distinction

University of Portsmouth BA (Hons) Fine Art: 2:1

University of Portsmouth Art Foundation: Distinction

S O F T WA R E U S E D
After Effects - Cinema 4D - Nuke – Premiere - Photoshop

OTHER SKILLS
Creative problem-solver - Great communicator - Attention to detail - Exceptional organisation - Team leadership

WORK EXPERIENCE
B r a n d S t u d i o , S k y, L o n d o n June 2015 - Present
Senior C4D/After Effects Artist

During my time working at Sky (permanent since 2017, and freelancing solidly at Sky Creative since 2015 before that), I
have worked on hundreds of projects across Brand, Campaigns, Sports and News. My duties have included (but are not
limited to) the following:
• Working with other CG artists to assemble DRTVs, promos and numerous brand elements;
• Creative problem-solving to develop, construct and assemble long-running, successful TVCs promoting Sky TV
shows, apps and features;
• Being a point of reference with regards to the Sky brand itself across Sky;
• Being involved in the interviewing process for fellow senior artists;
• Spending time with junior artists, work experience and interns to highlight Brand Studio’s role within Sky, and help
develop their knowledge and skillset;
• Balance numerous projects concurrently, working with various producers and creative directors across both internal
departments and external companies;

During my time at Sky I have been nominated for a Sky Award multiple times, with comments such as:
“I just wanted to say thank you for pulling out all the stops to help this campaign make its live date. I know you worked late
on this and I wanted to say how grateful we & the marketing team are for your conscientiousness and effort. Big thank
you.” Alison Hackney, Senior Account Director
“Ben meets impossible briefs and ridiculous deadlines with a calm, measured approach, and helps everyone contribute to
the maximum of their ability. He never hesitates to help with the development of others and is an oracle on everything from
technical minutiae to big picture operations. Ben is always ready to offer anyone guidance - and there's a constant stream
of people asking for it - regardless of his own workload, which somehow he manages to execute to the highest levels of
detail. My assimilation into Sky and my ability to do my job as well as I can would have been exponentially slower were it
not for Ben's knowledge, availability and attitude. He always looks out for the wellbeing of the team and wants to be
involved in any measures that increase the collective quality and ef ciency of output. ” Tom Sitton, Producer
“Every time I asked for his help he was promptly there for me, putting all the efforts and giving his time. He is the kind of
person that helps you anyways if he can. The type of person for whom every Sky job is his job too, if he can make a
difference and support with something. It is a pleasure to collaborate with you, Ben and it is a great comfort to know that
there is someone there happy to help when your expertise is needed.” Silvia Epure, Producer


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 Freelance, London August 2012 – June 2015
VFX Artist


Whilst working as a freelance VFX artist, I undertook many projects for dozens of clients across various post-production
companies and agencies including Ogilvy, M&C Saatchi and Apple.
• M&C Saatchi - I was VFX Supervisor for a political campaign TVC for M&C Saatchi, through Silver sh.

• Apple - I undertook dozens of Final Cut Pro online edits, After Effects animations and Nuke clean-up work for various
how-to guides, in-store promos and product videos, through Neon and UNIT.

• Barclaycard - Various After Effects animations, through Outlook.

• British Gas - Various print ads for national press, through Ogilvy/RedWorks.

• Garnier Maybelline - Various Final Cut Pro edits and After Effects animations, through Outlook.

• Huawei - I have completed various After Effects animations for telecommunications giant Huawei, through Silver sh.

• Honda - Various Final Cut Pro edits and After Effects animations for numerous world-wide press release events,
through Outlook.

• In niti - I have completed various projects for car manufacturer In niti, through Prism at JWT.

• Landrover - Nuke clean-up work for a series of broadcast stings, through Duke and Earl.

• L’Oreal - Various Final Cut Pro edits and After Effects animations, through Outlook.

• Nissan - I have completed various projects for car manufacturer Nissan, through Prism at JWT.

• National Geographic - Nuke clean-up and compositing, and Cinema 4D projection mapping for award winning 9/11
season TV promo, through Neon.

• Nokia - Various After Effects animations and Nuke compositing, tracking and clean-up for numerous device release
promos, idents and TVC’s, through DesignStudio.

• O2 - Various After Effects animations, through Outlook.

• Sega - Of ine Final Cut Pro edits and compositing and animation work for various TVC’s, through UNIT/Front Room.

• Talktalk - Cinema 4D animation, After Effects animation, Final Cut Pro editing and Nuke compositing for various
TVC’s, through Neon/CHI.

• Cineworld - Cinema 4D animation, After Effects animation, Final Cut Pro editing and Nuke compositing for broadcast
TVC, through Neon.

• Self-initiated work - On-site VFX supervision (including HDR light probe capture, LED tracker arrangement, lens grid
capture and reference photography) camera tracking, Cinema 4D modelling, texturing, lighting, animation, and render
wrangling, After Effects animation and Nuke clean-up and composition on numerous music videos, short lms and
test commercials.

Neon, London March 2010 – July 2012

VFX Artist


During my time working at Neon I used Nuke, C4D, After Effects and Final Cut to deliver promos and TVCs for various
clients including Apple, Sky, and National Geographic.

U N I T, L o n d o n January 2009 – February 2010

VFX Artist

During my time working at UNIT I used Shake, C4D, After Effects and Final Cut to deliver promos and TVCs for various
clients including Apple and Red Cross.

Outlook, Northampton April 2007 – December 2008

Editor

I was an editor for live events company Outlook, working on projects for (amongst others) O2, Barclaycard and L’Oreal,
using both Final Cut and After Effects.
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