Joey Gates
Address: 1109 South 900 East #224-C
Provo, Utah 84606
Phone: 801-735-8133
Email: joeygates@gmail.com
Site: www.joeygates.com
User Interface and Designer (2008 - 2010)
OneGreatFamily; Springville, UT
Provided consulting and web design with an emphasis on UI. I worked with web development, marketing and SEO teams to creatively optimize my design to best benefit the company and the end-user. I created flash based presentations and flash application prototypes, Email templates, branded web pages, print graphics, illustrations and animation.
Web Designer & Multimedia Designer (2003 -2007)
Ancestry.com/ The Generations Network; Provo, UT
Worked closely with marketing and development departments to provide design graphics and interactive flash multimedia for Ancestry.com and her sister properties: (MyFamily.com, Geneology.com and the long list Ancestry international web properties) I designed and optimized marketing focused landing pages and “Deny” pages that continually increased signups by optimizing the UI experience of the creatives. Created interactive flash based projects for Ancestry.com’s partners, like MSN and AOL. Created broadcast quality motion graphics and animation for Ancestry.com’s PR and marketing departments. Created full HD quality video presentations and flash animations for the company executives, used to showcase events, trade shows and company wide events.
Animator and Illustrator (2002 - 2003)
Sandman Studios; Provo, UT
Provided storyboards and Illustrations for the movie “Red Riding hood”. Character animator on Rick Dee’s web based cartoons.
Multimedia Designer (1998 - 2002)
Candesa Interactive; Provo, UT
Worked in the agency environment where I serviced many clients with their multimedia and presentation needs. Created work for Intel, Sony, Disney, Halmark Channel, SciFi Channel, DreamWorks, Novell and others. While at Candesa I had the opportunity to work on the Shrek's Flash website as well as on the Stewart Little 2 website and Halmark's Dinotopia flash website.
Notable Contract Projects
• Illustrated cover for Ancestry Magazine. Issue April 2008.
• Created 30 published Illustrations the book “Bad Baby Names”.
• Animation and illustration for Altiris, Inc’s “Super Hero IT Guy”cartoon.
• Game animation and art for “How To Eat Fried Worms” Dvd release.
• Illustration and animation for “Noah’s Ark” and “The Nativity” children’s DVD storybooks.
• Game animation and illustration for Host Communication’s online games.
Education
• AnimationMentor.com (Diploma: Advanced Studies in Character Animation)
• UVSU: (General Education Studies)
• Memphis College of Art: (Art Foundations)
Special Recognitions
• 2000 Utah Advertising Federation award winner for: Interactive Multimedia
• 2001 ToonBoom Animation Award Winner
• 2002 Utah Advertising Federation award winner for: Interactive Multimedia
Specialized Skills
• Skilled in web design, print, flash presentation, 3d and 2d animation and Illustration.
• Maya, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Microsoft Office, Anime Studio Pro, Painter, DreamWeaver, inDesign and FinalCut Studio.
• Proficient in Windows, Mac OSX
Reference available upon request
Address: 1109 South 900 East #224-C
Provo, Utah 84606
Phone: 801-735-8133
Email: joeygates@gmail.com
Site: www.joeygates.com
User Interface and Designer (2008 - 2010)
OneGreatFamily; Springville, UT
Provided consulting and web design with an emphasis on UI. I worked with web development, marketing and SEO teams to creatively optimize my design to best benefit the company and the end-user. I created flash based presentations and flash application prototypes, Email templates, branded web pages, print graphics, illustrations and animation.
Web Designer & Multimedia Designer (2003 -2007)
Ancestry.com/ The Generations Network; Provo, UT
Worked closely with marketing and development departments to provide design graphics and interactive flash multimedia for Ancestry.com and her sister properties: (MyFamily.com, Geneology.com and the long list Ancestry international web properties) I designed and optimized marketing focused landing pages and “Deny” pages that continually increased signups by optimizing the UI experience of the creatives. Created interactive flash based projects for Ancestry.com’s partners, like MSN and AOL. Created broadcast quality motion graphics and animation for Ancestry.com’s PR and marketing departments. Created full HD quality video presentations and flash animations for the company executives, used to showcase events, trade shows and company wide events.
Animator and Illustrator (2002 - 2003)
Sandman Studios; Provo, UT
Provided storyboards and Illustrations for the movie “Red Riding hood”. Character animator on Rick Dee’s web based cartoons.
Multimedia Designer (1998 - 2002)
Candesa Interactive; Provo, UT
Worked in the agency environment where I serviced many clients with their multimedia and presentation needs. Created work for Intel, Sony, Disney, Halmark Channel, SciFi Channel, DreamWorks, Novell and others. While at Candesa I had the opportunity to work on the Shrek's Flash website as well as on the Stewart Little 2 website and Halmark's Dinotopia flash website.
Notable Contract Projects
• Illustrated cover for Ancestry Magazine. Issue April 2008.
• Created 30 published Illustrations the book “Bad Baby Names”.
• Animation and illustration for Altiris, Inc’s “Super Hero IT Guy”cartoon.
• Game animation and art for “How To Eat Fried Worms” Dvd release.
• Illustration and animation for “Noah’s Ark” and “The Nativity” children’s DVD storybooks.
• Game animation and illustration for Host Communication’s online games.
Education
• AnimationMentor.com (Diploma: Advanced Studies in Character Animation)
• UVSU: (General Education Studies)
• Memphis College of Art: (Art Foundations)
Special Recognitions
• 2000 Utah Advertising Federation award winner for: Interactive Multimedia
• 2001 ToonBoom Animation Award Winner
• 2002 Utah Advertising Federation award winner for: Interactive Multimedia
Specialized Skills
• Skilled in web design, print, flash presentation, 3d and 2d animation and Illustration.
• Maya, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Microsoft Office, Anime Studio Pro, Painter, DreamWeaver, inDesign and FinalCut Studio.
• Proficient in Windows, Mac OSX
Reference available upon request