Experience

343 Industries

• United States
• Computer Games
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Visual & Motion Designer

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  As a Visual & Motion Designer, I have helped 343's Brand & Content team, UX/UI Tech Design team, and now the Community team to develop static and motion content that impacts the Halo Waypoint website, social media posts, esports events and programs, game launches, and sustain. I and my team are accountable for delivering best-in-class visuals and motion concepts across a variety of mediums, crafting visuals and experiences for one of the largest gaming franchises in history. As a Visual & Motion Designer, I have helped 343's Brand & Content team, UX/UI Tech Design team, and now the Community team to develop static and motion content that impacts the Halo Waypoint website, social media posts, esports events and programs, game launches, and sustain. I and my team are accountable for delivering best-in-class visuals and motion concepts across a variety of mediums, crafting visuals and experiences for one of the largest gaming franchises in history.



MALENA INDUSTRIES

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director

  • May 2021 - Present

  Conceptualize and pitch a broad range of story ideas around studio titles, talent, and momentsCollaborate with director to balance priorities and set clear objectives for developmentManage performance within the team in a way that encourages innovation and creativity, while establishing and codifying best practice and processContinuously drive understanding, alignment, and excitement for project goals within the team and with external partnersServe as an audience advocate on the team, drawing from experience, research, and feedback to forge an outstanding audience experienceCreate conversation and deepen engagement around studio titles and talentManage shared library of resources including animation, design, and process documentationMaintain current and working knowledge on industry/market trends, make recommendations as appropriatePartner with the studio director to own and define assigned aspects of the project as directedContribute to developing custom pipelines for project with specific creative and technological needs and collaborate with director to engineer solutionsAnticipate, identify, and present problem areas and develop preventative solutions for the team Show less

• Lead Environment Artist

  • Nov 2019 - May 2021

  Drive the development of world creation and collaborate with director to conceptualize and render 3D environments. Compose, layout and build world assets with a focus on urban environments, structures, and set pieces. Translate 2D concepts and reference material into high quality 3D assets. Develop techniques to increase productivity and quality of environment related assets as well as integrate visual compositing pipelines for handoff to character animators. Create and establish efficient workflows for visual development and film rendering requirements. Create a variety of assets including high and low polygon models to engine rendering specifications. Optimize levels and models to achieve film requirements for rendering and compositing. Help to manage and direct internal and external artists. Surface a variety of assets from complex to simple while utilizing material and texture tools. Help to plan, organize, and estimate environment deliverables. Show less


AMBLE Studios
• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Design Director

  • Sep 2021 - Present


Duncan Shaffer LLC

• United States
• Design

• Founder | Creative Director

  • May 2013 - Apr 2023

  Duncan Shaffer has over 10 years of experience in visuals, originating in photography and moving quickly into branding and marketing for companies at a variety of scales. He is currently pursuing a blend of story-driven and hyper-technical application of design thinking through work on films created in 3D applications such as Blender and Unreal Engine. Having worked with such household names as Amazon, Microsoft, 343 Industries, Blizzard, Disney, and Universal Studios, Duncan has spent years investing in and cultivating his design portfolio. Show less



MOSAIC

• France
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Jun 2022

  Schedule and ensure proper utilization of organization's facilities and personnel for production. Perform work within strict media deadlines. Consult with Producers to determine most efficient execution of production design including staging and lighting environment. Provide input to strategic decisions, resolve escalated issues arising from operations, and coordinate with other departments. Build weekly setlist and flow, manage teams in load-in, set-up, tear-down, and load-out, and calling all cues for multiple teams during weekly production. Show less

• Designer | Photographer

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2020

  Generating content weekly for Sunday gatherings. Rapid-turnaround design and photography projects to display near-real-time updates on weekly events, spanning 12 hours, three event times, and 40 miles of travel between them. A hyper-creative environment with lots of iteration, and very little room for repetition from week to week.



Amazon

• Bangladesh
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

  Provide specialized design services that directly impact Selling Partner Recruitment and Development Marketing goals for Testing (leading to improved conversion rates), content display and distribution, improved user experience, increased traffic, and website improvements. Build seller case study pages published on sell.amazon.com and build marketing campaign landing pages using LEGO CMS; design social ad campaign creative; maintain updated content on the program pages of sell.amazon.com; consolidate, curate, and format illustration and stock photo assets for worldwide Selling Partner marketers; build updated video production guide document; provide North Star research and design ideation of brand case study web experiences; complete post production photo editing of seller portraits. Show less



Two Pines Productions

• Media Production

• Co-Founder | Art Director

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2021

  Two Pines Productions is a creative team dedicated to helping others to tell their stories and to put their best foot forward through the images that we create together. Whether it's creating your image through digital craftsmanship, capturing life's important moments through photography, or visual storytelling through film, your vision is our mission. With skills in Graphic Design, Videography, and Photography, Duncan Shaffer and Luke Pamer created Two Pines Productions as a way to help others create beauty, and unleash creativity. Show less



Prosper Coffee Co.

• United Kingdom
• Food & Beverages

• Creative Director

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

  Guide the development of Prosper's brand look and feel, and create fully integrated ideas across channels, crafting innovative ways to not only build merchandising strategy from scratch, but also communicate effective tactics and strategies to stakeholders. Developing and cultivating technology and practices needed to further sharing of the best ideas; track, measure and ensure key categories are meeting their ROI goals, and drive Prosper's creative vision, delivering outstanding design across print and digital media. Show less



JAXJOX

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

  Quickly iterate on multiple design explorations to arrive at a simple but robust solution. Proactively manage my own work queue, time and expectations, meet deadlines and communicate needs and tradeoffs. Effectively translate business and marketing goals into compelling and inspiring content. Create customer focused, on-brand design solutions that are visually engaging while meeting measurable business goals and requirements. Present and defend design solutions product team and business partners. Leverage style guides and design libraries in support of brand and products that scale across formats and locales. Show less



GHOST PXL

• United States
• Design Services

• Graphic Designer

  • Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

  Working with a team of producers to create brand and marketing content for various clients. Projects including Brand Identity, Media Creation, Digital Design, and Spatial Design. Working with a team of producers to create brand and marketing content for various clients. Projects including Brand Identity, Media Creation, Digital Design, and Spatial Design.



PayNearMe

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  Establish point of view and look-and-feel for a broad range of creative materials, developing and maintaining brand standards Work closely with Lead Designer to conceptualize and create pieces such as short videos, email templates, webinars, infographics, web banners, digital widgets, tradeshow banners, posters, flyers etc. As-needed, retouch photography and other images, including image selects, retouching notes, and controlling quality on rounds of retouching Consistently produce in a fast-paced environment, working under tight deadlines to manage multiple projects simultaneously, according to defined priorities, working with multiple project owners at any given time. Show less



Azusa Pacific University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Of Communications

  • Mar 2018 - May 2019

  As the Director of Communications of APU's Student Government Association, I lead and equip a team of creative strategists to communicate the work that SGA is doing on behalf of the student body through various digital and print media including social media campaigns, email newsletters, and print collateral. The goal of the Director of Communications is to empower the team to create freely and effectively, and to execute the SGA vision in all communication in order to market SGA's brand identity to be easily identifiable on campus. Show less

• Lab Technician

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Ceramics Lab Technician, overseeing all student work from entry-level to advanced ceramicists. Manage kiln loading, studio organization and cleaning, glaze chemistry, equipment maintenance, and assisting ceramicists in all clay processes.

• Teacher Assistant

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Oversee student work initiatives, providing constructive criticism to entry-level design students. Managed all testing materials, assignment progress, and critique sessions, providing regular feedback on all design work and met twice weekly with the class professor and chair of the APU Design department to plan learning outcomes and class environment.

• SGA Creative Strategist

  • May 2017 - May 2018

  The SGA Creative Strategist is a part of the Communication team of Student Government Association. Reporting directly to the Executive Council's Director of Communications, the Creative Strategist works with the Marketing and Public Relation Strategists in order to convey SGA's activities to the student body. Through the use of digital and print media, and interpersonal networking, the SGA Creative Strategist informs students about their government’s actions.The Communication Team reports SGA's news through mediums such as blogging, articles in the school newspaper, social media, posters, newsletters, websites, videos ect. The Communication Team must also function as marketing specialists, coming up with a consistent marketing strategy that enables all students to grow in awareness regarding the actions and abilities of SGA. This communication informs students about upcoming events, elections, public forums, and more. Overall, the Communications Team is essential to building rapport, garnering support, and encouraging involvement with the student body. Show less

• SGA Marketing Strategist

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  The SGA Marketing Commissioner is Student Government Association’s voice to the university. Reporting directly to the Executive Council Director of Communications, the Marketing Commissioner is responsible for conveying SGA's activities to the student body. Through the use of creative media and interpersonal networking, the Marketing Commissioner informs students about their government’s actions.Commissioners communicate SGA's news through mediums such as blogging, articles in the school newspaper, social media, posters, newsletters, websites, videos ect. Commissioners also function as marketing specialists, coming up with a consistent marketing strategy that enables all students to grow in awareness regarding the actions and abilities of SGA. This communication informs students about upcoming events, elections, public forums, and more. Overall, the Communications Team is essential to building rapport, garnering support, and encouraging involvement with the student body. Show less

• Brand Manager

  • Oct 2017 - May 2019

  Oversee all visual media, both print and digital, as well as creative strategy for new endeavors. Working directly with the founder and CEO of Prosper Coffee Co. to execute brand strategy and ensure that all products, packaging, messaging, and advertising is clear and consistent with the established style. Oversee all visual media, both print and digital, as well as creative strategy for new endeavors. Working directly with the founder and CEO of Prosper Coffee Co. to execute brand strategy and ensure that all products, packaging, messaging, and advertising is clear and consistent with the established style.



MEW Films

• India
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Graphic Designer - Amazon

  • May 2018 - Dec 2018

  Quickly iterate on multiple design explorations to arrive at a simple but robust solution. Proactively manage my own work queue, time and expectations, meet deadlines and communicate needs and tradeoffs. Effectively translate business and marketing goals into compelling and inspiring content. Manage and deliver against multiple priorities and make challenging decisions. Create customer focused, on-brand design solutions that are visually engaging while meeting measurable business goals and requirements. Present and defend design solutions product team and business partners. Leverage style guides and design libraries in support of brand and products that scale across formats and locales. Drive project throughout lifecycle, from initial requirements gathering to launch. Show less



Prism Money

• United States
• Software Development

• Graphic Designer

  • Aug 2018 - Oct 2018

  Assisting Product and Marketing team by designing and managing all creative assets from App Store Optimization images, ad banners, and social media advertising as well as UI/UX insights and in-app interstitials and driving creative direction through data-driven quantitative marketing research.

• Marketing Intern

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Designed and managed all creative assets from App Store Optimization images, ad banners, and social media advertising as well as UI/UX insights and in-app interstitials. Drove creative direction through data-driven quantitative marketing research.



ABODA by RESIDE

• United States
• Real Estate Agents and Brokers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Brand Consultant

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Collaborating with teams of business designers and design researchers to identify innovation opportunities and develop propositions that create value for people and client organizations Communicating research discoveries through compelling narratives and visualizations Defining and developing prototypes of new offerings and experiences to test and refine concepts in-market Facilitating conversations with client teams to identify and develop new opportunities for their organizations Representing the design discipline and its value to non-designers, both internally and at client organizations Show less



ICHI Worldwide

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Intern

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Working with a team of producers to create marketing content for entertainment brands. Projects including Campaign Creation & Development, 360 Campaign Creation, Campaign Strategy & Planning, Digital & Interactive Design, Digital & Social Media Strategy, Experiential, Brand Activation, Brand Creation & Guidelines, Trailer, TV & Cinema, and Print, POS & Key Art. Working with a team of producers to create marketing content for entertainment brands. Projects including Campaign Creation & Development, 360 Campaign Creation, Campaign Strategy & Planning, Digital & Interactive Design, Digital & Social Media Strategy, Experiential, Brand Activation, Brand Creation & Guidelines, Trailer, TV & Cinema, and Print, POS & Key Art.



Alliant Insurance Services

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Responsible for creating print and digital media for both corporate marketing and divisional sales teams. Translating complex business and marketing needs into simple, elegant communications effective either in print or on-screen; participating and contributing to forward-thinking design solutions and ideas during project strategy and team brainstorming sessions. Responsible for creating print and digital media for both corporate marketing and divisional sales teams. Translating complex business and marketing needs into simple, elegant communications effective either in print or on-screen; participating and contributing to forward-thinking design solutions and ideas during project strategy and team brainstorming sessions.



Redwood Golf Center Inc

• United States
• Writing and Editing

• Sales Associate and Training Manager

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Train new sales staff as needed by management Provide managerial assistance to Redwood Golf Center owner, including staff reports and store updates via email and phone Greet customers when they arrive at the store and ask if they need assistance Process sales transactions at the POS (point-of-sale) counter Suggest upsell items to customers based on the items they have chosen Selling Range Balls, Punch Cards, and Lesson Series to customers and clients Verbally advertise for special sale and clearance items when interacting face to face with all customers Build rapport with customers and provide them with genuine guidance and support Show less



Overlake Christian Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Intern

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Work with the Creative and Media staff to design clear, engaging graphic communications for print and web, including message series graphics, direct mail pieces, branded promotional items, web and social media graphics, posters, flyers, and other marketing materials as needed; photograph events on a weekly basis, and film events as necessary. Work with the Creative and Media staff to design clear, engaging graphic communications for print and web, including message series graphics, direct mail pieces, branded promotional items, web and social media graphics, posters, flyers, and other marketing materials as needed; photograph events on a weekly basis, and film events as necessary.

• Sales Associate

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  Greet customers when they arrive at the store and ask if they need assistance Process sales transactions at point-of-sale counter Suggest upsell items to customers based on the items they have chosen Selling Range Balls, Punch Cards, and Lesson Series to customers and clients Verbally advertise for special sale and clearance items when interacting face to face with all customers Build rapport with customers and provide them with genuine guidance and support Train new sales staff as needed by management Show less

• Student Ministries Creative Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2015

  Designed clear, engaging graphic communications for print and web. This included logos, direct mail pieces, branded promotional items, web and social media graphics, posters, flyers, and other marketing materials as needed. Worked closely with a team of paid staff and pastors to translate their messaging concepts into visual materials. Designed clear, engaging graphic communications for print and web. This included logos, direct mail pieces, branded promotional items, web and social media graphics, posters, flyers, and other marketing materials as needed. Worked closely with a team of paid staff and pastors to translate their messaging concepts into visual materials.



DSW

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  Customer engagement and promoting the DSW Rewards program: Greets every customer in the store, reading customer cues to “Match” service level to their expectations, explaining the rewards program and its benefits while ensuring Passionate, Friendly, Helpful and Real Service. Store operations: Maintains a clean and organized store. Includes but is not limited to picking up trash in the aisles, returning shoes back where they belong according to DSW standards, cleaning the associate break room and restrooms, vacuuming the store, cleaning mirrors, cleaning the front walkway/stoop of the store, and any other housekeeping items deemed necessary. Show less