Hyung Kyu Choi

Creative Director, Designer, and Animator

New York, NY, USA

Work Experience

Harbor Picture Company

Creative Director

October 2018 - New York, New York, United States

Harbor Picture Company

Senior Motion Designer

January 2018 - October 2018 New York, New York, United States

Prodigious

Sr. Motion Designer

January 2017 - January 2018 Brooklyn, New York, United States

DiMassimo Goldstein

Senior Motion Designer

November 2012 - January 2017 New York, New York, United States

NBC Universal

Freelance Motion Designer

September 2012 - November 2012 New York, United States

Hinterland, LLC

Freelance Motion Designer

July 2012 - November 2015 New York, United States

AVEC Design, LLC

Freelance Motion Designer

October 2012 - October 2012 New York, New York, United States

Nice Shoes

Freelance Motion Designer

May 2012 - June 2012 New York, New York, United States

Unroll.me

Motion Designer

June 2011 - June 2012 New York, United States

Beehive

Motion Graphics Intern

September 2011 - December 2011 New York, New York, United States

MTVN LOGO TV

On-Air Motion Graphics Intern

June 2011 - August 2011 New York, New York, United States

Education

School Of Visual Arts (SVA)

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Majored in Graphic Design/Motion Graphics
September 2009 - May 2012 New York, New York, United States

Chung Ang University

Bachelor of Business Administration

March 2005 - February 2008 Seoul, Korea, South

Languages

English (Fluent),
Korean (Native),

Awards

The Telly Awards

35th Annual Telly Awards, Silver & Bronze, Reader's Digest Read Up

2014

Adobe - Design Achievement & MAX Awards

Semifinalist in Motion Graphics

2013

Adobe - Design Achievement & MAX Awards

semi finalist in Motion Graphics

2012

Adobe - Design Achievement & MAX Awards

semi finalist in Live Action

2012

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, 2d Animator, Adobe Indesign, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Drawing, Final Cut Pro, Graphic Design, Live Action, Storyboarding, Typography,

Achievements

[36th Annual Telly Awards 2015]
Silver: Affinity Kung Fee TV Commercial - Financial Services (non-bank)
Silver: Fathead The Littlest Designer Commercial - Regional TV & Multi-Market Cable - Household Products/Packaged Goods & Use of Humor
Bronze: Marcum TV Commercial
Bronze: Affinity Fat Cats TV Commercial
Bronze: Chubb: Insurance Against Regret TV Commercial
[Graphis] Merit awards, Design & Typography Category: DIGO Chalk Wall (2015)
Volunteer date video on huffingtonpost
[2014 Davey Awards]
Silver: CheapOair - Cali - Online Advertising and Marketing
Silver: CheapOair - Grand Canyon - Online Advertising and Marketing
[35th Annual Telly Awards]
Silver & Bronze, Reader's Digest Read Up (2014)
DiMassimo Goldstein, Small Agency of the Year - Advertising Age, 2014 Northeast Gold
Reader's Digest, Time Square Jumbotron, New York (Dec 2013)
Winner of Best in Show at the Financial Communications Society Portfolio Awards.
DiMassimo Goldstein: TradeStation (2013).
New York City Addys - Silver: Integrated - Double Cross Vodka (2013)
Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2013, Semifinalist in Motion Graphics, 'SVA MGFX SCREENING INVITATION'
Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2012, Semifinalist in Live Action, 'I, Frankenstein'
Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2012, Semifinalist in Motion Graphics, 'The Basketball Diaries'
Drawing for Graphic Design by Timothy Samara (July 2012)
Student Portfolio Night at PromaxBDA: The Conference 2012, LA (Jun 13, 2012)
Motionographer Feature (2012)
SVA Motion Graphics Portfolio Screening (2012)
Art Directors Club SVA Exhibition (2011&2012)
Print Magazine (April, 2011)
Henry Wolf Foundation Scholarship (2010~2012)
School of Visual Arts Top Percentile on Sophomore and Junior Portfolio Review (2010&2011)
School of Visual Arts Dean’s list (2009~2012)