
ANDREW CORTESI
“Maximum effort!”
H ey! I’m Andrew. I’m an experienced animator, editor, and interactive designer of 11+ years.
I am slightly obsessed with detailed keyframe animation, quality screenwriting, and audio driven motion design projects. While I’m originally from New York, I’ve explored Connecticut, Chicago, San Fran, LA, and back.
I spend my free time singing bass in a barbershop chorus, riding my electric skateboard, and over analyzing scores from my favorite films. My passion for visual storytelling lead me to organize several MeetUps, for both creators and social events.
Thanks for checking out my work.

WORKED AS A DIT ON SET – LEAD/COLLABORATED ALONGSIDE DESIGNERS, PRODUCERS, AND ART DIRECTORS TO CREATE APPLE SUPPORT EXPLAINERS
July 2018 – May 2021

ORGANIZE AND LEAD “CHICAGO CREATORS” MEETUPS
January 2017 – April 2018

HOST “SPEED FRIENDING” MEETUPS
April 2017 – Present

WORKED WITH THE CTO TO DESIGN THE INTERACTIVE DESIGN FOR THE FULLY DYNAMIC CAR CONFIGURATOR AND REPAIR SERVICE PRODUCT(S) THAT WERE BOUGHT BY GENERAL MOTORS.
January 2016 – December 2016

SOLELY LEAD ALL CREATIVE NEEDS FOR VIDEO PRODUCTION AND AND MOTION GRAPHICS ANIMATION AT LIQUIDUS MARKETING
March 2015 – January 2017

OVERSAW THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIQUIDUS AND POST UNIVERSITY BRAND/VIDEO TEMPLATES FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AND PRODUCT DESIGN
May 2013 – March 2015

LEAD SEVERAL INTERNS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION PROCESS/ASST. ART DIRECTION AT UALBANY AND LIQUIDUS
January 2012 – Present

INTERVIEWED AND HIRED POTENTIAL DESIGN CANDIDATES AT POST UNIVERSITY AND LIQUIDUS
May 2013 – Present

PRODUCED, DIRECTED, EDITED AND WROTE THE TV SHOW “IC EVERYWHERE” – FROM CASTING TO PRODUCTION
Fall 2009
Skills and Tools
Here are some things I’m proficient in.
Video
Final Cut Studio, Media Encoder, Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Element 3D, Cinema 4D, Javascript Mogrts, Dynamic Linking
Design
Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, InDesign, UI/UX, HTML & CSS, Invision, Principle, WordPress, Dreamweaver, LightRoom, Basic Axure, SketchBookPro, *Learning Framer*
Media Production
HDV, Canon DSLR 5D, and DJI Osmo/Mavic, GoPro Hero5 Black, Tech Supervisor, On Location and Studio Shooting
Sound Mixing and Coding
ProTools, Audition, Finale, Audacity, Blue Yeti Pro Mic, IT Experience, QNAP Server Setup, Ghost Ubuntu Web Design, Siri Shortcuts Javascript
