ANDREW CORTESI
“Maximum effort!”
H ey! I’m Andrew. I enjoy wearing many hats in the entertainment and marketing space: producer/writer/editor, director of motion, and interactive designer of 14+ years.
I am slightly obsessed with detailed keyframe animation, quality screenwriting, and DOOH that breaks the mold. 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, building Siri Shortcuts, and over analyzing scores from my favorite films. After taking Business of Entertainment classes at UCLA I discovered a passion for Story Development, and I now work as Reader for the Austin Film Festival.
Thanks for checking out my work! Feel free to get in touch.
ART DIRECTED AND ASSISTED MARKETING EFFORTS ACROSS MANY PEACOCK ORIGINAL SERIES AND FILMS FROM DEVELOPMENT TO COMPLETION
May 2022 – Present
FROM PRE-PRODUCTION TO POST, 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 – April 2018
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 BRAND/VIDEO TEMPLATES FOR INSTRUCTIONAL AND PRODUCT DESIGN. INTERVIEWED AND HIRED POTENTIAL CANDIDATES.
May 2013 – March 2015
LEAD SEVERAL INTERNS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION PROCESS/ASST. ART DIRECTION AT UALBANY AND LIQUIDUS
January 2012 – May 2013
HUICHOL ANIMATION PREMIERED AT THE KAMPO MUSEUM EXHIBIT IN KYOTO, JAPAN
January 2010
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.
Motion
Director of Motion across series and films, Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Element 3D, Cinema 4D, Javascript Mogrts, Dynamic Linking, Lottie
Producer, Writer, Editor
Trailer Editorial Creative Direction, Avid, Pro Tools, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Studio, Media Encoder, On Location DIT experience, Reader and writer of Coverage
Static
Show Key Art design and direction, Brand Style Guide development, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, Sketch, LightRoom, UI/UX Design
Tech
IT Experience, QNAP Server Setup, Ghost Ubuntu Web Design, Siri Shortcuts Javascript, WordPress, HTML & CSS, Exploring AI capabilities
