line drawing of a cartoon character

Hello, my name is Sean.

I live in New York and currently work as a Design Director at Codeword. My work includes motion design, illustration, video production, art direction, and much more – you can find some of it on Dribbble and Vimeo.

Born & raised in Trenton, New Jersey. Seton Hall alum.

animation of a drone picking up a basketball
animation of a pigeon carrying a voting ballot
illustration of new york and new jersey throwing a football
animation of a dollar bill entering a mobile device
logo for "hear hear" newsletter
animation of tacos dropping into the screen
illustration of a pizza hut
animation of an animal running
illustration of a moka pot
animation of a cyclist at sunset

Work experience

2020-

Design Director
Codeword

I currently lead a team of multi-disciplinary designers across several work streams and client partners. Day-to-day I provide creative direction, produce design & creative work, manage timelines & budgets, and maintain and develop client relationships.

2018-2020/
2015-2018

Senior Designer/
Designer
Codeword

Directed and produced creative work for several agency clients and tech brands. Work included art direction, motion design, data visualization, video editing, editorial illustration, layout, and presentation design.

2013-2015

Visual Designer
Resonate

Designed marketing material for a data analytics company. Initiated and produced a rebrand effort, resulting in higher brand awareness and retention.

2012-2013

Visual Designer & Solutions Consultant
Thomson Reuters

Produced visuals and presentations for sales and marketing materials, and provided software solutions for an income tax software.

Education

2008-2012

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing & Graphic Design

Favorite albums from this year:

Heartmind
Cass McCombs

Reset
Panda Bear

Revolver (Super Deluxe)
The Beatles

Protector
Aoife Nessa Frances