Jen Rizzo

Jen Rizzo

Freelance 3D & Motion Graphics Designer

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Contract 3D Animator & Technical Coordinator at Bars+Tone
  • Designer at Freelance (Self-employed)
Past
Education
  • University of Cincinnati
Connections
111 connections
Industry
Design

Jen Rizzo’s Summary

I'm a motion graphics designer, relocated to San Francisco as of September 2008. I've been privileged to spend my time here so far getting my hands dirty with a number of firms on a variety of different projects, mostly focusing on product design and corporate work.

I'm sort of a nerd.

Jen Rizzo’s Specialties:

Cinema 4D, 3D Studio Max, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Macromedia Flash


Jen Rizzo’s Experience

  • Contract 3D Animator & Technical Coordinator

    Bars+Tone

    (Design industry)

    October 2008Present (1 year 2 months)

    Regular contractor with Bars+Tone, responsible for writing scripts and producing 3D Animation for all tutorials and overviews of phones on Sprint's website.

  • Designer

    Freelance (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Media Production industry)

    June 2008Present (1 year 6 months)

    Freelance designer; specializing in 2D/3D animation. Available for on- or off-site work. Select clients include Bars+Tone, Westernized, Elastic, Cisco, Fitness Anywhere, AUX, F&W Publications and Northlich.

    http://www.jenrizzo.com

  • Motion Graphics Designer

    Transvideo Studios

    (Media Production industry)

    December 2008February 2009 (3 months)

    Storyboarding and animation at the largest full-service broadcast video production house in Northern California. Part of the little-but-mighty motion graphics team.

  • Teaching Assistant

    University of Cincinnati

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    January 2005June 2008 (3 years 6 months)

    Teaching assistant for Digital Design Fundamentals, a required class for all incoming DAAP freshmen. The quarter I teach covers Adobe Illustrator and Cinema 4D. The class consists of a large lecture on Monday taught by April Mann, and two back-to-back labs on Fridays led by a crew of 12 teaching assistants.

  • Photographer

    Freelance (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Photography industry)

    January 2005June 2008 (3 years 6 months)

    Freelance wedding and portrait photography.

  • 3D Designer

    FRCH Design Worldwide

    (Privately Held; Architecture & Planning industry)

    March 2007February 2008 (1 year )

    Specialized in architectural visualization and fly-throughs using Cinema 4D and After Effects.

    Accounts included Under Armour, Virgin, Sunglass Hut, Godiva, Tween Brands, Columbia Sussex & Hampton Inn.

  • 3D Architectural Visualization

    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

    (Architecture & Planning industry)

    March 2006December 2006 (10 months)

    3D visualization in the conception stage for the Moynihan Station team in New York, NY.


Jen Rizzo’s Education

  • University of Cincinnati

    BS , Design , 20032008

    Studying digital design while participating in the cooperative education program, alternating quarters of work and study in a studio environment.


Additional Information

Jen Rizzo’s Interests:

3d, architecture, animation, interactivity, photography, writing, sports, cycling


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