Bruce Hoover

About Bruce Hoover

Videographer, photographer, motion graphics designer and multimedia specialist (Sr…

Experience

1. Senior Digital Asset Designer

   Northwestern Mutual

   Mar 2019 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

   Skills & abilities:• Videography, video consultant, team lead in creation and implementation of videography standards, location filming, travel to film. • Audio engineering team lead in creation and implementation of audio engineering standards, capture of premium audio while filming, enhancing audio for team, consults with members of team often instructing on best practices of audio engineering.• Motion graphics design specialist, creating fresh new work and often reworking older animated videos to modernize, creating videos in support of various cross-department teams• Design of eLearning materials, XD team support for design of learning materials, participation in structuring best practices team guide, LMS. Works with Articulate Storyline and Rise to produce elearning courses.• Powerpoint specialist. Design, animating and implementing specialty Powerpoint decks for a variety of presentations.• Proven leader (and on-going learner) in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion space.Key duties include:• Strategizes with Digital Asset Design peers to develop solutions to a variety of complex problems.• Examines the challenges of our teams and sources solutions, both internal and external.• Stays abreast of current trends in technology, and acts as a technology ambassador employing best practices.• Regularly working with intra-departmental teams, SME\'s and key stakeholders to consult, strategize or participate actively delivering on requests, often working independently to complete projects while maintaining flexibility in scheduling to meet both short term and long term goals.• Facilitator for professional development groups, helping young business owners to focus and connect on their goals, offering insights.• Founded and co-leading D&I Book Club and regular participant in D&I meetings.Highly flexible in work space, staying creative and adaptable in highly changing landscape, wearing multiple hats daily, challenges the status quo and solves for the team.

Skills

• Logo Design
• Advertising
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Minor Miracles
• Graphics
• Photography
• Event Videography
• Layout
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Graphic Design
• Wedding Photography
• Art
• Typography
• Indesign
• Photoshop
• Flash
• Web Design
• Art Direction
• Videography
• Digital Photography
• Creative Direction
• Event Photography
• Illustration
• Illustrator