Nel Santiago

Experience

1. Owner, Creative Director

   Forbiddensky

   Jan 1999 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   ForbiddenSky is a full-service motion graphics and video editing studio. As the Owner, I manage the company P&L, averaging up to $50k in revenue generated on a part time basis. As Creative Director, I create and execute high-quality, on-brand content across social, web and broadcast platforms for clients in Television, Film and Music Industries. I’ve worked with companies including Fitbit, American Airlines, and ESL Gaming. • Edited and created motion graphics in Adobe Premiere and After Effects for long format videos for The Witcher 3 and The NRA Channel\'s - NOIR • Created sizzle reels for reality show, Fame in Dade, and travel show, Travelpolitans • Edited and designed motion graphics for music videos for Pitbull, J.Lo, Birdman, Lil Wayne, and Fat Joe • Collaborated with producers, directors, audio engineers, and junior designers to execute animation, edit, and composite a virtual set environment for live streamed Fitbit Fall Product Launch; received PR Weekly and Sabre awards for Best in Technology and Best Online/Virtual Events • Designed style frames and PowerPoint pitch decks to win Fitbit’s 2020 product launch, Pitbull’s “I Feel Good” music video visual concepts, and most recently pitched creative for Shania Twain’s single \"Giddy Up\" • Pitched and completed 24 hour turnaround for J.Lo’s “In the Morning” lyrics video for YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter • Managed multiple, multi-time zone projects and worked closely with project teams and Clients to ideate cutting edge solutions for presenting product reveals in a virtual environment during the Pandemic

Education

• Howard County School of Technology

  General Education, Graphic Design

  1992 — 1995

• The Art Institutes

  Bachelor of Science, Computer Animation

  1995 — 1999