Rick Plautz

About Rick Plautz

Strategic Motion Design Consultant | Enterprise Brand Standards Expert**I co-authored the motion design brand standards for Capital One—a $124 billion financial institution serving millions of customers globally.**When Fortune 200 companies need motion design frameworks that scale across thousands of employees and billions in marketing spend, they require proven expertise in enterprise-level brand architecture.My specialty is developing systematic motion design standards that ensure brand consistency across every digital touchpoint—from mobile apps to national advertising campaigns. I understand the complexity of stakeholder management, regulatory compliance, and creating scalable frameworks that work for large organizations.**What I bring to strategic consulting:**• Enterprise motion brand standards development• Scalable animation system architecture • Executive-level brand motion strategy• Graduate-level motion design education at leading advertising schoolI help established brands and growing organizations transform their animated presence from ad-hoc executions to systematic brand expressions that drive measurable business results.*Let\'s discuss how strategic motion design thinking can differentiate your brand and scale your animated communications.*At VCU Brandcenter I teach a class that provides students the creative framework, resources, and space to learn complex software like After Effects; getting their hands dirty doing the hard work of learning dense technical tools so they can execute on their imagination.

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor

   Vcu Brandcenter

   Aug 2016 — Present · Richmond, VA, US

   I teach a class that provides students the creative framework, resources, and space to learn complex software like After Effects and Blender; letting them get their hands dirty doing the hard work of learning complex technical tools that allow them to execute on their imagination.

Education

• VCU Brandcenter

  Master of Business (M.B.), Art Direction

  2012 — 2014

• Virginia Commonwealth University

  B.S, Sociology

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Cinema 4d
• Graphics
• Camera
• Computer Animation
• Illustrator
• 3d Modeling
• Visual Effects
• 3d Animator - C4d
• Editing
• Advertising
• University Teaching
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Compositing
• Video Editing
• Premiere
• Concept Development
• 3d Rendering
• Digital Art
• Modo
• Final Cut Pro
• Producing
• Dvd Studio Pro
• Multimedia
• Commercials
• Video
• Graphic Design
• Broadcast
• 2d Animator - After Effects
• Film Production
• Octane Render
• 3d
• Animation
• After Effects
• Motion Graphics
• Photoshop
• Video Post-Production
• Film
• Video Production
• Motion Design
• 3d Animation