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ANA CRIADO ZAHONERO

DESIGNER //CREATIVE DIRECTOR

+++ CV +++

2022 - 2023 // CREATIVE DIRECTOR. FX NETWORKS

2021 - 2022 // CREATIVE DIRECTOR. FREELANCE

2020 // CREATIVE DIRECTOR. APPLE ARCADE

2015 - 2020 // COLLABORATIONS WITH ELASTIC, IMAGINARY FORCES, DIGITAL KITCHEN, MPC, PRODIGAL PICTURES, TROIKA, PR0LOGUE PICTURES, THE MILL, FILMOGRAPH, LOS YORK.

2012 - 2015 // ART DIRECTOR. PROLOGUE PICTURES

2004 - 2012 // DESIGNER. FREELANCER

2003 - 2004 // DESIGNER. SUMMA COMUNICACIÓ

2001 - 2003 // DESIGNER. LAVERNIA, CIENFUEGOS & ASOCIADOS

+++ HONORS / AWARDS / TALKS+++

2019 EMMY NOMINEE “OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE SEQUENCE DESIGN” FOR STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (S.2)

2019. JUROR SXSW FOR THE MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGN PRIZE.

2018 SXSW. FINALIST ON THE MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGN PRIZE FOR STAR TREK: DISCOVERY.

2018. SPEAKER IN PROMAX BDA NEW YORK.

2018. SPEAKER FITC, TORONTO.

2018. SPEAKER IN PROMAX BDA SINGAPORE.

+++ RESUME +++

Ana Criado is a Graphic Designer and Creative Director that has collaborated with some of the most prestigious studios developing main title sequences for film and television.

19 years of relevant work experience dedicated to graphic design, corporate identity and motion graphic design.

BS degree in Industrial Design.
MA in Graphic Design.

Experience collaborating and directing multidisciplinary UX, CG and motion graphic teams. Experience implementing visual design systems across a range of platforms in an iterative software development environment.

Experience implementing motion design in cinema and TV

Proficient with industry standard design tools (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Keynote, InDesign...). Excellent problem-solving skills and familiarity with technical constraints and limitations.

Proven ability to act as a leader in communicating conceptual ideas and design rationale, all within a user-centered design process.

Self-motivated to prioritize and manage workload and meet critical project deadlines. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build good working relationships.

Proficient in English, Catalan and Spanish

Her designs are in many titles sequences for films and television shows, including Star Trek: Discovery (seasons 1&2), American Horror Story, Godzilla, The Purge, Sully, Only the Brave, Tell me a Story, Lodge 49, Twilight saga, Argo, Hostiles, The Secret Life
of Walter Mitty, Pixels, Public Morals, also in motion graphics for brands like Nike, Apple, T-Mobile, Casamigos, the 89th Film Academy Awards (Oscars), 16th edition VES Awards, and for some of the most important networks, like FOX, Paramount Pictures, CBS, Universal Pictures, Amazon, Netflix, SONY and AMC, among others.

She has collaborated with Digital Kitchen, Imaginary Forces, Elastic, MPC, Prodigal Pictures, Los York, The Mill and Prologue Pictures.

Her main title sequence for Star Trek: Discovery (season 1) was finalist in 2018 in SXSW Festival for the MotiOn Graphic Design Prize.

Her main title sequence for Star Trek: Discovery (season 2) is 2019 EMMY nominee for Outstanding Main Title Sequence Design.

Speaker in Promax BDA Asia in 2018, Singapore.
Speaker in Promax BDA New York in 2018.

Speaker in FITC 2018, TORONTO.
Juror in SXSW Festival in 2019 for the Motion Graphic Design Prize.

Member of the Television Academy since 2015.

Info

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LOS ANGELES, CA 90013

VALENCIA, SPAIN 46003

 anaczeta@gmail.com