Aru Smaielova - Motion & Art
Visual storyteller through colours, motion & film,
ahead of social trends to deliver to brands across Germany & US. Backed by 8+ years of experience and a love for culture and creative solutions.
Resume
Freelance - current
GUD.berlin
Sr.Motion Designer 2023-2026
Concepting, editing and production for BVG
Launched "Nice to meet you" & "Train Games" campaigns for Deutsche Bahn
Motion design for Rock am Ring music festival & Olympia (Grün Berlin)
Launched campaigns for DB Meine Karriere & Mein Einkaufsbahnhof
Lead creative on BarmeniaGothaer, Amazon, Smint
Social Chain
Motion Designer 2022-2023
Lead cross-media ImmoScout24 campaigns
Animated and designed assets for Stoli Vodka
Created brand visuals and reels for "Stoli Liberate Your Spirit" & "Chamoy" campaigns
Designed visual assets for alcohol brands Tulchan Gin & The Hidden Sea
TLGG
Jr.Motion Designer 2021-2022
Animated an isometric illustration for Siemens SiGREEN
Concepting for Amazon's "LOL: Last One Laughing", "One Mic Stand" and "Harry Potter" campaigns
Animated promo materials for Gamescom events
Encore Magazine & Core Artist Mngmt
Art Director 2019-2021
Developed creative concepts and mood boards for internal productions
Assisted in production of both commercial and editorial photoshoots
Curated an online magazine, web design assistance
BreakEm Films
Production & Creative Assistant (Freelance)
Animated and designed assets for a sports documentary "One man and his shoes"(BFI LondonFilm Fest. & SXSW 2020 Film Fest.)
Various creative tasks for the production of "Silent Night".
Poster design
Ogilvy & Mather
Internship 2018 (New York)
360i
Internship 2018 (New York)
Vice Media
Internship 2018 (Berlin)
Education
2017-2019 Miami Ad School Europe
Diploma in Art Direction
Hamburg, Germany
Awards
ADC, Gold & Bronze
London International Awards, Silver
Summit Awards, x2 Gold
Adobe Design Awards, Semi-Finalist
The One Show, Merit
"200 Best Illustrators 2018/19" by Lürzer's Archive
